The stunning Cathedral of Orvieto, is one of the greatest Italian masterpieces dating back to medieval age. The  Duomo, titled to Our Lady of the Assumption, was built in the course of more centuries, from the XIII to the XVII. Various are the motive of its construction: political, city planning, social, artistic and not only religious, how would want the tradition, that tie up the Cathedral to the Eucharistic  miracle  happened at Bolsena in 1263. The cathedral of Orvieto is one of the most beautiful churches in Italy;

Orvieto's Duomo dates back to the 1290's and was projected by the famous sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio and later by Lorenzo Maitani. It is of the Gothic style, with three naves;  tripartite façade and is embellished in its lower portion with scenes from the Old and New Testaments, and in its upper part with mosaics and statues of the Blessed Virgin, the Prophets, and the Apostles . Other works are by famous Tuscan masters such as Andrea Pisano and Andrea di Cione nicknamed Orcagna to which is attributed the splendid central rose window.  The facade is plenty of mosaics and on the left spire is the "Marriage of the Virgin", on the right is the "Presentation of Mary on the Temple",    in the spire over the left portal is the "Baptism of Christ", on the center "Our Lady of the Assumption"  and the "Nativity of Madonna" on the right. The ancient bronze figures over the bas-reliefs (Angel, Taurus, Lion and Eagle) symbolize the Four Evangelists, whereas the bas-reliefs decorating the four massive  pillars represent "Stories for the Old and New Testament" by Lorenzo Maitani and its followers. The marble statues encircling the rose window  feature 3rd, 4th  and 5th C artists. The 1st pillar on the left shows "Stories from the Old Testament"; the 2nd pillar "Scenes from the Old Testament" reporting to messianic prophecies; the 3rd pillar "Scenes from the New Testament" ; the 4th pillar "The Last Judgement". The three bronze doors are a modern work by Emilio Greco, one of the most famous Italian sculptors of the 20th C.  

In the interior, on the left transept, is the Cappella del Corporale (Chapel of the Blessed Corporal), built to preserve the blood-stained linen from the Corpus Christi miracle happened in Bolsena in 1263, with the beautiful silver reliquary dating back to 1337 by the famous Sienese goldsmith Ugolino di Vieri.

On the right transept is the worldwide famous Cappella di San Brizio (St. Brizio Chapel), preserving a fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli, Benozzo Gozzoli and Fra Angelico.

Among the artworks most notable is the group of the Pietà by Ippolito Scalza, chiselled from a single block of marble.