Underground Orvieto tours

Etruscan and Underground Orvieto

The soft volcanic tuff under Orvieto has been dug into for nearly three thousand years. This list covers the hand-cut wells and caves below the town, the Etruscan necropolises of Crocifisso del Tufo and Cannicella at the foot of the cliff, the remains of the Belvedere temple, and the National Archaeological Museum, where finds from these sites are on display.

Etruscan and Underground Orvieto — Map

A

Pozzo di San Patrizio

A 16th-century well about 54 m deep, with two separate spiral ramps so people going down never met those coming up.

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B

Pozzo della Cava

An Etruscan-origin well, 36 m deep, set in a complex of nine caves with Etruscan, medieval and Renaissance finds.

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C

Grotte della Rupe

Man-made tuff caves, cellars, cisterns and Etruscan tunnels beneath the Orvieto cliff, visited on guided underground tours.

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D

Crocifisso del Tufo

An Etruscan necropolis below the cliff, with rows of stone chamber tombs laid out along streets.

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E

Necropoli Etrusca di Cannicella

Etruscan necropolis and sanctuary on the southern slope of the Orvieto cliff, with chamber tombs.

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F

Tempio del Belvedere

Foundations of an Etruscan temple from the 5th century BC, next to the Pozzo di San Patrizio.

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G

National Archaeological Museum of Orvieto

Etruscan finds and tomb paintings displayed in the Gothic Papal Palace beside the cathedral.

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