Orvieto Cathedral
Guide
Photo: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$9ChurchAllow 45–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A striped cathedral with a front of gold mosaics and carved marble panels of the Creation and the Last Judgement; inside, Signorelli's frescoes of the end of the world in the San Brizio chapel.
A brief history
Begun in 1290 to house a cloth said to be stained with blood from a miracle; Michelangelo studied Signorelli's frescoes.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, when the sun hits the mosaics
- Cost
- About €5 (check)
- Allow
- 45–75 min
- Hours
- Usually open daily, shorter hours on Sundays (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The cathedral and Corso: The striped cathedral, the main street and the squares around them.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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