Orvieto & Assisi Full Day Tour: Journey Through Time with Frescoes & Hilltowns

Highlights

• Private Guides
• Round-trip Transfer
• Artistic Treasures

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Pozzo De San Patrizio

   Pass by

   Designed in the 1530's, this uniquely engineered well was designed to supply the city of Orvieto in times of war.

2. 2

   Duomo di Orvieto

   30min

   Orvieto's magnificent Duomo (cathedral) is considered one of the must-see churches in Italy for its stunning gold-and-mosaic Gothic façade and magnificent frescoes by Luca Signorelli, which had a great influence on Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel.

3. 3

   Cappella Di San Brizio (Duomo)

   10min

   One of the prettiest chapels in Italy.

4. 4

   Torre del Moro

   Pass by

   A bird’s eye view of Orvieto from the medieval tower. The eye sweeps the horizon with its hamlets and castles that bear witness to the power that was of the medieval city.

5. 5

   Centro Storico Orvieto

   45min

   Walking about the narrow streets and alleyways is fascinating

6. 6

   Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

   45min

   The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died

7. 7

   Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi

   45min

   This bright and spacious basilica consists of a single four-bay nave with cross-vaulted ceiling bordered with patterns of crosses and leaves, a transept and a polygonal apse. The four ribbed vaults are decorated alternately with golden stars on a blue background and paintings.

8. 8

   Santa Maria sopra Minerva

   20min

   The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century. The temple was built in the 1st century by will of Gnaeus Caesius and Titus Caesius Priscus, who were two of the city's quattuorviri and also financed the construction.

Before you go

Location