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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Orvieto

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Orvieto, Italy

Updated July 12, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Orvieto

Orvieto, Italy

Orvieto Underground

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

Orvieto, Italy

Pozzo di San Patrizio

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Orvieto, Italy

Pozzo della Cava

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

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Civita, Italy

Civita di Bagnoregio

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

6 miles from Orvieto

Acquapendente, Italy

Bosco del Sasseto

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

8 miles from Orvieto

Montegabbione (TR), Italy

La Scarzuola

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

12 miles from Orvieto

Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Selva di Malano

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

16 miles from Orvieto

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