Orvieto has a rich history beginning with the Etruscans where they named this town Velzna. The Romans sacked it in 264 B.C. and it sat, abandoned for six centuries. After the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., invaders from the north arrive on this peninsula, terrorizing the locals and pushing them out of their homes. They ran for the hills for safety. Some arrived on the hill of ancient Velzna and sat up housekeeping, naming their new town, Urbs Vetus. It was from this Latin phrase, meaning “old town”, that the modern Italian “Orvieto” is derived. In this episode, I share my experiences in Orvieto during the last decade.
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