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Two people taking a photo with a camera, standing near a stone wall with a historic building in the background. 1
An outdoor café with people dining and socializing. 2
A medieval castle with a brick tower and a rainbow in the background. 3
A narrow alleyway with stone walls, a wooden door, and a tripod set up for photography. 4
A group of people dining outdoors with a cityscape in the background. 5
By Camera Etrusca Photography Holidays & Workshops in Italy

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Free cancellation available
Price is £50 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Of all Italian hill towns perhaps Orvieto is the most photogenic and easiest to walk around. Largely pedestrianised and flat, it is easily covered on foot. The medieval streets and alleyways have both imposing palaces and quaint, modest townhouses. Orvieto is full of surprises: round that corner, you catch sight of the imposing Gothic facade of the cathedral for the first time; at the end of an alleyway is the entrance to a Renaissance courtyard; over there is the entrance to an ancient Etruscan tomb.
    Your photography teacher has lived here for 15 years and knows the place intimately. He has taught photography for 20 years and has been a pro since graduating from photography college in 1977.
    From the city walls, there are stunning views of the surrounding countryside with vineyards, olive groves, and picturesque villas and farms across two regions, Tuscany and Umbria.

Activity location

  • Duomo di Orvieto
    • Piazza del Duomo 26,
    • 05018, Orvieto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Orvieto
    • 05018, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

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Private 2-Hour Photography Tour in Orvieto with a Pro in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-18:00
  • English
Price details
£50.00 x 1 Adult£50.00
Total
Price is £50.00

Photography and lunch in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Opening hours: Sat 11:00-14:30
  • English

Lunch with wine: A sit-down lunch for an hour or so during which we can continue to discuss photography and/or Italian culture.

Price details
£75.01 x 1 Adult£75.01
Total
Price is £75.01

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    We can lend camera and tripods

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Duomo di Orvieto

  • 10m
The 13th-century Gothic cathedral is one of Italy's greatest attractions. We shall only visit the exterior which provides a wide variety of subjects, materials, and textures to the photographer. There are mediaeval bas-reliefs of the Creation, Heaven and Hell; mosaics, alabaster windows, and much more. An ideal subject for a photo essay in its own right, for the perfect blog-post.

Pozzo di San Patrizio

  • 35m
  • Admission ticket included
This is an option. The 16th century well is 50m deep with steep winding steps so it involves exercise. However, the experience is well worth the effort. The light changes as we descend to the depths. The increasing darkness (though it is electrically lit) provides a challenge to the photographer, thus the experience will be improved with the use of a tripod which we can provide. At the bottom, we cross a bridge over the water from where the view up the spiral shaft to the surface is a truly unique experience.

Torre del Moro

  • 5m
At the crossroads at the heart of the old city stands the ancient clock tower where we meet for the start of the tour. As an option, we can scale the 50m tower. There is a fine view from the top.

Chiesa San Giovenale

  • 10m
San Giovenale, one of the oldest churches in Orvieto, stands on a precipice at the extreme west of the city. From here we get a fine view across the valley towards Tuscany and Latium. William Turner painted his memorable 'View of Orvieto' from the hill opposite in 1828. This view has hardly changed. The interior of the church is covered with extraordinarily brilliant mediaeval frescoes.

Piazza del Popolo

  • 10m
Some of the oldest buildings stand around this large square, the ancient heart of Orvieto, which in ancient times was the seat of the civil administration in the palazzo del Capitano del Popolo. Here twice a week the lively market sets up till around noon. The stallholders provide the photographer with the most wonderfully weathered faces, worthy of a Bruegel painting.

Location

Activity location

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    Duomo di Orvieto
    • Piazza del Duomo 26,
    • 05018, Orvieto, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Orvieto
    • 05018, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

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