orvieto wine Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/orvieto-wine Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:39:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 ORVIETO http://toursmaps.com/orvieto.html http://toursmaps.com/orvieto.html#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:39:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227143 ORVIETO Perched on a plateau of volcanic rock, Orvieto (pop. 25,000) has a view of the rolling farmlands of Umbria that provides a perfect complement to a glass of its famous Orvieto Classico wine. Below the surface, caves and tunnels attest to the town’s long history; Etruscans began burrowing into the hillside in the 7th century BC. Six hundred years of labor went into the construction of the breathtaking ill Duomo, whose spires, sculptures, and mosaics remain the pride and joy of Orvieto to this day. The Capella della Madonna di San Brizio, off the right transept, houses the dramatic

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