Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Moor's Tower; 0763 34 45 67; Corso Cavour 87; adult/reduced €3/2; 10am-8pm May-Aug, 10am-7pm Mar,
Apr, Sep & Oct, 10.30am-1pm & 2.30-5pm Nov-Feb)
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.
ORVIETO UNDERGROUND
( 0763 34 48 91;
www.orvietounderground.it
;
Parco delle Grotte; adult/reduced €6/5; tours 11am, 12.15pm,
4pm & 5.15pm daily)
The coolest place in Orvieto - literally - this series of 440 caves has been
used for millennia by locals for various purposes, including as WWII bomb shelters, refri-
gerators, 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
).
Tours (with English-speaking guides) leave from in front of the tourist office.
HISTORIC SITE
