What to do · Orvieto
St Patrick's Well
Information
- Duration
- 45 min
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- From age 6, with good legs; 248 steps
A 54-metre well that Pope Clement VII ordered dug in 1527, when he took refuge in Orvieto after the Sack of Rome, to secure the water supply in case of siege. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger designed it with two spiral ramps, one for going down and one for coming up, which never cross, lit by 72 windows. There are 248 steps down to the water and as many back up. It is next to the upper funicular station, on Piazza Cahen, and is included in the Carta Unica. The ticket office is on the same square.
As a familyWith teenagers
