St. Patrick's Well--175 feet deep, 45 feet wide, and 496 steps down--impresses modern engineers to this day. Thanks to its natural hilltop fortification, Orvieto served as a 16th-century place of ...

Orvieto is specifically known for its Classico wine, a fruity, flowery white that goes well with the local cheese, ricotta.

The Renaissance artist’s paintings in the Italian town’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely realistic scenes inspired by the Book of Revelation.

Orvieto: Well worth the climb By . Kendra Helmer. Kendra Helmer. Stars and Stripes • June 1, 2004 The medieval Italian town of Orvieto perches high atop a craggy cliff.

That’s why Clement VII was able to take refuge in Orvieto (and build the well) — by then, the popes ruled Umbria, as they continued to do right up until the unification of Italy in the 19th ...

Visit the Umbrian clifftop town for its heavenly cathedral and fascinating well. All Sections. Dare to be Honest. Sign In. ... Orvieto, Italy, Scotland on Sunday travel. By JOSEPH FARRELL.

Where to eat, drink, and shop in Italy's charming hill town of Orvieto. ... former pottery kilns, and a 36-meter (118 feet) well, or pozzo, from the 1500s. The latter, ...

St. Patrick’s Well — 175 feet deep, 45 feet wide, and 248 steps down — impresses modern engineers to this day. Thanks to its natural hilltop fortification, Orvieto served as a 16th-century ...

St. Patrick's Well — 175 feet deep, 45 feet wide, and 248 steps down — impresses modern engineers to this day. Thanks to its natural hilltop fortification, Orvieto served as a 16th-century ...