Thursday, December 17, 2015

Day Trip To Orvieto & Assisi

After a relatively tranquil day at the Vatican, Vince and woke up ready for our next day trip to Orvieto & Assisi. We met our tour group in central Rome, got on a bus, and headed into the country.


The view looking down from Orvieto


Orvieto's main piazza


Charming alley


Orvieto's Cathedral- stunning Gothic style


Sculpture in the entryway


Interior (main floor)


Stained glass


Basement chapel


Ceiling in one of the chapels- beautiful

We all had some time to explore the city before re-grouping at the bus to head to Assisi. Although our group was large, everyone eventually got organized and off we went.


Our lunch stop was an agriturismo along the way


The property was lovely!


Almost to our second city...


We made it to Assisi, got off the bus, and headed 
out to explore the charming city with our tour guide


A neat renaissance festival was taking place- too cool


Alley view


Inside a small church in the older part of Assisi


The Bascilica of Saint Mary of The Angels & The Martyrs


Closer look


This church was pretty special; it was built around the
original church of St. Francis of Assisi (one of my favorite saints)

Our group spent the last part of the trip around the Bascilica and then it was time to head back to Rome. It had been a long day of traveling, but the views, the art, and the history we saw was definitely worth the road time :)


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