Okay, so maybe Johnny Cash rewrites don't really work when you're in Italy trekking down into the depths of Pozzo di San Patrizio, but when you start trekking down those 248 stairs spiraling downward 175feet below the surface you tell me what song comes to mind!
And let me tell you, when there's just two of you in there? It's a tad creepy, especially when your talkative knees are crunching with each step down into the misty depths.
The well was originally built after the Pope fled Rome after an attack against the Holy Roman Empire and ended up in Orvieto. His only fear of his destination was that the hill town would be besieged and be cut off from their water supply so he commissioned the well to be built in 1527. It apparently took 10 years to carve out of the stone descending basically down the hillside- no easy task!
The rest of the city was beautiful as ever on what felt like spring morning as the sun shone brightly in the blue sky. A walk through the community park provided stunning views off the hill's cliff into the valley below and the river changing its normal path as a result of the recent rain.
With lungs full of fresh country air, the tunes of the songbirds fresh in our minds, and our bodies producing VitD we begrudgingly packed up the car and headed our drive back south. Sometimes a long weekend just isn't enough time with a fabulous friend, in a beautiful region, and lots of yummy wine.
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