Orvieto
Orvieto is a city in southwestern Umbria, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tufa. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, rising above the almost-vertical faces of tufa cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone. The ancient city (urbs vetus in Procopius' designation, whence "Orvieto") populated in Etruscan times, has usually been associated with Etruscan Velzna, but some modern scholars differ. Orvieto was certainly a major center of Etruscan civilization; the Archaeological Museum (Museo Claudio Faina e Museo Civico) houses some of the Etruscan artifacts that have been recovered there.
External links
- Official Site
- OrvietoOnline.com
- ItalianVisits.com
- Umbria Travel:Orvieto
- Orvieto (Thayer's Gazetteer of Umbria)
- Duomo of Orvieto (InItaly.Com)
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