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Orvieto, Italy: Life in the Slow Lane
Precariously perched on the edge of a rocky plateau sits Orvieto. This medieval walled town commands an inspiring view of the tidy farmhouses, monasteries, and vineyards below. Travelers might get a fleeting glimpse of Orvieto from the window of a Freccia train as it speeds between Rome and Florence, but this quintessential Italian hill town