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They say that a hotel is only as good as its host, and Giorgio (together with his sidekick
canine, Rocco) is as good as they get, welcoming you with a glass of wine and whipping
up delicious breakfasts. Misia sits 6km west of Orvieto.
HOTEL
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Hotel Duomo
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( 076 334 18 87;
www.orvietohotelduomo.com
; Vicolo di Maurizio 7; s €70-90, d €100-130, ste
€120-160; )
Orvieto's captivating
duomo
is almost close enough to touch at Hotel
Duomo, where the church bells will most likely be your wake-up call. This Liberty-style
palazzo,
where Orvieto-born artist Livio Orazio Valentini has left his bold, abstract im-
print on the refined, neutral-hued rooms (all have marble bathrooms), has service both dis-
creet and polite.
Eating
Pasqualetti
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(Piazza Duomo 14; 3-scoop cone €3)
This gelateria serves mouth-watering gelato
,
plus there
are plenty of tables on the piazza for you to gaze at the magnificence of the cathedral
while you gobble.
GELATO
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Trattoria del Moro Aronne
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( 076 334 27 63;
www.trattoriadelmoro.info
;
Via San Leonardo 7; meals €20-30; Wed-Mon)
This
sweet, simple living room of a trattoria has a convivial feel, authentic food and respect-
able prices. There's just a handful of tables - if you manage to snag one, you're in for a
treat. Specialities like
scafata di fave fresche
(fava bean stew) and
nidi di rondine
,
cheese-topped pasta nests, are a match made in heaven with Umbrian wines.
TRATTORIA
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Trattoria dell'Orso
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( 076 334 16 42; Via della Misericordia 18; meals €25-35; Wed-Sun)
As the owner of Orvi-
eto's oldest restaurant, Gabriele sees no need for such modern fancies as written menus,
instead reeling off the day's dishes at you as you walk in the door. Go with his recom-
TRATTORIA
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