This is the Cathedral in Orvieto, Italy. Orvieto was my favorite destination in Italy, because it's just a small town in Umbria that has a little tourism due to its unusual location and history, but not a lot. I only saw one American family there, the other few tourists were European. Orvieto has the sights and the history and the art but none of the hype. It was the most legitimately Italian. The big cities that are tourist meccas are all tourist traps, basically. It's nearly impossible to see the real Italy there, while that's exactly what Orvieto is.
This always makes me think of a postcard, or one of those cutesie little posters people put up. I found this beautiful little alley off a street in Orvieto, Italy, and just had to take a picture. Seeing these type of decorated entrance-ways wasn't unusual, but this was by far the prettiest and most plant-filled I'd seen.
This is the Cathedral in Orvieto, Italy. Orvieto was my favorite destination in Italy, because it's just a small town in Umbria that has a little tourism due to its unusual location and history, but not a lot. I only saw one American family there, the other few tourists were European. Orvieto has the sights and the history and the art but none of the hype. It was the most legitimately Italian. The big cities that are tourist meccas are all tourist traps, basically. It's nearly impossible to see the real Italy there, while that's exactly what Orvieto is.
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