Our first stop today was a family-owned pottery shop in Deruta. Everything was so beautiful I wanted to buy it all.
Next we went to a family-run winery, Tenuta Le Velette, for a tasting and lunch.
Before the tasting we were shown the ancient caves beneath the estate. First excavated by the Etruscans and later expanded by Franciscan monks, there is a large network of caves accessed by a narrow set of stairs in the old kitchen. There are still stacks of wine bottles in niches along the tunnel.
Those things hanging down from the ceiling are roots from a tree growing above the caves.
A lovely lunch was set out for us with dishes paired with each of the four wines we tasted, two whites, a red, and a desert wine.
The view of Orvieto from the estate was excellent.
After checking into our hotel in Orvieto, we explored the cathedral. WOW!
The inside was pretty impressive too.
These next pictures are from Luca Signorelli’s lavishly frescoed Chapel of San Brizio.
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