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One of the so-called Nicchioni,Roman constructions
The Duomo of Todi
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I will be staying in Todi this April (2010), and will not have a car. I want to spend a day going over to Orvieto, and another day going to Perugia - but I don't want to spend hours on a train for such a short distance! Any suggestions? Thank you for any advice!
Also, for others looking for lodging, I booked my room at one of the monasteries in Todi - right in town, very reasonable. I will post my experience there when I return. Booked the room through monasterystays.com - they arrange lodging in many different cities. Should be interesting!
Todi to Perugia is less than an hour by train:
http://www.trenitalia.it/homepage_en.html
You can find bus timetables for Todi>Perugia here:
http://www.apmperugia.it/canale.asp?id=23
Train to Orvieto does take a while (because of the changes involved). You may be able to work something out with the bus Todi>Terni and train from there.
Todi>Terni buses here:
http://www.atcterni.it/contenuti/indicextra.html
There is no direct bus to Orvieto from Todi, but you could also explore potential connections using routes Todi>Marsciano and Marsciano>Orvieto on the first link.
Thank you very much!
Keep in mind that the train station of Todi is not in the town (there are no train stations in hilltop towns). It will involve walking, approx. 1 km.
There is one direct bus between Orvieto and Todi which seems to be geared to students' needs, but it might come handy.
http://www.atcterni.it/inv09/a25.pdf
Have in mind that the train to Todi leaves Perugia from a local station very close to the bus station on the southern edge of the walled town. It is a private train line and not Trenitalia. The same line continues to Terni, where it uses the main train station, though.
Also have in mind that the train station in Todi is about 2-3km away from the town and it lies below the hill where the most places of interest are. Some of the trains do not have connecting buses and you might want to arrange a lift with the hosts of the monastery where you'll spend the night. Maybe there was a taxi sign with a phone number, as well, but surely I don't remember seeing any taxi parked there.
Hope this helps
Venelin
The Todi visitor who wishes to see the inside of the churches needs to wear the same type of attire required of other places in Italy. For women, that means no shorts or sleeveless tops. My daughter and I wore our "church clothes" on the day we hit all the Todi churches. Todi can get hot during the summer, so I packed a linen top and a pair of linen capris.
Every year Todi has a Balloon Fiesta, a great sight, lots of hot air balloons flying around the Umbrian countryside.
I was asked by friends to drive to Todi to join them, as a hobby I 'work' as a navigator/ground crew for a balloon.
A fantastic few days, we flew each morning and then had breakfast, a wander around the old town of Todi or the other gorgeous villages nearby of Aquasparta, Terni (Marmare waterfalls) and Orvieto!
We had one night in which we were asked to do a night glow next to the Lago di Cobara (near the awful campsite we stayed in!). Unfortunately the wind was too strong there to safely do the glow although a few balloons were inflated, but not in the safest of conditions!
On an afternoon without the balloon, we went to Marmare. Near Terni it's an incredible noise of water. Really needing your own transport, we drove up to the top of the falls and walked down for the view. Impressive to say the least, from the bottom it was wonderful but wet!
Beware if you do go, they do stop the water on occasion so you just see a trickle!
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