Both Umbrian hilltop cities. Both have extraordinary art. Very different characters.
Plan your trip →Ponte delle Torri (230m bridge over a 76m gorge). Lippi frescoes. Festival dei Due Mondi (summer performing arts). Roman theatre. On the rail line.
On a volcanic tuff plateau visible from the autostrada. Signorelli’s frescoes. Underground Etruscan caves. Pozzo di San Patrizio. On the Rome–Florence rail line (1h15 from Roma Termini).
Spoleto: festival time (June–July), Roman ruins, less touristy. Orvieto: easier Rome day trip, underground exploration, the Duomo facade. Both deserving, both underrated.