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«Few people know that the rock on which Orvieto
was built contains an intricate network of more than
one thousands underground cavities, dug out and adapted
during the twenty-seven centuries of the town history.
One of the places where this
overlapping of periods can best be appreciated is indubitably
the underground complex known as the Pozzo della
Cava, in the heart of the medieval quarter: the
singular feature of the entire structure, which makes
it unique throughout the country, is that it contains
a large number of Etruscan, Medieval and Renaissance
archaeological finds, all lying together almost as though
they had been packed away in the caves that make up
the route for visiting the well.
The new discoveries, made in
the last twenty years thanks to private enterprise,
have often added further pages to the history of
the town, questioning accepted theories».
ITALIA TURISTICA - 2003 |
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