The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
The 12th-century Palazzo del Popolo was Orivetio's city hall during the town's heyday (it's still used for public meetings)
A pretty terracotta Madonna and Child over the door of a former church
Orvieto's wonderful cathedral, built mainly in the 13th and 14th centuries
The original Madonna and Child that used to sit over the main entrance (now in the cathedral's museum). The one on the cathedral now is a copy.
The inside of the cathedral
The main altar has wooden choir stalls, stained glass windows, and wall paintings all from the 14th century
The frescoes depict scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary
Some early frescoes survive in the main part of the cathedral, where they were hidden by altars that were later removed
Entrance to one of the elaborately painted side chapels of the cathedral
This chapel was painted around 1500 by Luca Signorelli
A fun use of perspective in Signorelli's chapel
This clock tower near the cathedral is one of the oldest in Italy. The statue on top hits the bells that sound the hours
View from Orvieto of the Umbrian countryside, including a 12th-century monastery that is now a hotel
One of the many cobbled lanes of Orvieto
A 12-sided bell tower on the church of Sant'Andrea
Kids play soccer outside the oldest church in Orvieto, the 11th-century church of San Giovenale
View from Orvieto from the church of San Giovenale
The Umbrian countryside seen from Orvieto
