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Orvieto

Rank:

Top 1000

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Italy

Best of: Architecture, Old Town, Fortification

Description:

Orvieto was designed to be impregnable, it was founded by the Etruscans on the top of a steep hill made of tufa, a volcanic ash stone. [More Details]

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