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ITALY - Orvieto

Orvieto is a city in Umbria and was founded by the Etruscans on the top of a steep hill made of tufa, a volcanic ash stone.
Orvieto Cathedral is a beautiful large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral and was built with black and white striped in mixed Romanesque and Gothic styles.The cathedral's façade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgment Day.
BEST TIME to VISIT ORVIETO
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From May to September
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