The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Orvieto

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Orvieto, Italy

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Orvieto Underground

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

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Pozzo di San Patrizio

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

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Civita di Bagnoregio

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

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La Scarzuola

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

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The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

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Dining Table at Villa Lante

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

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Atlas Obscura Trips

Rome Behind Locked Doors: Music, Magic, & Secret Crypts

Apr 1—Apr 7, 2019

Explore beneath Rome's streets and behind its locked doors to see a Rome that tourists rarely experience—magical, strange, and filled with legend.

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