Orvieto

Italy / Umbria / Orvieto /
 fortification, historic city center
in southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, rising above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.
Population (as of May 31, 2008)
- Total 21,043
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orvieto
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Coordinates:   42°43'8"N   12°6'44"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago