Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio including Underground Tour and Lunch

About this tour

A seven-hour exploration of two hilltop towns in Umbria, starting with Orvieto's cathedral and its underground chambers carved from tufa rock. Walk the medieval streets, descend into Pozzo della Cava to understand how residents historically quarried stone beneath their feet, then lunch at a local restaurant with views across the countryside. In the afternoon, drive to isolated Civita di Bagnoregio, traverse its narrow footbridge, and wander this near-abandoned village perched on eroding clay pinnacles.

Highlights

• Signorelli's Renaissance frescoes inside Orvieto Cathedral
• Underground tufa quarries and medieval storage chambers
• Countryside panoramas from Orvieto's hilltop viewpoints
• Local lunch with cathedral views, wines included on request
• Footbridge walk to car-free Civita di Bagnoregio
• Eroded badlands landscape around Civita's peninsula

What to expect

You'll start in Orvieto's upper town with a guide who explains the cathedral's architecture and frescoes, then descend into Pozzo della Cava—a warren of tunnels and chambers carved from the stone beneath the town. After exploring ground level, you'll have lunch at a family-run restaurant looking out over the Umbrian landscape. The afternoon drive to Civita involves winding through farmland to reach a parking area, then a steep walk down and across a pedestrian bridge to reach the village proper. Civita itself is tiny, pedestrian-only, with narrow lanes and minimal commercial activity—expect quiet and erosion rather than crowds.

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