Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio (Driver Only/Self Touring)

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Orvieto Cathedral — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Civita di Bagnoreggio — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This is a Tour By Car with only a Driver. This tour does NOT include a Tour Guide. You will SELF-TOUR on your own away from the vehicle. Your Driver will wait with the vehicle. Vehicles cannot reach the footbridge with parking possible on the opposite hill.

Our Orvieto & Civita di Bagnoregio tour is a delightful excursion into the beautiful and relaxing countryside of Lazio and Umbria.

Tour begin with Orvieto, a town perched high atop a hill and situated above a volcanic plug, which is a volcanic land-form created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano.

Here, you will have time to explore and enjoy lunch before heading to Civita di Bagnoreggio, a small ancient village that clings to the precipice of the steep hill it sits on, that makes up the surrounding valleys and provides an incredible picturesque view.

PLEASE NOTE: EXCESSIVE WALKING uphill & downhill is required to visit Civita di Bagnoregio.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Stefano's RomeCabs

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Deluxe Mercedes Benz Vehicle
Included: Bottled water
Included: English Speaking Professional Chaiffeur
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Amdission fees and Entry tickets
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Duomo di Orvieto

30 min

The cathedral’s facade contains many of the elements of design that were common to religious construction from the 14th to the 20th century.

The construction begun in 1290 and lasted for almost 300 years. During the course of that time, the design evolved from Romanesque to Gothic.

Many significant works of art can be found in the cathedral, and a visit to the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio is a must-see. It contains frescoes begun by Fra Angelico and finished by Signorelli.

The frescoes represent many events in Christianity including the Apocalypse and the Last Judgment. They begin with the Preaching of the Antichrist and continue to the Doomsday and the Resurrection of the Flesh.
Torre del Moro

1 h 30 min

Enjoy some leisure time to explore the quaint streets and squares in Orvieto, where you can find artistic workshops and craft shops, but also lovely cafes to enjoy a great gelato and watch the people go by.
Pozzo De San Patrizio

25 min Admission not included

Orvieto’s main military weakness was a lack of water, so the Medici Pope Clement VII ordered the well to be dug in case of a military siege. Visitors can walk down the 248 steps to the bottom, although the only thing to see is the water at the bottom of the well.
Civita di Bagnoregio

2 hours

A small ancient village that clings to the precipice of the steep hill it sits on, a small island in an eerie sea of uninhabitable landscape that makes up the surrounding valleys.

For this reason views of Civita di Bagnoregio from across the valley are incredibly picturesque. This is also one of the most popular villages featured in post cards from Italy.

Civita is a traffic-free community, and can be reached only by a footbridge suspended in the air. Perhaps for this reason, and its complete isolation from the real world, that only about 20 people live here year around.