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for millennia by locals for various purposes, including as WWII bomb shelters, refrigerat-
ors, wells and, during many a pesky Roman or barbarian siege, as dovecotes to trap the
usual one-course dinner: pigeon (still seen on local restaurant menus as
palombo
).
The 45-minute tours (with English-speaking guides) leave from in front of the tourist
office.
Museo Claudio Faina e Civico
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MUSEUM
(
www.museofaina.it
;
Piazza Duomo 29; adult/reduced €4.50/3; 9.30am-6pm summer, 10am-5pm Tue-
Sun winter)
Stage your own archaeological dig at this fantastic museum opposite the cathed-
ral. It houses one of Italy's foremost collection of Etruscan artefacts, including plenty of
stone sarcophagi and terracotta pieces, as well as some significant Greek ceramic works.
Torre del Moro
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HISTORIC BUILDING
(Moor's Tower; Corso Cavour 87; adult/reduced €2.80/2; 10am-8pm summer, 10.30am-1pm &
2.30-5pm winter)
From the Piazza Duomo, head northwest along Via del Duomo to Corso
Cavour and the 13th-century Torre del Moro. Climb all 250 steps for sweeping views of
the city.
Chiesa di San Giovenale
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(Piazza San Giovenale; 8am-12.30pm & 3.30-6pm)
At the western end of town is this stout
little church, constructed in the year 1000. Its Romanesque-Gothic art and frescoes from
the later medieval Orvieto school are an astounding contrast. Just to the north, you can en-
joy towering views of the countryside from the town walls.
CHURCH
Museo Archeologico
Nazionale
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(Piazza Duomo, Palazzo Papale; adult/reduced €3/1.50; 8.30am-7.30pm)
Ensconced in the mediev-
al Palazzo Papale, the archaeological museum holds plenty of interesting artefacts, some
over 2500 years old. Etruscan ceramics, necropolis relics, bronzes and frescoed chamber
tombs are among the items on display.
MUSEUM
