Orvieto and Assisi full day tour from Orvieto

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• (Pass by)

  Designed in the 1530's, this uniquely engineered well was designed to supply the city of Orvieto in times of war.

  Admission ticket free
• 1

  Orvieto's magnificent Duomo (cathedral) is considered one of the must-see churches in Italy for its stunning gold-and-mosaic Gothic façade and magnificent frescoes by Luca Signorelli, which had a great influence on Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  One of the prettiest chapels in Italy.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• (Pass by)

  A bird’s eye view of Orvieto from the medieval tower. The eye sweeps the horizon with its hamlets and castles that bear witness to the power that was of the medieval city.

  Admission ticket free
• 3

  Walking about the narrow streets and alleyways is fascinating

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5

  This bright and spacious basilica consists of a single four-bay nave with cross-vaulted ceiling bordered with patterns of crosses and leaves, a transept and a polygonal apse. The four ribbed vaults are decorated alternately with golden stars on a blue background and paintings.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6

  The Temple of Minerva is an ancient Roman building. It currently houses a church, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built in 1539 and renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century. The temple was built in the 1st century by will of Gnaeus Caesius and Titus Caesius Priscus, who were two of the city's quattuorviri and also financed the construction.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  The Basilica of Saint Clare is a church dedicated to and contains the remains of Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, known today as the Order of Saint Clare.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• For the transfer to Assisi from Orvieto and return we will have a van with driver (included)
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• Please notice: on Sundays, big Catholic holidays and National holidays, guided tours inside the Basilica of St. Francis ar forbidden. You guide will explain to you the church from outside, and you will enter alone on silence.

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