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Civita di Bagnoregio
A dying hilltop village in Lazio perched on an eroding volcanic plateau accessible only by a narrow pedestrian bridge.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Orvieto
Umbria, Italy · Europe
About Orvieto
Orvieto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Porano, 50km from Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia.
Orvieto is in Umbria, Italy, with about 5,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Porano, about 4 km away.
Orvieto (Italian: [orˈvjɛːto]) is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Orvieto?
Within an hour or so of Orvieto: Civita di Bagnoregio (10 km), La Scarzuola (20 km), Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo (28 km), Pitigliano (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Orvieto?
The nearest famous roads are Appian Way, Strada Chiantigiana (SR222) and Campo Imperatore.
Where is Orvieto?
Orvieto is in Umbria, Italy, about 4 km from Porano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,440
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Umbria
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.7192, 12.1125
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Orvieto
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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La Scarzuola
Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo
The 16th-century 'Park of Monsters', a wooded valley of colossal mannerist grotesques: an ogre's mouth you walk into, a leaning house, war elephants carved from living bedrock. Ignored for centuries, adored by Salvador Dalí.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Pitigliano
Tufa-rock town rising sheer from the Maremma canyons, riddled with Etruscan cave cellars and the sunken 'vie cave' walkways carved into the cliffs. Known as 'Little Jerusalem' for its historic Jewish quarter and synagogue.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Montepulciano
A Renaissance hilltop town in southern Tuscany celebrated for its Vino Nobile wine and elegant Piazza Grande.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia
Free natural thermal terraces of warm turquoise water cascade beside an old mill in Tuscany's Maremma.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Spoleto
An ancient Umbrian town famous for its towering Roman aqueduct bridge, the Ponte delle Torri, and its annual arts festival.
51 km · about 60 min drive
waterfall
Cascata delle Marmore
A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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- 59 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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