One Day in Orvieto

It’s been a number of years since we spent a couple nights in Orvieto. That said, it was one of the highlights of the region. You could say “All roads lead to the Duomo.” Lovely town.
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Thank you so much, Janis. Such great information!

Order both antipasti platters at Labirinto Di Adriano (there are several really good restaurants in Orvieto, but this was our favorite during our 4 night stay last fall). The others we liked on this trip were Trattoria La Palomba, Il Malandrino Bistrot, and La Pergola. Others we thought we'd check out the next time are Osteria del Grillo, Antica Fiaschetteria Orvietana, and La Buca di Bacco.

We enjoyed the duomo museum, the duomo's old black-and-white-painted library, the Signorelli chapel of course and other frescoes in the duomo, and on a previous trip, the well. Just walking around the town is great.

Aperol spritz at Cantina Foresi by the Duomo, especially in the late afternoon when the sun turns the facade of the Duomo golden. User-friendly Etruscan underground experience at Pozzo della Cava. Lunch in the patio at Il
Giardino da Giovanni. Gelato at L’Officina del Gelato or around the corner at Il Gelato del Pasqualetti. Shop for pottery with Etruscan inspired designs at L’Arpia. Or just wander and discover.

We loved the duomo and enjoyed the underground tour. We had one of our best meals in Italy at Antico Bucchero (in November 2021). (I had wild boar stew.)

We took a daytrip to Orvieto a few years ago and loved the duomo and wandering the town. Train tip- give yourself time to get to your platform at Rome’s Termini station! We stopped for a cappuccino and didn’t realize we had a bit of a walk to reach ours, but thankfully we still made our train. It was a bit of a jog there at the end.

This information is from the Man in Seat 61:

Platforms 1est and 2est are located a 550m walk along platform 1. These tracks are either side of a new island platform built beyond the end of the main platforms. Do not confuse 1est & 2est with 1 & 2, they are separate platforms. 1est & 2est are usually only used by regional trains, for example to Terni, Orvieto & Chiusi. Allow an extra few minutes to reach your train!

Sheila,

Orvieto is a beautiful city to explore and hopefully you'll have a full day to spend there. As far as sights, the Duomo is a "must see" (IMO), especially the Signorelli frescoes in the Chapel of San Brizio inside the Duomo. I also enjoyed touring St. Patrick's Well (quite an engineering feat in its day) and the Underground tour.

As I recall, there are lots of nice restaurants there, but I can't remember any details. This website might provide some ideas - https://www.orvietoviva.com/en/ .

I was in Orvieto a few weeks ago and found the underground cave tour fascinating. Orvieto is a small town so it's possible to do all of the recommendations in one day. A charming town!