Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio: Private Full Day Trip from Rome
Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio: Private Full Day Trip from Rome
Rome, Italy
Tour Rating
8 hours (Approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Visit Civita di Bagnoregio and then cross from Lazio into the region of Umbria to visit Orvieto on this private day trip from Rome. Enjoy the scenery of the Italian countryside during the drive by private vehicle to these two Etruscan towns, where you’ll admire their historical sites, including the Gothic Orvieto Cathedral.
Private day trip to Civita di Bagnoregio and Orvieto from Rome
Take in the scenery of Lazio and Umbria
Discover Etruscan history and see medieval landmarks likeOrvieto Cathedral
Enjoy the comfort of traveling by private vehicle
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private Mercedes Vehicle
Professional English Speaking Driver
Car at disposal 8 hours
Water Botlled
Wifi on board
Food and drinks
Lunch
Airport/Port pickup drop off
Other destinations
Gratuities
Entrance Fees for Museums/Cathedral
Professional Guide Licensed
Departure & Return
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered PICK UP FROM YOUR HOTEL IN ROME
Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone called Tufa.
Civita di Bagnoregio was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. The Civita (or City) was the birthplace of Saint Bonaventure, who died in 1274. The location of his boyhood house has long since fallen off the edge of the cliff. By the 16th century, Civita di Bagnoregio was beginning to decline, becoming eclipsed by its former suburb Bagnoregio.
At the end of the 17th century, the bishop and the municipal government were forced to move to Bagnoregio because of a major earthquake that accelerated the old town's decline. At that time, the area was part of the Papal States. In the 19th century, Civita di Bagnoregio's location was turning into an island and the pace of the erosion quickened as the layer of clay below the stone was reached in the area where today's bridge is situated. Bagnoregio continues as a small but prosperous town, while the older site became known in Italian as La città che muore ("The Dying Town"). Civita di Bagnoregio has only recently been experiencing a tourist revival.