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Unusual Attractions in Orvieto

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.

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 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

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La Scarzuola

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

12 miles from Orvieto

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Selva di Malano

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

16 miles from Orvieto

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