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Day trip to Orvieto

June 20th 2011
Monday Just over two hours by train (15.40euros return) out of Rome is a beautiful city called Orvieto. Actually, there are many beautiful towns and cities as viewed from the train, but this is the one I chose to visit today, thanks to the blog of Miss Expatria again! Situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, ... read more
Europe » Italy » Umbria » Orvieto

Italian Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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