Orvieto Underground Dovecote - Orvieto, Italy
N 42° 42.907 E 012° 06.729
33T E 263523 N 4733224
Dove house carved in the rock of Orvieto, Umbria.
Waymark Code: WMW2PV
Location: Umbria, Italy
Date Posted: 07/02/2017
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The rock of Orvieto have many manmade caves since estruscan times. In medieval, the citizens carved pigeon houses in this smooth rock to have meat and egg supply during sieges. You can visit this underground Dovecotes via Orvieto Underground.
(If known) Approximately how many pigeonholes in the dovecote?: about 500
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