Orvieto and its Remarkable Etruscan Underground

Orvieto is a small city in central Italy, perched on a craggy volcanic bluff high above fields filled with olive groves and cypress trees.

Orvieto’s skyline is dominated by a huge, 13th century Gothic cathedral that is one of the great masterpieces of medieval architecture.

The cathedral was built here at the pope’s directive, after a doubting priest’s Eucharist bread bled, and stained a linen cloth. The Pope was staying in Orvieto and when he saw the cloth, he declared it a miracle and promised a cathedral to house the miraculous relics.

The day we visited, a film crew was working in the plaza and the cathedral was closed.

Orvieto was a major center of Etruscan civilization and is honeycombed with Etruscan caves. The Etruscans used the caves for pressing olive oil, sheltering animals, and firing pottery.

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