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
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ITALY
From May to September
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral
Historic Town - Cathedral - view from the side - we can clearly see the black and white stones used
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - Altar detail
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - Murals
Historic Town - Cathedral
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling and murals
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling and murals
Historic Town - Cathedral - Outside bas-relief with Bible scenes -Here birth of Eve getting out of Adam's ribs...
Historic Town - Cathedral - Outside bas-relief with Bible scenes - Here Adam and Eve taking the forbidden apple
Historic Town - Cathedral - Outside bas-relief with Bible scenes - Here Adam and Eve are expelled from paradise
Historic Town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling
Historic Town - Hotel
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - Restaurant terrace
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - old building
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - Restaurant terrace
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - street view
Historic Town - Cathedral
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - old building
Historic Town - Cathedral
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - souvenir shop
The Historic city is built at the top of a steep hill made of tufa, a volcanic ash stone.
Historic Town - around the Cathedral - souvenir shop with many ceramics
Historic town - Cathedral
Historic town - Cathedral - Main entrance
Historic town - Cathedral
Historic town - Cathedral - Bas-relief on the facade
Historic town - Cathedral - Large bronze doors for the main entrance
Historic town - Cathedral - Bas-relief on the facade
Historic town - Cathedral - Bas-relief on the facade
Historic town - Cathedral - Bas-relief on the facade
Historic town - Cathedral - Bas-relief on the facade
Historic town - inside the Cathedral - Murals and Stainglass
Historic town - inside the Cathedral - Stainglass
Historic town - inside the Cathedral
Historic town - inside the Cathedral - Murals
Historic town - inside the Cathedral - ceiling
Historic town - inside the Cathedral
Historic town - inside the Cathedral
Historic town - Cathedral
Historic town - narrow street
Historic city - Narrow street
Historic town - narrow street
Historic town - narrow street
Historic town - narrow street
Historic town - street view
Historic town - narrow street
Historic town - shop
Historic town - Cathedral from a narrow street
Historic town - old house
Historic town - narrow street