Orvieto - Civita di Bagnoregio Bolsena - Eucharistic Miracle
10 hours Departure/arrival: Rome HIGHLIGHTS
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ITINERARY Your private driving guide will pick you up at your hotel in Rome or at Civitavecchia dock and drive you to Orvieto, where you will have time to stroll on the small cobbled streets and see the extraordinary Cathedral and the fortress, from where you have an amazing view over the valley below. Enjoy a brunch with the famous Orvieto wine in the Etruscan excavations, which date back to 2000 years ago. Walk through the storage rooms and the wine cellars, which were used by the Etruscan once upon a time. Then you will head for Civita di Bagnoregio, a unique town with just 12 inhabitants and off the beaten tourist path. Continue to the village of Bolsena and visit the church where the Eucharistic miracle happened. Drive along the Bolsena Lake back to Rome or Civitavecchia dock. |
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Orvieto origins go back to the 9th Century B.C.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. Orvieto was a Roman colony and belonged to the Papal State. It is famous worldwide for its fabulous cathedral, which contains the chapel of the Corporal of Bolsena, preserved in a rich reliquary. During the Eucharistic Miracle bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ at the moment of consecration during the Mass. The altar of the Eucharistic Miracle can be seen in St. Christina's Church in the little town of Bolsena as well as the Chapel of the Miracle, where the stains on the paved floor are said to have been made by the blood from the miraculous Host. Civita di Bagnoregio is a gem in central Italy. It was inhabited by the Etruscans 2500 years ago and today it is noted for its striking position atop a plateau of volcanic tuff overlooking the Tiber river valley.
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