"Luca Signorelli and Orvieto"
"When Luca Signorelli was given the contract for the frescoes at the Orvieto Duomo, he added a stipulation that he should be given all the wine from Orvieto that he could drink! Whether it was the wine or his talent, his Last Judgment at the cathedral is a masterpiece. Credited with being amongst the first to introduce anatomically correct nudes, this series is considered to have provided the inspiration for the more famous Last Judgment of Michelangelo in the St. Sistine Chapel."
Tourist information
is available from the tourist office (http://www.orvienet.it) at the Piazza del Duomo M-F 8:15-1:50, 4-7;Sat 10-1, 4-7; Sun and holidays 10-12, 4-6.Duomo
The wonderful Duomo of Orvieto is the main 'must-see' sight in this town. Constructed in the 13th and 14th centuries, the black and white striped building in mixed Romanesque and Gothic styles, is one of the world's greatest cathedral. The setting, on the Orvieto hill and visible from miles away in the Umbrian countryside doesn't hurt either. But, impressive as the cathedral is, the piece-de-resistance is inside, the frescoes of Luca Signorelli on the theme of the Last Judgment inside the Capella di San Brizio.Pozzo di San Patrizio
Pozzo della Cava
Medieval Quarter
Palazzo Buzi
San Giacomo Maggiore
Madonna della Cava
Musei Archeologici Claudio Faina e Civico
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and Museo Emilio Greco
Museo Archeologico
Underground Orvieto
Piazza del Popolo and Cosrso Cavour
Palazzo del Popolo
Museo delle Ceramiche Medioevale
San Giovanni
San Giovenale
Sant'Agostino
Sant'Andrea
Porta Maggiore
San Lorenzo de Arari
San Francesco
The citadel
Tempio del Belvedere (Etruscan temple)
The walled city in general is also lovely to walk around.To see: Piazza del Popolo, Saint Patrick's well, La Cava well etruscan, Corso Cavour with its shop and restaurants, the Medieval quarter, Saint Giovenale, Saint Giovanni and Saint Francesco churches, Albornoz rock and the surrounding promenade of the downtown.
