Orvieto Underground

The Orvieto Underground tour was a truly insightful experience. It's amazing to see how the city's residents leveraged its unique geology to create a hidden network of over 400 tunnels and spaces. This provided them with a safe haven and a means of survival. The tour was well-paced and we were able to see an ancient olive oil mill, a pigeon farm, and a hospital, all hidden beneath the city. To avoid disappointment, make sure to get your tickets in advance. You can book them online or at the ticket counter by the Cathedral. It's important to remember that they have separate schedules for Italian and English tours.

I recently explored the Orvieto Underground, and it was an amazing experience! 😮‍💨 The tour took me deep into the heart of the city, revealing ancient Etruscan tunnels and hidden chambers. I was fascinated to see the different wells and cisterns, used centuries ago for water collection 💧and storage. It's incredible to think about the engineering and ingenuity of the people who built this underground world.🏛️ I highly recommend this unique adventure when you visit Orvieto, it's a real journey through time. #OrvietoUnderground #HiddenItaly #AncientHistory #Travelgram #Explore

Fascinating place. Great to understand the systems and procedures the people had in the Middle-Ages against a siege. The water supply for Orvieto comes from outside the city walls via natural springs. In a siege these are not possible to access. You will learn on this tour how they provided for the community. Plus you learn how to have an ongoing supply of food. All because the Romans knew how to make concrete and the essential element, cement. Pozzolana is a reactive siliceous material, found naturally as volcanic ash, that is added to cement. Anyway, very interesting. On a hot day this place is a great place to go :) If you like history and human ingenuity then go on this tour.

A lovely experience under the popular town of Orvieto. Lovely tour guide talks about the Etruscan history. Can get a little tight on the 2nd part of the tour so make sure you are happy with tight spaces. Worth the money.

Excellent attraction not to be missed when visiting Orvieto. Our guide (for the English tour) is called ROSITA. She is beyond FABULOUS! We learned A LOT during the tour. Make sure you buy this one (offered by the city, ticket office in front of the Duomo). There are other underground tours but this one is the biggest and the best (yes, I did my homework before coming to Orvieto).

Really interesting tour of some of the extensive tunnel network that runs under the town, built by the Etruscans over 2000years ago, mainly for water collection but also to home pigeons as a food source during times of siege. Well worth doing, suggest book in advance or for after your visit to the cathedral. Great guide, very knowledgeable.

A must when in Orvieto. Our guide perfectly explained how geology shaped Orvieto. The wells dug by the Etruscans through volcanic stone to reach the water in the clay layer, the cellars used to keep pigeons (for their meat, eggs, and fertile droppings - the Chinese had yet to invent gunpowder) and later to keep safe while under attack,... PS: keep your ticket; it can be used to gain reduction at another attraction in Orvieto.

It was OK. The tour guide was great. She had lots of good, interesting information. Wasn't a whole lot to see, but we enjoyed it. It was worth the price of admission. Not as much as pizza di cave.

If going, I highly recommend Lucianna Umbria Tours. Ask for Lucianna or Roberta. Roberta was an excellent guide and genuinely a nice person. And she knows everyone in Orvieto. 2day tour was fantastic with her.

The previous post was for st Patrick's well. Clearly not for the underground tour which is something completely different and starts near the Duomo. Don't confuse the two or else you will miss seeing a few of the 1200 underground caves that date back to 2nd century BC. My husband and I really wanted to see the tour and I found out online that there was a 6 pm tour. Online it failed to mention that it as only in Italian. Not a deal breaker for me, even though I don't speak 2 words of Italian. Low and behold the tour guide spoke English and thankfully did the entire tour in both English and Italian. There was so many interesting tid bits that it was a good thing that she spoke English for us. My husband and I were very impressed and we would recommend the tour for sure. Even though it was dark outside, the caves are well lit.

It's a deep well. You walk down a spiral stairway maybe 200 feet down. It takes about 5 minutes. At the bottom there is some water and a platform so you can look up. Then another stairway to walk up to the top. Which takes more like 10 minutes because it's a lot of steps. The brochure they have outside suggests there are tunnels all under the city and I thought we would see some. Nope. You go down some stairs and then up some stairs. Was 6 Euro per person when I did it. I recommend you skip it.

It was my first time visiting Orvieto, so I was trying to pack as much in the trip as possible. I'm so glad I did the underground tour! It was a glimpse into Italy's rich history ​while being able to escape from the heat for a moment, too. Our tour guide was informative and funny- the ​perfect combination. It's reasonably priced as well. Don't miss this awesome opportunity! I can't wait to return to Orvieto one day.