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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

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Orvieto Underground

Orvieto, Italy

Orvieto Underground

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
The view from the bottom of the well.

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 di Bagnoregio

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

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Bosco del Sasseto

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
8 miles from Orvieto
Città Ideale

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La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
12 miles from Orvieto
The cubic altar

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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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