Enjoy our live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on April 1, 2024. The hill towns of Central Italy entice travelers with fine wine, beautiful landscapes, and delightful farmhouse hotels. Tour guide duo Colleen Schaffer and Lisa Friend join forces to bask in Orvieto's three C's (Classico wine, cathedral, and ceramics), trek across a bridge to Civita di Bagnoregio, meander along.
Umbria is a wonderful region to visit, filled with beautiful small towns. In my opinion, Assisi is a must-see; please don't be put off by the number of visitors. Orvieto has a gorgeous cathedral and is a joy to wander.
Spello is another lovely town in which to simply wander and take in the atmosphere. Join Rick Steves tour guide David Tordi on a two-minute stroll through his hometown. One of Italy's most beautiful hill towns, Orvieto sits majestically above the cypress-dotted Umbrian plains atop a big chunk of tufo volcanic stone.
Wander the colorful streets of Orvieto's old town on our Best of Italy in 17 Days tour and our Village Italy in 14 Days tour. For monthly video updates on. On this whirlwind look back through our travels, we sample la dolce vita in seductive Venice and Renaissance titan Florence, then soak up the Italian Riviera and the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria.
In RICK STEVES' HEART OF ITALY, Rick delves deep into the Italian heartland - the place where la dolce vita is a way of life. Starting in Umbria, he connects with rustic, traditional culture: sleeping at an agriturismo (a farmhouse inn), seeing how prosciutto and pecorino cheese are made (and eaten), and hiking down into ancient and fragrant. According to Rick Steves, one of the best destinations to visit in Italy is the charming hilltop town of Orvieto in Umbria.
I plan to visit Italy for the third time in October and would like to spend a few days in Umbria, which I have not visited. Does anyone have recommendations for towns I shouldn't miss? I will have a car. What town would be a good base for day trips?
She was one of the first women entrepreneurs in Italy, bucked the standard chocolate "cartel" from the north and was one of the first to take her workers seriously offering them benefits, etc. Definitely worth watching even if you don't decide to do a tour as it shows wonderful scenes of Umbria. Explore Orvieto! Get inspired with Rick Steves' recommended places to go and things to do, with tips, photos, videos, and travel information on Orvieto.