The tour begins from your Hotel in Rome were your driver will pick you up. Once in Orvieto,a town in the Umbria region of Etruscan origin – Orvieto was one of the so-called dodecapolis(twelve city states) – you will begin a breathtaking journey backwards in time together with a professional city guide. You will admire the spectacular Cathedral were is still kept what was considered one of the most important relics of the middle ages: the linen cloth stained by the blood that felt from the host while celebrating the service…
You will then be amazed by the many artisans shops alongside the very attractive main street ( corso ) between “Piazza del Comune” and “ Piazza della Repubblica” and have a taste of the local products such as wine,cheese and sweets wich are the results of the ancient Umbrian tradition. The tour will then continue to Civita di Bagnoregio driving by the lake of Bolsena ( a former volcano ). Civita unique of his kind is also known as “ The city that is dying “ . Perched in top of a rock is linked nowadays to the rest of the world by a pedestrian bridge. The town,due to the frequents landslides has been systematically abandoned (only 3 families still lives there) and it mostly looks like a ghost town. It is one of the most favourites touristy destinations for it’s amazing sceneries and for it’s past rich in history.
The whole tour lasts approx 10 hours – 2 of them with a professional local guide.
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