A neat landscape and sweet, green hills provide the background to the wonderful town of Orvieto, rising on a tuff and pozzolana block some 50 meters (150 feet) high – a basement for what we may call a “hanging town.”
The Rupe (cliff), overlooking the valley in which Paglia River flows, will let you admire the place in all of its majesty thanks to a walkway called Anello della Rupe, the Cliff's Ring. With its ups and downs and sweet slopes, it is nearly 5 kilometers (2.5 miles) long. It runs along the  Albornoz Fortress, then passes by two town gates, Porta Soliana and Porta Maggiore, leading to the Fountain of Saint Zeno and a former convent called La Badia; and most of all, it will make you wow at the huge rocks and Nature all around. An ideal background for hiking in the green, both adults and kids.
The volcanic origin of the rocks and the varied geological strata created many underground caves during the centuries. In fact, the “hanging town” hides grottoes, tunnels and secret passages in its interior: they can be visited thanks to the Orvieto Sotterranea, tours, an enveloping experience that will make you hear the voices of the Past.
Going back up to the surface, you will meet the Medieval part of the town, that in 1157 had become a “free Commune.” In that era of welfare and splendor, the rulers designed and built monuments that are now Orvieto's flagships, such as the Cathedral, the Town Hall, the  People's Palace with its Sala dei Quattrocento (Hall of the Four Hundred Men), Palazzo dei Sette (Palace of the Seven), and Moro's Tower.