Travel Reference
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By car, from Spoleto, take the SS209 to the SS396. The closest train station is in Spo-
leto.
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Orvieto
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Sitting astride a volcanic plug of rock above fields streaked with vines, olive and cypress
trees, Orvieto is visually stunning from the first. Like the love child of Rome and Florence
and nestled midway between the two cities, history hangs over the cobbled lanes, mediev-
al piazzas and churches of this cinematically beautiful city. And few cathedrals in Italy
can hold a candle to its wedding cake of a Gothic cathedral, which frequently elicits gasps
of wonder with its layers of exquisite detail.
Orvieto
Sights
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