Orte

This small town which we visited on our way from Rome to our first hotel isn't mentioned in the Lonely Planet book on Tuscany and Umbria, but it was an ideal introduction to the area. It is perched on a volcanic "plug" so provides excellent vistas like many we would see in the coming days. We were tired from the trip and little sleep so a very small town was perfect. After being impressed by the remains of the Roman aqueduct and a brief geology lesson, we walked up into the town, found our way to a small restaurant and had a nice relaxing lunch - then back to the bus and on to our first hotel.
Time for photos was brief but there was time to capture the view from the road we walked up to get to the town, the town square with it's chain fence and a few other narrow streets and adjacent buildings.
Of my collection of doors (see Doors and other portals)the one I like most is here in Orte.

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