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Padre Pio-Pietrelcina-Lanciano
3 Days/2 Nights Departure/arrival: Rome HIGHLIGHTS
DESCRIPTION This tour in the footsteps of Padre Pio includes the places where he was born (Pietrelcina) and where he spent a part of his life and died, (San Giovanni Rotondo). Here you will see his tomb inside the Church of Our Lady of Grace and his cell, his confessional, the crucifix from which he received the stigmata, and nearly everything he owned or touched, carefully preserved. The new Church, completed in 2004 and considered a notable example of modern architecture can accommodate 6,500 people seated at worship and 30,000 people standing outside. The shrine also includes a modern Way of the Cross. The Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel 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. A flight of stone steps leads down into the atmospheric church incorporating the cave in which St. Michael appeared. The main church and the areas that lead to it are decorated with remains of medieval frescoes and sculptures. In Lanciano you will see the urn with the blood and the flesh of Christ (Eucharistic Miracle). |
* Supplement for single room: 50,00 euro
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Day 1 Pietrelcina - San Giovanni Rotondo
Departure for Pietrelcina, the village where Padre Pio was born. Stroll on the cobblestone streets of the old village where St. Padre Pio was baptised and grew up as a child. Continue to San Giovanni Rotondo, check in at the hotel where you will stay for two nights. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 San Giovanni Rotondo- Monte Sant'Angelo
Morning dedicated to visit the places related to the life of Padre Pio such as the New and Old Church, the Sacred Way and the museum of Padre Pio. In the afternoon we depart to Monte Sant'Angelo, a lovely hilltop village, where we will visit the Sanctuary where St. Michael the Archangel is said to have appeared three times. Then we return to San Giovanni Rotondo for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Lanciano
In the morning depart to Lanciano, driving on a scenic road along the Adriatic see in the Eastern part of the country. Visit the church of St Legonzio and see the famous urn with the blood and flesh of Christ (Eucharistic Miracle). Lanciano is a Roman town rich in history and art. Time to explore the town, before heading back to Rome, where you will arrive in the late afternoon
Departure for Pietrelcina, the village where Padre Pio was born. Stroll on the cobblestone streets of the old village where St. Padre Pio was baptised and grew up as a child. Continue to San Giovanni Rotondo, check in at the hotel where you will stay for two nights. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 San Giovanni Rotondo- Monte Sant'Angelo
Morning dedicated to visit the places related to the life of Padre Pio such as the New and Old Church, the Sacred Way and the museum of Padre Pio. In the afternoon we depart to Monte Sant'Angelo, a lovely hilltop village, where we will visit the Sanctuary where St. Michael the Archangel is said to have appeared three times. Then we return to San Giovanni Rotondo for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Lanciano
In the morning depart to Lanciano, driving on a scenic road along the Adriatic see in the Eastern part of the country. Visit the church of St Legonzio and see the famous urn with the blood and flesh of Christ (Eucharistic Miracle). Lanciano is a Roman town rich in history and art. Time to explore the town, before heading back to Rome, where you will arrive in the late afternoon
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