Dive Into Orvieto’s Intriguing Underground Word and Soak in Natural Hot Springs

Start the morning after breakfast with a relaxing walk around the public gardens of Rocca Albornoziana and take in the sweeping views of the green Orvieto Valley below.
The fortress remains date back to an era when Cardinal Albornoz protected the territory through a defensive system connecting multiple castles in this part of Italy. Yet it is a reminder of times when horse shows and exhibitions were held in the amphitheater that once was in the gardens.

Continue the morning by stepping underground into the fascinating Renaissance well, Pozzo di San Patrizio.
The well has two directions of stairs, one for walking down and one for walking up. This was to make it efficient when the donkeys walked up and down during the building of the well so that they would not collide.
Walking down to the bottom of this 53-meter-deep well is a pretty cool experience with the windows from the staircase creating different patterns in the walls when looking both up and down through the well.
The well is named after the Irish Saint Patrick and the legendary cave where he used to pray - endless and a symbol of the descent to the afterlife - just like this well might seem.
Opening hours: November-February: 10:00-16:45 March-April and September-October: 09:00-16:45 May-August: 09:00-20:00