
Its Cathedral is one of the highest expressions of late Medieval Italian art and its construction is connected to the miracle of the host that took place in the nearby town of Bolsena in 1263. The bright pinnacled façade is a rare collection of sculptures and mosaics of graceful beauty and the work of the Sienese architect Lorenzo Maitani.
Inside are the Chapel of the Corporal, where the holy cloth which is considered evidence of the eucharistic miracle of Bolsena is preserved, and the Chapel of San Brizio, built at the start of the 15th century. Its frescoes are one of the most significant chapters of Italian Renaissance painting. They were begun by Beato Angelico with the help of Benozzo Gozzoli and Pietro di Nicola Baroni and were completet, at the end of the 15th century, by Luca Signorelli.
