Cecilia and Giovanni’s Wedding

July 22, 2006

How to get to the Hotel:

If you are travelling from outside Italy, the easiest way to get to Matera is to fly to Bari’s Airport (known also as Aeroporto di Palese). From there you can rent a car and you can get the driving directions to the Hotel from here. The address of the Hotel is Piazza Michele Bianco, 75100 Matera and you will need to enter this information to get the driving directions. Of course, you can use the same website if you are planning to drive to Matera from some other place in Italy or abroad. There is also a shuttle service from Bari airport to Matera and here is the link for the information and advanced booking. If you want to come by train, click here to find the information on how to get to Bari. In Bari you need to change station and click here to get the information from the regional railway line FAL (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, just next to the central train station of the national railways) that will bring you to Matera.

The Hotel’s website can be found here. You will be our guest for the night of July 21. We have negotiated a special rate if you want to stay longer in the same Hotel. We will send you an email by the end of April to confirm bookings.

Wedding Location

The wedding ceremony will take place in Bernalda’s church. Here is the link to the church. We will organize a bus transportation service from the Hotel to the church. The wedding reception will take place in the Masseria Fortificata of San Basilio, and here you can check the place out.

Tourist Information

Matera is a city with a very long history and is famous for its Sassi. In 1993 the city has been named among the UNESCO World Heritage sites and more information about it and the surrounding areas can be found here.The region in which Matera is located is named Basilicata and it is full of things to see. A useful website with information ranging from tourist destinations to local gastronomy can be found here. Cecilia’s hometown is Campomaggiore, and more information about the town can be found here

Wedding List/Honeymoon Travel Account

We have created a wedding list with John Lewis in London. The list will be available online starting from June 10, 2006 and you will be able to reach it following this link.

For information about our honeymoon in Ecuador and Perù, follow this link. You will also find all the information about our honeymoon travel account.

Of course, if you have any inquiry you can contact us here. See you in Matera!

Cecilia and Giovanni