The Sanctuary of Greccio is a spectacular place located at 2000ft on a steep rock overlooking the "Holy Valley", where St.Francis used to wander. The Franciscans counted many settlements  throughout the valley in the 13th and 14th centuries

Is a sacred cave and popular Catholic shrine near San Giovanni Rotondo. Here the Archangel Michael is said to have appeared in 490, 492 and 1656 and consecrated the shrine himself.

The church and cloisters were founded in 1213 by Saint Francis. The saint often spent time in a cave near Narni, a charming village in Umbria Region, in order to pray. There is a story attached to the place whereby he once took ill here and was visited by an angel who invoked beautiful violin music to soothe him.

The Shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, is the second-most visited Catholic shrine in the world. Over 7 million pilgrims each year visit the Shrine. It centers on the tomb of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, a Capuchin friar, priest and mystic known for his devotion to God, care for the sick, and supernatural gifts. He died in 1968 and was declared a saint in 2002.

Lanciano is a small, medieval town, nestled near the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Italy, halfway between San Giovanni Rotondo and Loreto.
Lanciano is the town of an extraordinary miracle that has lasted for over twelve centuries now (1,200 years), and is still taking place today, before our eyes: the Flesh and Blood of Christ is still miraculously preserved today in a monstrance that all can see and venerate.