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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

1st Day: Catania - Acireale
Arrival in Catania and transfer to hotel. Accommodation in the reserved rooms, dinner and overnight. In case of arrival during the morning, the afternoon will be dedicated to the visit of historical downtown of Catania, unequalled city, destroyed many times by earthquakes and lava flows. Visit of the Cathedral’s Square with its Lavic Elephant, symbol of the city, and the splendid Cathedral, where you will have the possibility to visit the Chapel of the beloved patron Saint Agata.

2nd Day: Acireale - Syracuse - Acireale
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Syracuse, one of the most ancient Greek colonies of Sicily, with its Archaeological Park which preserves such wonderful treasures as the Greek Theatre, the “Orecchio di Dionisio” and the Roman Amphitheatre. We will take part to the liturgy in the famous Sanctuary of “Madonna delle Lacrime”. We will have lunch at restaurant and in the afternoon we will visit the Catacombs of San Giovanni, the Crypt of San Marziano, o the Basilica of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro and the Cathedral in the old island Ortigia, built on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Athena. Back to hotel, dinner and overnight.

3rd Day: Acireale - Etna - Taormina - Acireale
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to the Sanctuary of Valverde, nice village situated on Etna hills; we will proceed to Etna to make an excursion on the highest active volcano in whole Europe, up to 1950 mts.. Lunch at hotel and departure to Taormina, loved by everyone for its terraces facing the sea, the typical small streets, the Mediterranean vegetation, the warm climate. Visit to the Greek Theatre, the “Odeon”, the Cathedral, the historical buildings and the small streets with their craft shops. In the evening, back to hotel for dinner and overnight.

4th Day: Acireale - Caltagirone - Piazza Armerina – Agrigento
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Caltagirone, nice town renowned for the ancient tradition of pottery manufacture. After having admired the majolicas set in the steps of Santa Maria del Monte we will visit the Museum of Pottery, full of splendid finds; we will also visit a typical craftman’s workshop to see all phases of manufacturing. Lunch at restaurant and departure to Piazza Armerina, where you will admire the splendid mosaics of “Villa Romana del Casale”. Proceed to Agrigento, accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.

5th day: Agrigento - Selinunte - Palermo
Breakfast at hotel and guided visit to “Valle dei Templi”, where, among hundreds of almond trees, the rests of the ancient Akragas rise. Proceed to Selinunte, lunch at restaurant and visit to the most important Archaeological Park in whole Mediterranean. Proceed to Palermo, accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.

6th Day: Palermo - Monreale – Palermo
Breakfast at hotel and guided visit to the main monuments of the city, which origins are especially Arab and Norman, as for example the Cathedral which preserves the tombs of Norman kings and o f Frederik II Emperor of Swabia. Visit of the Royal Palace with its precious Palatine Chapel, the Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti and short tour in the historical downtown. We will proceed to Monreale, famous for its Cloister and its splendid Cathedral, defined as the world’s eighth wonder for its mosaics. Lunch at hotel. The afternoon will be dedicated to the visit of the renowned Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, set on Mount Pellegrino; we will also visit the Catacombs and the Church of Martorana. Back to hotel, dinner and overnight

7° Day: Palermo - Cefalù - Palermo
Breakfast in hotel and departure to visit the typical seafaring town of Cefalù, where the Normans built their most beautiful Cathedral. After lunch at restaurant, in the afternoon we will go on a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Gibilmanna. Back to hotel, dinner and overnight.

8° Day: Palermo
Breakfast in hotel and free time until departure time.