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Orvieto Underground

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Pozzo di San Patrizio

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

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Civita di Bagnoregio

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

6 miles from Orvieto

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Bosco del Sasseto

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

8 miles from Orvieto

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La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

12 miles from Orvieto

The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

17 miles from Orvieto

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The Moai in Vitorchiano

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

17 miles from Orvieto

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