Produced by NHK 2021 in association with NHK ENTERPRISES and in cooperation with CR-Nexus
Recorded from broadcast February 2022
Orvieto in central Italy was settled in the 9th century BC by the Etruscans, an ancient naval kingdom believed to have ruled all of Italy. A city older than Rome, its location was chosen due to its strong defensive position. An underground cave network was dug beneath the city with over 1,200 passages spread like a maze, wells that supplied water and storage areas for food. It’s an entire city beneath the city! With its history hidden deep underground, Orvieto is an ancient city full of mystery.
0:00 – Title Sequence and Introduction
1:47 – “I think I should check the map.”
10:26 – Downtown and Duomo
18:52 – Information Corner
22:38 – “It’s 11:30 in the morning.”
31:26 – What do they eat?
34:56 – “The time is 2:30pm”
42:47 – “Now that the sun has set…”