The Dome of Orvieto

The work for Orvieto Cathedral construction started in 1263 under the pontificate of Urbano IV.

The Pope wanted to consecrate in this way the so-called "miracolo del sangue": during a Mass officiated by a Bohemian priest in the Saint Cristina Church in Bolsena, during the Eucharest, blood gushed out from the broken Bread and fell on the body, now sealed into a beautiful Gothic Reliquary.
The visitor's attention is immediately drawn by the wonderful Gothic facing, on which one notes a polyptych decoration of mosaic works and bas-reliefs . Inside, some chapels are structured with cross vaults, some of which embellished by very important frescos painted by Frà Giovanni from Fiesole and by Luca Signorelli. In the transept one may admire a Pity from the 16th Century.

Visiting hours:
Cathedral and Chapel of San Brizio
November to March
Weekdays: 9.30 - 13.00/14.30 - 17.00
Weekends: 14:30 to 17:30
April to October
Weekdays: 9:30 to 19:30
Weekends: 13:30 to 17:30
Holiday (July-August-September) 13:30 to 18:30
MUSEUM M.O.D.O.o E. Greek "- Papal Palace - and former church of
November to March 9.30-13.00/15.00-17.00 (Closed Tuesdays) April-October 9:30 to 19:00
Last ticket 30 minutes before closing
Visiting hours in the cathedral may vary for reasons of religion
Ticket
• CATHEDRAL €. 2
• CATHEDRAL + CHAPEL €. 3
• Single ticket ( CATHEDRAL + CHAPEL + MUSEUM +) €. 5
• MUSEUM M.O.D.O. €. 4
• Free (under 6 years old, disabled and carer, residents in the Towns of
Diocese of Orvieto-Todi)

For reservations contact entry and guided tours of the Cathedral Box Office
Tel & Fax 0763/343592
e-mail: biglietteria@operadelduomo.it