Orte

Built around a defensible tufa promontory above the Tiber Valley, Orte grew into a historic town in northern Lazio. Its position near the confluence of the Tiber and Nera rivers long made it a strategic point between Rome and Umbria; today, Orte is also an important rail and road junction. The compact old centre preserves narrow streets, gateways and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, while the underground passages known as Orte Sotterranea reveal spaces carved into volcanic rock. Etruscan and Roman remains underline the settlement’s much older roots. Browse other webcams across Lazio to place Orte in a wider geographic context.

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