The Eucharistic miracle in Orvieto played a key role in launching the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. At right, a fresco from the Chapel of the Miracle in Orvieto Cathedral depicts the 13th-century ...

Perched atop a volcanic tuff cliff, the medieval town of Orvieto towers over the Umbrian valleys. With its ochre façades, cobbled alleyways and majestic cathedral, it is an unmissable stop for anyone ...

Orvieto's cathedral is known for its dynamic facade, optical-illusion interior, and extravagantly frescoed Chapel of San Brizio. (photo: Dominic Bonuccelli for Rick Steves) Orvieto is one of the most ...

Campaigners argue that machines will ruin an unspoilt rural area that spans Umbria and Lazio Nick Squires is The Telegraph’s Rome correspondent, covering Italy, the Vatican, Greece and the Balkans. He ...

In light of the jubilee instituted by Benedict XVI in honor of the Eucharistic miracle in Orvieto, Italy, the number of pilgrims coming to the area has increased, deepening the faith of those who come ...

For hundreds of years, Orvieto was a major stopping point along the road from Florence to Rome. It was so highly regarded through the centuries that it is only one of two cities outside of Rome to ...

When they first were revealed, the frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel of the majestic cathedral in Orvieto, Italy, both awed visitors and shocked them. The realistic scenes (1499-1504), portraying the ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. Less than 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable, and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo ...