Day 7: Orvieto

After the hike, we toured the Duomo and did an underground tour. 

The Duomo had an overwhelming amount of frescoes. Luckily Virginio was there to decipher them for us. Super interesting. 

Self portrait of the two artists tucked in the fresco

Caves aren’t my favorite thing but these were really cool

This is looking down. They carved steps into the side

Pigeons lived here 

My friend, Elena, joined us! And we sat out before dinner watching the sun cast golden color on the Duomo 

Dinner was a zucchini mousse starter (not ouc) followed by carbonara first and a chicken second. Dessert was the richest chocolate mousse I’ve ever had. I could only eat half. Unfortunately I picked up a sinus infection and while coughing up my gunk in my hotel room, I grossed myself out and lost all my dinner. 

Hike Day 7: BOLSENA - ORVIETO

The old bridge where we ended our walk

Easy day today in terms of mileage but we still managed to get lost a couple times. Arriving in Orvieto, we take the van up to the city.


From the guides: Following the steps of the ancient population of Bolsena who in 1263 walked to Orvieto to hand the relic of the Eucharistic miracle to the Pope we walk a beautiful trail that connected the two towns since the Etruscan times. The easy and short walk gives us time to enjoy one of the most beautiful towns in central Italy, rich in art, history, cuisine, and wines

Start of walk 

Lots of sheep

Pretty views

Baby sheep

Orvieto

Exploring the town. Later, we are going on a Duomo tour and going underground too, then dinner.

Where we stayed

Tonight we are staying here: https://www.palazzopiccolomini.it/

Where we walked 

Hike Day 6: ACQUAPENDENTE - BOLSENA

From our guides: We continue our route to reach the lovely town of Acquapendente, where we visit the Romanesque cathedral of the Santo Sepolcro, who’s unusual 10th century crypt contains a blood-stained stone from the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.Today we enjoy great views of the former volcanic crater, now Lake Bolsena, the largest natural volcanic lake in Europe. A pleasant walk-through olive groves, open meadows and small forests, passing by tiny houses built into giant lava cliffs, leads us to the shores of the lake and the attractive town of Bolsena, with its medieval quarter and black-sand beach 

We started the day with a look at the church in Acquapendente. Lots of artwork called Pugnaloni were in this church. They were so amazing. 

Then we set out on the trail. My Apple Watch said we walked 12.93 miles, but I turned it off a bit too early as there was a rather steep descent into the town to get to the hotel. 

Sorry, no trumpets 

This caught me by surprise

Lots of Liliac colored flowers

Tom & I on the trail

The signs point the way

Bunches of yellow flowers

Cute sign welcoming us 

Who shot the sign 

The view of the lake 

Where we walked

Tonight we are staying here: https://www.vesconteresidenza.com/