Italian Sacred Sites
10 days Start / End: Rome
Rome-Montecassino-Pietrelcina-San Giovanni Rotondo-Monte San Angelo-Lanciano Norcia-Cascia-Assisi-Terni-Greccio
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
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ITINERARY (sample)Day 1 Arrival in Rome
Transfer to your hotel in Rome, dinner and overnight Day 2 Rome city tour Orientation tour of the city, Piazza Venezia, the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, the Roman Forum, and the Coliseum. Dinner and overnight in Rome Day 3 St Peter's Basilica and Vatican City Tour of the Eternal City of Rome with visiting St Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world and the three major Basilicas: St Mary Major, St John in Lateran and St Paul Outside the Walls. Dinner and overnight in Rome Day 4 Papal Audience Attend Papal Audience in the monumental St Peter's Square, visit the Catacombs and the highlights of the city center, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, the Pantheon and Navona Square. Dinner and overnight in Rome Day 5 Montecassino-Pietrelcina Departure for Montecasssino and visit the famous Abbey. Stop in Pietrelcina, the birthplace of Padre Pio and Piana Romana, where Padre Pio received the invisible stigmata. Arrival to San Giovanni Rotondo, dinner and overnight Day 6 San Giovanni Rotondo-Monte San Angelo Visit the sacred sites related to Padre Pio's life. Visit the Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel in Monte San Angelo and return to your hotel in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo. Day 7 Lanciano-Norcia-Cascia Departure for Lanciano and visit the Church of St. Legontian, where the Eucharistic Miracle took place. Departure for Norcia and Cascia and visit the Basilica of St Benedict and the shrine of St.Rita. Arrival in Assisi through the Umbrian countryside. Dinner and overnight in Assisi Day 8 Assisi Stroll the medieval streets of the little town, visiting the major attractions, including St.Francis Basiclica, the Sanctuary of Rivotorto and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, which contains the Porziuncola Chapel with the renowed Garden of the Roses. Dinner and overnight in Assisi Day 9 Terni-Greccio Departure for Terni, where it is located the tomb of St.Valentine. Stop at the Marmore Waterfalls, the highest in Europe. Visit the Sanctuary of Greccio, also known as the "Franciscan Bethlehem, where for the first time in history St.Francis celebrated the birth of Christ with peasants and animals and so the tradition of the Christmas nativity started. Departure for Rome, dinner and overnight Day 10 Departure Transfer to Rome airport for your return flight |
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