Domed and magnificent, it’s hard to believe that this was once a Doge’s private chapel, only becoming the city’s official chapel in 1807. Its facade glitters with over 8000 square meters of mosaics, and the walls are clad in marbles from Palestine, Egypt and Syria.
4. Duomo, Orvieto
Orvieto’s Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption – known simply as The Duomo – has inspired artists and writers throughout the ages, with its unusually slender proportions, unique and colorful facade, large rose window, golden mosaics and enormous bronze doors. Taking over 300 years to build, it’s considered one of the great triumphs of the architecture of the late Italian Middle Ages.
