Hill Town of Orvieto - Great Attractions (Italy)

Take a tour of Hill Town of Orvieto in Italy – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats. Umbria, Italy contains a peaceful and beautiful little town built on a plateau of volcanic ash. This is the small town of Orvieto, built from the top of the hill down. Despite its small size, there is much for curious visitors to see and do here. The biggest and most popular attraction in Orvieto is the Duomo, in the main plaza. Decorating the cathedral are various beautiful yet chilling scenes of the last judgment, apocalypse and punishment. One of Italy's greatest cathedrals, it was built here because of a local miracle. Besides the Duomo, there's an archaeological museum, an art museum, and the Orvieto underground.