Home / Orvieto Attractions / Orvieto, the Cathedral with golden mosaics and the medieval city – Private Tour
Orvieto, the Cathedral with golden mosaics and the medieval city – Private Tour
Duration
2 hours
Overview
-
Discover the art and legends of Orvieto, a masterpiece of the Middle Ages and the Reinassance in Umbria, in Central Italy!
Visit the majestic Orvieto Cathedral, dating back to the14th-century, famous for its splendid façade decorated by fascinating statues in Gothic style and gilded mosaics. Inside you can admire marvellous frescoes and the Reliquary of the Santo Corporale, a Gothic masterwork containing the stained corporal of the miracle of Bolsena.
The Cathedral's masterpiece is however the “Sistine Chapel of Orvieto”, a breathtaking series of frescoes concerning the Apocalypse and the Last Judgment, painted by Luca Signorelli and other famous artists of the Italian Renaissance.
Top it off with a nice stroll through the city center and discover the most beautiful medieval palaces in Orvieto, including the majestic Torre del Moro, a tower almost 50 meters high!
Reviews
Similar Activities
from €32.70
Walking tour among woods and charming umbrian villages
from €180.00
Etruscan Guided Tour of Orvieto
from €129.00
Orvieto: Half-Day Truffle Hunting Experience
from €369.89
Orvieto and Assisi full day tour from Orvieto
from €421.08
Day Trip: Orvieto And Civita Di Bagnoregio Private Tour + Wine Tour With Lunch
from €142.67
Best Orvieto tour. Cathedral, Underground and City Tour