36th Nativity in the Well
«THE PREFECT OF JUDAEA»
“EXCUSES” narrative cycle continues, with new challenges and …new languages!
The subject
Each year the Nativity scene in the Well offers a new setting with an ever-changing theme, mixing sacred texts and traditions, historical truths and timeless myths.
In the 36th edition we will investigate together Pontius Pilate and his difficult choice, the dreams of his wife Claudia Procula, the prophecies of the Magi and other mysteries
Prefect Pontius Pilate
‘What is truth?’, this is the question that gripped the procurator of Judea, that Pontius Pilate who tried, somehow, to save Jesus, ending up washing his hands of his blood. His wife, Claudia Procula, helped him in his search for that truth. Did she succeed? We just have to find out in Nativity in the Well 2025-’26!
The Excluded
The cycle of “The Excluded Ones,” where the Nativity is narrated by characters who did not witness it, also represents a turning point in the setting up and conception of the Nativity in the Well: the scenes in the basement are in fact enriched by contemporary installations, to emphasize the topicality of unusual but decidedly engaging stories and themes. Yet another bet for an event that has never stopped renewing itself.
36th Nativity in the Well – THE PREFECT OF JUDEA
WHEN
from December 24, 2025 to January 11, 2026
open from 10 to 20 | last admission 19:45
WHERE
Pozzo della Cava | Via della Cava 28 | 05018 Orvieto (TR) ITALY | +39 0763342373
HOW
it can ben visited without any surcharge on the entrance ticket to the Pozzo della Cava:
full admission € 4.00 per person
reduced admission € 2.50 per person
[for children, students, seniors, groups of at least 10 persons with a single payer, holders of tickets to the last year’s crib or members of affiliated structures and associations]
free admission under 5