What to do · Orvieto
Orvieto Cathedral and the San Brizio Chapel
Information
- Price
- 8
- Duration
- 1 h 30
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- All ages; under-11s free
What it is
Orvieto Cathedral was begun at the end of the 13th century, and its façade, covered in golden mosaics, reliefs and a rose window, is one of the loveliest in Italy. Inside, the interior of white and black bands leads to the San Brizio Chapel, with the end-of-the-world cycle that Fra Angelico began in 1447 and Luca Signorelli finished between 1499 and 1504: the Antichrist, the resurrection of the flesh, the damned. It is one of the great works of the Renaissance and the reason to go in.
Opening times and tickets
It is open every day from 9:30. It closes at 17:00 from November to February, at 19:00 from March to May and in October, and at 20:00 from June to September. On Sundays and public holidays it can only be visited from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00 to 16:30 in winter, or until 17:30 from March to October. Tickets cost €8 with an audioguide and include the cathedral, the Emilio Greco museum and the underground areas; with the Claudio Faina Etruscan museum, €11. Under-11s do not pay. It is closed on 1 January 2027 and on 30 May 2027, Corpus Christi.
Tips
- Do not come on Sunday at midday Between 11:00 and 13:00 there are no tourist visits.
- See the façade late in the day In the afternoon sun the mosaics glow.
- In the chapel, take your time but avoid the group Guided tours in San Brizio last a quarter of an hour at most: wait for the group to leave.
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