Italy – Part 4 (Finale)

The main purpose of our Italy trip was to attend a friend’s wedding in Orvieto. We decided if we were going to travel that far then we may as well spend time in Rome. Which we did and I highlighted on the links below:

Italy Part 1

Italy Part 2

Italy Part 3

We took a train from Rome to Orvieto on September 4^th, arriving just in time to attend the Welcome Pizza Party. It was the beginning of a beautiful weekend.

The wedding events were held at two venues, Torre Collevento and Pietra Campana. Both are located outside of town, in wine country.

Our hotel in Orvieto was the stunning Palazzo Piccolomini. Our room was huge! It actually took 4 keys to get into the room. One each for the building, the foyer, the main living area and then the bedroom.

One half of the living room

The other half of the living room

The living room ceiling

The bedroom ceiling

A bathtub tucked away in a little nook, not in the bathroom.

I am not sharing the bathroom pictures..seems a bit weird LOL.

But, trust me, it was impressive.

Friday, September 5^th was the rehearsal dinner held at Pietra Campana. The views of Orvieto from there are magnificent. You can see the Duomo of Orvieto, which makes a great backdrop for photos. Click the bolded link to read about this magnificent cathedral.

                                          

We took a tour of the Duomo on Saturday, September 6^th before getting ready for the wedding. It was gorgeous on the inside. As usual, I took way too many photos to share, but here are a few.

My 6'2" tall husband about to enter the big doors!

The organ pipes.

Statues of the twelve apostles. Six on each side.

The streets of Orvieto come alive on Saturdays. There are street performers and vendors around every corner.

The wedding was held at Pietra Campana. Since the couple had a wedding photographer, guests were asked not to take pictures of the ceremony. We will receive photos later. I can share the few I took of the grounds.

We were shuttled to Torre Collevento for the reception.

The weather could not have been nicer. We had excellent food, wine and desserts the entire weekend.

After enjoying a farewell breakfast on Sunday morning, we took the train back to Rome.

We had an early Monday morning flight, so we stayed at a hotel near the airport Sunday night. Surprisingly, hotel food is even delicious in Rome.

We enjoyed one last cappuccino in the airport’s Prima Vista Lounge before boarding our flight home.

Looking tired but it was a great time!

Thank you for following our little adventure. Tomorrow’s post will be a quilty one.

See you soon!