 Parrano, 40 Km. from Orvieto, is a picturesque and well preserved historical center clinging to the hill around a castle that dates back to the middle ages, although its history is much older. In the nearby "Devil's Caves" ("Grotte del Diavolo"), deep gullies and caverns of great interest to pot-hollers, important prehistoric finds
dating to the upper Palaeolithic and the Bronze Age have been found. Closer to us, sign of the Etruscan (finds dating to the sixth century B.C. have recently come to light) and Roman settlement are still evident. In the ninth century it become a feud and was contended by various lords and still today preserves the characteristic of the Principality which conditioned its life from the beginning. The town is 441 m. above sea level and is unique in attracting tourists both for its climate and as a spa, for the springs of sulfur-magnesic water close to the inhabited center are used in mineral water cures.
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