Orvieto Underground
Orvieto Underground
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- Explorer8 contributionsA must see in OrvietoTruly enjoyed the Orvieto underground tour. Our tour guide Kristina was enthusiastic and brilliant at explaining the history of the place. The view from the entrance was also stunning. A must to visit in Orvieto.Visited October 2023Traveled with familyWritten October 13, 2023
- L M5 contributionsWorthwhileOur tour guide was well informed about the underground and shared important details in a well paced tour. Our group however was a bit large so you didn’t always hear what she had to say. Warning also for those who don’t handle stairs easily, there is a fair amount of walking and climbing. Great introduction though to the caves of Orvieto and Etruscan/ Roman life.Visited October 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten November 5, 2023
- WCOttavWalnut Creek, California188 contributionsHistory buffs will love this tour!We took the 3:15 tour in English - tickets are purchased at the Tourist Info office, across the street from the Duomo. (Not the office for tickets to the Duomo, the one next door). From your gathering spot outside the ticket office, the tour guide will lead you to the locked entrance. The views to the south are beautiful. You can take photos once underground, but no videos. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed learning more about the Etruscans and RomansVisited December 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten January 10, 2024
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Maverick
Stroncone, Italy659 contributions
Sep 2024 • Family
Visited the underground Orvieto, made the ticket in piazza duomo, Orvieto underground, paid 8 € for the whole and 6 € the reduced x students. The visit lasts about an hour, during the tour our Guide showed us the creation of the cavities under the city. There are 1200 cavities surveyed, they make you visit a cavity where there were some moles of 'oil still present, in the second a columbarium where pigeons were bred. Overall the visit is interesting more for what the Guide explains than for what you see.
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Written September 15, 2024
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Fabiola R
Rome, Italy4 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
On August 15th we decide to visit Orvieto and a few days before I book the visit to the underground with info point in Piazza del Duomo 23.
We leave the car in the car park and arrive in the center using the funicular (nice). We head to Piazza del Duomo 23, wait for it to open, buy the reserved tickets (8 euros, a more than reasonable price) and at 10.30 with the Christian guide our journey through time begins (from the Etruscans to the Middle Ages up to the present day) . A very interesting 1 hour trip with a knowledgeable and friendly guide (well done Cristiana). Cool and charming place, congratulations!
Once back on the surface we decide to visit St. Patrick's Well (a spectacle of "ancient" engineering) then we head to the restaurant we booked while waiting for the opening of the Duomo. After lunch at the Duomo and there we are left speechless by a spectacle of the Romantic style.
Congratulations a spectacular city both on the surface and underground.
Without a shadow of a doubt I would revisit this city!
We leave the car in the car park and arrive in the center using the funicular (nice). We head to Piazza del Duomo 23, wait for it to open, buy the reserved tickets (8 euros, a more than reasonable price) and at 10.30 with the Christian guide our journey through time begins (from the Etruscans to the Middle Ages up to the present day) . A very interesting 1 hour trip with a knowledgeable and friendly guide (well done Cristiana). Cool and charming place, congratulations!
Once back on the surface we decide to visit St. Patrick's Well (a spectacle of "ancient" engineering) then we head to the restaurant we booked while waiting for the opening of the Duomo. After lunch at the Duomo and there we are left speechless by a spectacle of the Romantic style.
Congratulations a spectacular city both on the surface and underground.
Without a shadow of a doubt I would revisit this city!
Written August 19, 2023
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florenceg689
Nogent-le-Rotrou, France114 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Guided tour (possible in French, English, German, etc.) depending on the day. The schedules for the day's visits are displayed in front of the reservation point, facing the cathedral. Reservation is not essential, we took our tickets 15 minutes before the start of the visit! 8€ per adult and 6€ for young people, for a short hour's visit to two caves which begins near Duomo square. The guide spoke French very well and the explanations were precise and interesting. Large, lighted and airy caves, a narrower staircase at one point.
Written August 4, 2023
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AlessiaSimoneSamuele
Verona, Italy135 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
For those in Orvieto, a visit to the underground city is a must! The ticket office is located in front of the Duomo. Ticket cost 8 euros, reduced 6, free for children from 0 to 5 years. It is a guided tour, which lasts about 1 hour, in the basement of the city; a path where traces of Etruscan and medieval times are visible including an ancient mill and dovecotes. It is a labyrinth, discovered by chance by some speleologists in the 1970s due to an important landslide of the Orvieto cliff, which winds through caves, tunnels and wells. The caves are about 1200 but only part of them can be visited. Bravo our guide Leonardo, young boy but very prepared and nice!
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Written July 3, 2024
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Franardi
Bologna, Italy34 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
the place would also be interesting but what you visit is not particularly valuable. The Italian guide was not very engaging and rather listless. It feels a bit like "chickens in a battery" being told the same story every half hour.
The experience of the "quarry well" was made better and more refined (as well as much cheaper)
The experience of the "quarry well" was made better and more refined (as well as much cheaper)
Written January 3, 2024
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CopaCetic71
Toronto, Canada8 contributions
May 2023
We decided to see the caves at the last minute, and we are so glad we did. All visitors must go in with a group and a guide, and we were very lucky to have an excellent guide, Cristiana. She is passionate about sharing Orvieto's remarkable history, and we learned so much in the hour of the tour. The tour was well-paced, and everyone seemed to be able to keep up easily. The stairs in and out of the cave require a bit of dexterity as the passages are very small. We were only told this after buying the tickets, so if you have trouble waking or bending, please ask before you buy.
Written May 5, 2023
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irene c
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Aug 2024 • Family
Mandatory stop if you are in Orvieto. The guided tour lasts about an hour. Thanks in particular to the Christian Guide who through his stories and his sympathy, has been able to entertain young and old without ever dropping the attention
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Written August 18, 2024
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rwtimmer
Michigan Center, MI195 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
Our family just didn’t enjoy it for a number of reasons. First, it really isn’t all that interesting. You visit just a couple caves filled with pigeon holes. There’s not too much more than that. 2nd, our tour guide didn’t make it that interesting. Finally, the groups are large and our group contained loud kids. The pace of the tour was very slow and the kids made it hard to hear the guide at times.
Written April 7, 2023
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Sara R
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Dec 2023 • Family
Thank you Cristiana for guiding us on this fantastic adventure, which lasted about an hour.
Very interesting and beautiful, an experience not to be missed if you are in Orvieto, ask for Cristiana to guide you through the city's underground, with her knowledge and enthusiasm she will catapult you back in time. Well done and thanks again.
Very interesting and beautiful, an experience not to be missed if you are in Orvieto, ask for Cristiana to guide you through the city's underground, with her knowledge and enthusiasm she will catapult you back in time. Well done and thanks again.
Written January 2, 2024
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Francesca D
5 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
This is an experience to do absolutely
It is advisable to book at the dedicated number to avoid waiting too long.
It is also recommended to do the One t card to get discounts both on the visit of the St. Patrick's well and on this experience and discounts on many other things. Applause to Guide Christina who in addition to the obvious preparation and enthusiasm for her work manages to engage and make the vacationer feel like one of home.
Not to be missed
It is advisable to book at the dedicated number to avoid waiting too long.
It is also recommended to do the One t card to get discounts both on the visit of the St. Patrick's well and on this experience and discounts on many other things. Applause to Guide Christina who in addition to the obvious preparation and enthusiasm for her work manages to engage and make the vacationer feel like one of home.
Not to be missed
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Written August 14, 2024
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Hi everone,
Orvieto Underground is the same as pozzo dela Cava (Well of the Cava)?
Written April 20, 2022
Does anyone know the schedule of the English tour? I could not find it on the website.
Written January 17, 2020
At this time of year they are doing tours in 2 languages at a time or just english so, they make it up as they go alone. when we went by the time wehad a cup of tea it was time to go.
Written February 1, 2020
Buongiorno, quanto è la temperatura nelle grotte ? Bisogna indossare una maglia per visitarle in estate?
Written August 16, 2019
In base molto alla percezione personale. Io all’interno ho messo un fasciacollo e un giubbotto sulle spalle e stavo bene, mio marito è rimasto in maniche corte.
Written August 17, 2019
Ciao io volevo avere info su come prenotare telefonicamente e i costi del biglietto
Written August 13, 2019
Sul volantino c'è scritto che x prenotazioni si deve chiamare lo 0763/340688 o 339/7332764. Noi abbiamo fatto tutto in piazza del Duomo dove vendevano i biglietti (niente coda, ci sono guide ogni 15 min circa). Il costo del biglietto è di 7 € intero e 5 € ridotto. Ciao!
Written August 13, 2019
Mariacristina F
Florence, Italy
Nel mese di agosto ogni quanto ci sono le visite
Written August 12, 2018
Basta guardare il sito. Comunque ci dovrebbe essere almeno una visita al giorno per tutto l'anno, nel periodo estivo, piu' di una.
Written September 9, 2018
Leggo recensioni che dicono luoghi stretti e scomodi....volevo capire meglio.....tutto percorso così? Piccoli tratti? Grazie
Written June 28, 2018
Vorrei venire con un bambino di 10 e uno di 2 anni. Volevo sapere se per il piccolo ci fosse qualche difficoltà di camminamento o se può tranquillamente partecipare alla visita. .grazie
Written January 25, 2018
Mi spiace ma ho visto ora la domanda. Ho avuto problemi con le notifiche.
Penso che ormai la mia risposta non serva più, ma nel caso secondo me non è adatto ad un bambino di 2 anni, troppi dislivelli e scale tortuose per un bimbo piccolo
Written September 12, 2018
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