[vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”800×600″ qode_css_animation=””][vc_acf field_group=”39184″ field_from_39184=”field_64cb6b2f11b56″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1691133713027{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #c4c4c4 !important;border-right-color: #c4c4c4 !important;border-top-color: #c4c4c4 !important;border-bottom-color: #c4c4c4 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Opening hours, rates and contacts of the Pozzo di San Patrizio” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_acf field_group=”20031″ field_from_20031=”field_5df8c71b352ff”][vc_acf field_group=”16415″ field_from_16415=”field_5ac76fe2f1a9c”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1735815370055{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]January\u2013 February \u2013 November \u2013 December: 10.00am \u2013 5.00pm
\nMarch \u2013 April \u2013 September – October:\u00a0 9.00am \u2013 7.00pm
\nMay \u2013 June \u2013 July \u2013 August:\u00a0 9.00am \u2013 8.00pm<\/p>\n

Ticket: \u20ac 6,00
\n<\/strong>Reduced (students, senior, groups): \u20ac 4,50
\nFree for children 0-6 years old
\nAnimals not allowed<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1707908912569{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]In 1527 during the “Sack of Rome” the then Pope Clement VII took refuge in Orvieto. He commissioned Antonio da Sangallo the Younger in the construction of the well to serve as the water supply in case of siege.
\nAt the beginning this Well was called the “Pozzo della Rocca” due to its proximity to the fortress (or Rocca Albornoz). Then the current name of St. Patrick (San Patrizio) was linked to the well-known legend of the Irish saint<\/strong> and the legendary cave in which the saint retired to pray. The legend talks about a cave that was endless and symbolically represented a descent into the afterlife and a form of redemption. Every year during the St.Patrick day the well celebrates this event and it is illuminated with green lights.<\/p>\n
The design of Sangallo, who already worked on the fortification of the city, was inspired by the spiral of the Belvedere in the Vatican. He created an ingenious system of two spiral staircases that never meet.
\nThey create a way to get in and out of the well (about 53 meters deep) without any traffic problems. Today it is a real pleasure to descend to its depths along the more than two hundred steps.<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647243702134{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]Near the Pozzo di San Patrizio<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Tempio etrusco del Belvedere (30 mt)<\/li>\n
Fortezza Albornoz (120 mt)<\/li>\n
funicular station and minibus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Accessibility: Limited (stairs)<\/li>\n
Difficulty: Medium (248 steps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/ydOJ8kFIj6w”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1776689673688-5527fc25-21d8-6″ include=”17446,16659,17351,16661,33798,47068″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1649926529814{margin: 20px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]See also other Orvieto underground attractions<\/p>\n
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Pozzo della Cava<\/a><\/li>\n
Orvieto Underground<\/a><\/li>\n
Basement of S.Andrea church<\/a><\/li>\n
Il labirinto di Adriano<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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