Il Sant'Andrea In Orvieto

It is said to have been restored in 1926, along with its dodecagonal tower. While it is a typical Romanesque basilica, its modern restoration has incorporated elements of later architectural styles, including Gothic, creating a sense of familiarity yet freshness.

St. Andrew's has the most beautiful church tower I've seen in a long time. A magnificent Romanesque work.

Beautiful church in Orvieto, in the basement there are catacombs that can be visited

At first, I saw this church and it seemed stunning, but sadly I only got to see the outside of it. The reason behind this is because I was out of euros after visiting Orvieto! Even if I didn't get to enter it, it would seem great to come in. The next time I will explore Orvieto I will make sure to have enough money to spend it on everything! It's also a peaceful and relaxing place to sit on the steps to take a small break.

The church is a Latin cross structure with three naves, a transept and an apse. The naves are covered by wooden trusses, while the intersection of the central body and the transepts is covered by a cross vault supported by bundled columns. The surrounding walls are made of tuff and the floor is made of marble. The church's dodecagonal tower is very similar to the tower of the Monastery of Saint Severus and the Martyrs. The church contains a Cosmatoid pulpit, a tomb and the remains of a group of frescoes, including works from the 14th century, the 17th century and the end of the 19th century. In the floor of the central quadrangular apse is a pipe organ built by the Migliorini brothers in the first half of the 20th century and equipped with 10 voices. [4] The museum route is divided into four sections [5]: Bronze Age; Etruscan Age, when Orvieto was called Velzna; ​​ Roman Age; Christian Era. In the basement, one can see remains of an earlier period of use of the complex, which has been a place of worship since the Villanovan period. The most striking is the upper floor, which contains a large number of floor mosaics dating back to the 6th century,[3] bronze and ceramic vessels from the Bronze Age, and a stone with an engraved cross from the Christian era.