Pilgrimages

> Tour 1: 8 days - 7 nights
> Tour 2: 9 days - 8 nights
> Tour 3: 10 days - 9 nights
> Tour 4: 11 days - 10 nights
> Tour 5: 12 days - 11 nights

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Padova Assisi Pietrelcina - Nuovo Santuario di Padre PioLoreto

 

Pilgrimages Tours

Tour 1:
8 days - 7 nights  

Day 1  Rome
Arrival at   Rome  Fiumicino  Airport and  meeting   with  our   Tour escort.
Transfer   by  private coach to your  hotel. Accommodation at  hotel.
Rome  by   night with  local   guide  and   visit   of  Trevi  Fountain, Spanish  Steps, Pantheon, Navona   Square   with the Four River Fountain, Bernini’s  masterpiece. Welcome   dinner at restaurant  close to  Piazza  Navona   and  overnight.    

Day 2  Rome
After   breakfast you   will meet the  local  guide  for a full day   visit  of  Rome including St. Mary  Major Basilica, St.  John’s in Lateran  Basilica and   Holy  Stairs,  Vatican  Museum with  Sistine  Chapel  and   St. Peter’s Basilica.  Back to  hotel for   dinner and  overnight.    

Day 3   Rome
After  breakfast  you   will meet the   local  guide for a full day visit of  Rome including St. Peter  in  Chains Basilica, the   Imperial   Forum, Coliseum, the  Capitol,  St. Paul’s outside the  Walls  Basilica and the Catacombs. Back to hotel  and overnight.
  
Day 4   Rome / Assisi   (180 km)
After  breakfast   departure  for   Assisi . Arrival and  visit   of St. Mary  of the  Angels’s  Basilica.
Accommodation at hotel and   lunch. In the  afternoon  half day  visit   with  local   guide  of   St. Francis’ and   St. Clare’s Basilicas .Dinner and  overnight at hotel.   

Day 5   Assisi / Loreto / Padua (130  km   + 310 km)
After  breakfast  departure  for  Loreto  and visit  of the Holy   House  one of the most revered  Marian shrines in the  world. In the afternoon  departure  for  Padua.  Arrival and   accommodation at hotel.
Dinner and  overnight.

Day 6   Padua
After  breakfast  half   day visit , with  local guide , of  Padua  with of St. Anthony’s  Basilica. 
Free  time for   personal   activities.  Overnight  and  dinner at   hotel.   

Day 7  Padua / Venice  or surrounding  (40 km)
After  breakfast departure for  the visit   of  Venice.  Transfer  by  private boat to   St. Mark’s Square  where   you  will  meet the  local  guide . Half  day  visit   of St. Mark  Square, St. Mark  Basilica and the  Doge’s  Palace.  Time free for personal  activities and transfer  by  private  boat to reach the  coach. Transfer  to   hotel  accommodation dinner and overnight.

Day 8  Venice / departure
After breakfast  transfer  to Venice  Airport for  departure.

Masses can be  organized   every  day  and  Papal Audience in   Rome  will take  place  on Wednesday.

Tour 2:
9 days - 8 nights  

Day 1  Rome
Arrival at   Rome  Fiumicino  Airport and  meeting   with  our   Tour escort.
Transfer   by  private coach to your  hotel. Accommodation at  hotel.
Rome  by   night with  local   guide  and   visit   of  Trevi  Fountain, Spanish  Steps, Pantheon, Navona   Square   with the Four River Fountain, Bernini’s  masterpiece. Welcome   dinner at restaurant  close to  Piazza  Navona   and  overnight.    

Day 2  Rome
After   breakfast you   will meet the  local  guide  for a full day   visit  of  Rome including St. Mary  Major Basilica, St.  John’s in Lateran  Basilica and   Holy  Stairs,  Vatican  Museum with  Sistine  Chapel  and   St. Peter’s Basilica.  Back to  hotel for   dinner and  overnight.    

Day 3   Rome / Assisi   (180 km)
After  breakfast   departure  for   Assisi . Arrival and  visit   of St. Mary  of the  Angel’s  Basilica.
Accommodation at hotel and   lunch. In the  afternoon  half day  visit   with  local   guide  of   St. Francis’ and   St. Clare’s Basilicas . Dinner and  overnight at hotel.

Day 4  Assisi / Siena / Florence  (194  km) 
After breakfast  departure for  Siena  and
  half day  visit   of the  city   with  local  guide.
The  city is famous  for the  Piazza del  Campo and its  Cathedral. Free  time  for  lunch and  In the  afternoon arrival   in Florence. Accommodation at the  hotel and  rest  of the day at  disposal. Dinner and  overnight.

Day 5   Florence
After   breakfast  you   will meet  the  local   guide for a full day   visit  of  Florence including,
Santa Maria  Novella  Church, the  Duomo,  the  Baptistery,  Santa   Croce Basilica and the Uffizzi  Gallery. Dinner at   hotel and  overnight         

Day 6   Florence / Padua  (220  km)
After  breakfast  departure for   Pad
ua. Arrival  and accommodation in  hotel.
In the  afternoon  half   day visit , with  local guide , of  Padua  including  of St. Anthony’s  Basilica. 
Free  time for   personal   activities.  Overnight  and  dinner at   hotel.  

Day 7   Padua / Venice / Padua   (80  km)
After  breakfast departure for  the visit   of  Venice.  Transfer  by  private boat to St. Mark’s Square  where   you  will  meet the  local  guide . Half  day  visit   of St. Mark  Square, St. Mark  Basilica and the  Doge’s  Palace.  Time free for personal  activities and transfer  by  private  boat to reach the  coach. Transfer  back to  Padua for dinner and overnight .

Day 8   Padua / Verona / Garda Lake   (120  km)
After breakfast  departure for  Verona.  You  will meet  the local   guide  for an   half  day  guided  visit of  the historic centre  where you  will see the  famous  Arena  amphitheatre, used for the open air Opera Festival, the  Church  of  San Zeno, Piazza delle  Erbe and the  Romeo &  Juliet ‘s balcony.
In the afternoon  on to the  south  part   of the  lake  Garda. Accommodation at   hotel, dinner  and   overnight.       

Day 9   Garda lake / Milan Malpensa departure (120 km)
After  breakfast  transfer to  Malpensa airport  for  departure.

Masses can be  organized   every  day  and  Papal Audience in   Rome  will take  place  on Wednesday.

Tour 3:
10 days - 9 nights  

Day 1  Rome
Arrival at   Rome  Fiumicino  Airport and  meeting   with  our   Tour escort.
Transfer   by  private coach to your  hotel. Accommodation at  hotel.
Rome  by   night with  local   guide  and   visit   of  Trevi  Fountain, Spanish  Steps, Pantheon, Navona   Square   with the Four River Fountain, Bernini’s  masterpiece.
Welcome   dinner at restaurant  close to  Piazza  Navona   and  overnight.         

Day 2  Rome
After   breakfast you   will meet the  local  guide  for a full day   visit  of  Rome including St. Mary  Major Basilica, St.  John’s in Lateran  Basilica and   Holy  Stairs,  Vatican  Museum with  Sistine  Chapel  and   St. Peter’s Basilica.  Back to  hotel for   dinner and  overnight.    

Day 3   Rome / Greccio / Assisi 
After   breakfast  departure for the  visit of   the small village  of Greccio. Visit of  the Shrine of the Nativity, the place where St. Francis, on the night of Christmas 1223 represented the nativity  with persons. This is a complex of buildings where the nucleus goes back to the years in which there lived a poor man of Assisi. In the  afternoon  you  will reach  Assisi. Accommodation , dinner and  overnight at  hotel. 

Day 4   Assisi
After   breakfast half day  visit   with   local guide of  St. Mary  of the  Angel’s  Basilica,   St. Francis’ and   St. Clare’s Basilicas . Time free for   personal activities. Dinner and  overnight at hotel.

Day 5  Assisi / Siena / San Gimignano / Florence   (220  km) 
After breakfast  departure for  Siena  and  half day  visit   of the  city   with  local  guide.
The  city is famous  for the  Piazza del  Campo and its  Cathedral. Free  time  for  lunch and  in the  afternoon visit of   San Gimignano, the  medieval  village with its  13 towers.
In the evening  arrival   in Florence. Accommodation at the  hotel. Dinner and  overnight.

Day 6   Florence
After   breakfast  you   will meet  the  local   guide for a full day   visit  of  Florence including,
Santa Maria  Novella  Church, the  Duomo,  the  Baptistery,  Santa   Croce Basilica and the Uffizzi  Gallery. Dinner at   hotel and  overnight.        

Day 7   Florence / Padua  (220  km)
After  breakfast  departure for   Padua. Arrival  and accommodation in  hotel.
In the  afternoon  half   day visit , with  local guide , of  Padua  including  of St. Anthony’s  Basilica. 
Free  time for   personal   activities.  Overnight  and  dinner at   hotel.  

Day 8   Padua / Venice / Padua   (80  km)
After  breakfast departure for  the visit   of  Venice.  Transfer  by  private boat to   St. Mark’s
Square  where   you  will  meet the  local  guide . Half  day  visit   of St. Mark  Square, St. Mark  Basilica and the  Doge’s  Palace.  Time free for personal  activities and transfer  by  private  boat to reach the  coach. Transfer  back to  Padua for dinner and overnight.

Day 9   Padua / Verona / Lake  Maggiore  (310)
After breakfast  departure for  Verona.  You  will meet  the local   guide  for an   half  day  guided  visit of  the historic centre  where you  will see the  famous  Arena  amphitheatre, used for the open air Opera Festival, the  Church  of  San Zeno, Piazza delle  Erbe and the  Romeo &  Juliet ‘s balcony.
In the afternoon  on to the Lake Maggiore. Accommodation at   hotel, dinner  and   overnight.       
 
Day 10  Lake Maggiore / Malpensa airport for  departure  ( 45  km)
After  breakfast  transfer to  Malpensa airport  for  departure.

Masses can be  organized   every  day  and  Papal Audience in Rome  will take  place  on Wednesday.

Tour 4:
11 days - 10 nights

Day 1  Rome
Arrival at   Rome  Fiumicino  Airport and  meeting   with  our   Tour Escort.
Transfer   by  private coach to your  hotel. Accommodation at  hotel.
Rome  by   night with  local   guide  and   visit   of  Trevi  Fountain, Spanish  Steps, Pantheon,
Navona   Square   with the Four River Fountain, Bernini’s  masterpiece.
Welcome   dinner at restaurant  close to  Piazza  Navona   and  overnight.    

Day 2  Rome
After   breakfast you   will meet the  local  guide  for a full day   visit  of  Rome including St. Mary  Major Basilica, St.  John’s in Lateran  Basilica and   Holy  Stairs,  Vatican  Museum with  Sistine  Chapel  and   St. Peter’s Basilica.  Back to  hotel for   dinner and  overnight.

Day 3   Rome / Montecassino / Pietrelcina / San Giovanni Rotondo   (376  km)
After   breakfast departure   for  the  visit   guided  visit  of  Montecassino Abbey . After leaving Subiaco, Benedict went towards Cassino and in the period between 525 and 529, he founded the Abbey of Montecassino,  that  would become the most famous abbey in continental Europe.   Continue for Pietrelcina and visit  of the Natal  home of  Padre  Pio. Continue to San Giovanni   Rotondo.  Accommodation  in hotel  dinner and  overnight.

Day 4   San Giovanni Rotondo ( 50 km)
After  breakfast   at hotel   half day  visit  with  local  guide   of the places  of Padre Pio.
In the afternoon  visit  with escort   of  Monte  San’Angelo  not far from  San Giovanni  Rotondo and Back to hotel  for   dinner and   overnight.

Day 5   San Giovanni  Rotondo / Lanciano / Loreto  (315 km)
After  breakfast departure for  the   visit   of  Lanciano and visit  of the  Sanctuary  of  Eucharistic Miracle. Continue to Loreto  for  the visit  of the  Holy House of  Loreto,  one of the most Marian Shrines  in  Europe.  Accommodation at  hotel, dinner and   overnight. 

Day 6   Loreto / Cascia / Assisi  (215 km)
After  breakfast departure  for the   visit  of the  Basilica of St.  Rita  a great  evangelizer. On solemn and meaningful atmosphere of the Christmas night, she offered her youth to God, wearing the Augustinian habit, and the following year in the same solemnity, she confirmed her religious vows. After the  visit continue  to Assisi ,  accommodation at  hotel , dinner and  overnight.

Day 7   Assisi
After   breakfast half day  visit   with   local guide of  St. Mary  of the  Angel’s  Basilica,   St. Francis’ and   St. Clare’s Basilicas . Time free for   personal activities. Dinner and  overnight at hotel

Day 8   Assisi / Florence / Padua   (390  km)
After   breakfast  departure for   Florence .  Half day   visit  of  Florence   with  local   guide including, Santa Maria  Novella  Church, the  Duomo,  the  Baptistery,  Santa Croce Basilica.
On to  Padua. Accommodation   at hotel,  dinner and  overnight.

Day 9   Padua
After   breakfast  half day visit  of  Padua  with  local guide , including  of St. Anthony’s  Basilica. 
Free  time for   personal   activities.  Overnight  and  dinner at   hotel.

Day 10  Padova / Venice / Padova (80 km)
After  breakfast departure for  the visit   of  Venice. Transfer  by  private boat to   St. Mark’s Square  where   you  will  meet the  local  guide . Half  day  visit   of St. Mark  Square, St. Mark  Basilica and the  Doge’s  Palace.  Time free for personal  activities and transfer  by  private  boat to reach the  coach. Transfer  back to  Padua for dinner and overnight at  hotel.

Day 11  Venice / departure
After breakfast  transfer  to Venice  Airport for departure.

Masses can be organized every day and Papal Audience in Rome will take  place on Wednesday.

Tour 5:
12 days - 11 nights    

Day 1  Rome
Arrival at   Rome  Fiumicino  Airport and  meeting   with  our   Tour Escort.
Transfer   by  private coach to your  hotel. Accommodation .
Rome  by   night with  local   guide  and   visit   of  Trevi  Fountain, Spanish  Steps, Pantheon,
Navona   Square   with the Four River Fountain, Bernini’s  masterpiece.
Welcome   dinner at restaurant  close to  Piazza  Navona   and  overnight.    

Day 2  Rome
After   breakfast you   will meet the  local  guide  for a full day   visit  of  Rome including St. Mary  Major Basilica, St.  John’s in Lateran  Basilica and   Holy  Stairs,  Vatican  Museum with  Sistine  Chapel  and   St. Peter’s Basilica. 
Back to  hotel for   dinner and  overnight.

Day 3  Rome
After  breakfast  you   will meet the   local  guide for a full day visit of  Rome including St. Peter  in  Chains Basilica, the   Imperial   Forum, Coliseum, the  Capitol,  St. Paul’s outside the  Walls  Basilica and the Catacombs.
Back to hotel  and overnight.

Day 4  Rome / Subiaco / Montecassino / Sorrento  ( 324 km)
After  breakfast  departure  for the  visit  of  Subiaco  for the   visit  of  the Monastery of Saint Benedict.
The beauty of the shrine, which comprises two churches one above the other and several chapels consist particularly in the artistic irregular arrangement of walls, vault and steps which are almost identified with the rocks. Upper  Church,  Lower  Church, St  Benedit’s  Gotto,  where  Benedict retired to hermitic life for three years .Then  visit   of Santa  Scolastica’s  Monastery    that  is the only monastery of the twelve ones wanted by St. Benedict along the valley of the Aniene not to have been destroyed by earthquake or the Saracen invasions.  The Benedictine motto "Ora et Labora" is written  and  leads to the first or Renaissance cloister, which goes back to the XVI century. Continue to Montecassino  and   visit  of  Montecassino’s Abbey    founded in the period between 525 and 529  by Benedict. 
Continue to  Sorrento   and accommodation at   hotel.  Dinner and   overnight.

Day 5   Sorrento / Capri / Sorrento
After  breakfast  you  will reach  the   Harbour of   Naples and by  ferry  boat  you will reach the Island of
Capri.  Half  day  visit   with  local  guide  of  Anacapri   with  Axel Munthe’s famous  Villa and  Capri   with the  famous Piazzetta. Time   for  shopping and then transfer  by ferry back to  Sorrento.

Day 6   Sorrento / Pietrelcina / San Giovanni Rotondo  (240  km)
After   breakfast departure   for  Pietralcina and  visit  of Padre  Pio’s   Natal Home .  Continue  on to   San Giovanni   Rotondo.  Accommodation  in hotel  dinner and  overnight.

Day 7   San Giovanni  Rotondo (50 km)
After  breakfast   at hotel   half day  visit  with  local  guide   of the places  of Padre Pio.
In the afternoon  visit  with escort   of  Monte  San’Angelo  not far from  San Giovanni  Rotondo and
Back to   hotel  for   dinner and   overnight.

Day 8   San Giovanni  Rotondo / Lanciano / Loreto  (315  km)
After  breakfast departure for  the   visit   of  Lanciano and visit  of the  Sanctuary  of  Eucharistic
Miracle. Continue to Loreto  for  the visit  of the  Holy House of  Loreto,  one of the most Marian Shrines  in  Europe.  Accommodation at  hotel, dinner and   overnight. 

Day 9   Loreto / Cascia / Assisi (215  km)
After  breakfast departure  for Cascia.  Visit   of the  Basilica of St.  Rita  a great  evangelizer. On solemn and meaningful atmosphere of the Christmas night, she offered her youth to God, wearing the Augustinian habit, and the following year in the same solemnity, she confirmed her religious vows. After the  visit continue  to Assisi ,  accommodation at  hotel , dinner and  overnight.

Day 10   Assisi
After   breakfast half day  visit   with   local guide of  St. Mary  of the  Angel’s  Basilica,   St.
Francis’ and   St. Clare’s Basilicas . Time free for   personal activities.
Dinner and  overnight at hotel.

Day 11   Assisi / Orvieto / Rome  (204  km)
After  breakfast   transfer  to   Rome  with  stop in  Orvieto.  Visit    with  local  guide  of the Duomo   
Where the Chapel of the Corporal SS.mo is located, commemorated
the miracle that happens above the Corporal became the host feces and vermilion flesh and blood. After the visit continue  on to  Rome and   accommodation  in hotel.
Farewell dinner  in a restaurant   and   overnight .

Day 12   Roma
After breakfast  transfer  to Fiumicino  Airport  for  departure.

Masses can be  organized   every  day  and  Papal Audience in   Rome  will take  place  on Wednesday.

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