The Orvieto City Guides deal with the questions every visit here raises: which trattoria serves proper umbrichelli and wild boar away from the touts on the cathedral square, whether the Carta Unica is worth buying, which caves and wells under the rock to go down into and how to reach Civita, Lake Bolsena or the hot springs without a car. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place earns its spot, what to order or look at and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Orvieto City Guides
- 74 places
- 4 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Orvieto guides
Food guide
18 places
Family trattorias with umbrichelli and wild boar, dinners in tufa caves, Orvieto Classico in wine bars and wineries, then the market, coffee and gelato.
Things to do guide
18 places
The Duomo and the museums on its square, Etruscan wells, caves and tombs under the rock, towers and old churches, and the walks around the cliff.
Day trips guide
19 places
Hill towns nearby, Lake Bolsena, Trasimeno and free hot springs, Perugia, Assisi and Chiusi by train, and gardens, palaces and Etruscan tombs.
Budget guide
19 places
Paid sights that cost little, free churches, gardens and viewpoints, good meals for under €15 and the cheap way up the rock by funicular or escalator.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Mezza luna
Via Ripa Serancia, southwest edge of the old town
A low, cave-like room downstairs where a handful of people cook, serve and clear. Carbonara, umbrichelli all’amatriciana and veal with mushrooms come at prices that seem to belong to another decade, with pasta around €8 to €10. From the food guide.
Pozzo di San Patrizio
Piazza Cahen, next to the funicular top station
Pope Clement VII had this 53-metre shaft dug in 1527 with two spiral ramps that never cross, so mules went down one and up the other. You walk about 248 steps each way, with light falling through 70 windows. From the things to do guide.
Sacro Bosco
Bomarzo, about 40 min by car
A 16th-century wood scattered with giant, strange stone figures: an ogre whose open mouth you can step into and a leaning house that throws off your balance. Children are delighted and grown-ups linger. Tickets about €13. From the lakes and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Orvieto
Day one: start early at the Duomo before the day-trippers arrive, see the Etruscan collection in Museo Faina opposite, take the Orvieto Underground tour after lunch and climb Torre del Moro for the evening light, then book a trattoria table for dinner. Day two: take the Cotral bus to Civita di Bagnoregio or spend the day by Lake Bolsena, and come back for a glass of Orvieto Classico in a wine bar. For a rainy or slow day, stay under cover: walk down Pozzo di San Patrizio and the caves of Pozzo della Cava, have a long lunch at the counter of Caffè Montanucci and visit the Etruscan cellar below Cantina Foresi.
Questions about the Orvieto guides
What do the Orvieto City Guides include?
Four guides covering 74 places: food, things to do, lakes and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Orvieto guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Orvieto guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Orvieto guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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