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Onward into Umbria
We arrived at Orvieto by train. The city sits precariously on top of a high promontory overlooking a fertile Umbrian Valley. There is a funicular tram car that will take you from the railroad station to the top of the cliff, where you can catch the bus that runs throughout this city on a mountaintop.
We got off in front of the Duomo. It is …
Orvieto
Our last dinner at Rome did not quite work out as planned. We could not find the restaurant after lots of hunting on intertwining streets. A bit frustrated, we backtracked and finally settled on a walk-up pizza place sharing a veggie pizza. It seemed good. Next we headed for our requisite Italian Ices. As we were enjoying our walking our last …
Car hire for 3 days over
... of a vineyard area.......so much more to this story but not enough room. Drove back inland today, small winding roads into tiny towns, no one else on the road thank goodness, went through forest areas, olive tree areas, more walled towns, forts, vineyards. Saw landslide affected area from floods of 5 days ago, roads closed. Ended up at orvieto, dropped car off heading towards amalfi coast tomorrow. Oh no iPad s full so can,t upload any photos. ...
A Picture Perfect Town
... the Orvieto train station, you have to take the funicular to get into the city, which is a pretty awesome cable car that takes you straight up the steep slope and under the city walls and drops you off in the historic part of the city. Orvieto's first funicular was built in 1888 and used until 1970 when they began constructing this modern one, which opened in 1990.
Orvieto is dominated by its cathedral, the Duomo di Orvieto, begun in ...
New Friends and a Great Meal
... one single step. We move on to the town tower where we climb it just because we can and it is included in the pass we bought. There are nice views of the town and surrounding country and a wonderful cool breeze. We head back to the room to rest and decide on a place to celebrate Carol's birthday. We choose the number one rated restaurant in Trip Advisor which just happens to have The name of Osteria Número Uno. It is only a 2 minute walk from our BNB well off the ...