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TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 01: Sun - ROME
Upon arrival at the airport, meet your English speaking
guide and transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore Rome
before dinner. Your Hostess will suggest some sights or
walks for you to enjoy. Dinner and overnight, Rome.
Day 02: Mon - ROME
We'll begin with the sightseeing tour of a lifetime!
Although our focus is on "Christian Rome" we will also see
many important cultural and monumental sights around Rome.
Today's tour will include three major Basilicas, the ancient
Baths of Caracalla (external) and the Catacombs of St.
Quirinale Square (entrance fee included), Trevi Fountain,
The Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Dinner and overnight in
Rome.
Day 03: Tue - ROME
Visit the Vatican Museums (entrance fee included), filled
with art treasures and awerelics donated through the
centuries as tributes of faith. Our tour will include the
Tapestry Gallery, the Raphael Rooms and the overwhelming
Sistine Chapel. Later, we will enter the largest church in
Christendom - St. Peter's Basilica (earphones included) You
will have some free time before dinner. Dinner and overnight
in Rome.
Day 04: Wed - ROME – PAPAL AUDIENCE AT THE VATICAN
This day will be one of your most memorable! We go to
Vatican City to attend the weekly Papal Audience and
blessing given by His Holiness, Benedetto XVI. Following the
Audience we head to San Giovanni Rotondo. Time permitting;
we will stop in Monte Cassino to see the Monastery founded
by St. Benedict in 529. We arrive in San Giovanni, the home
of Padre Pio, in time for dinner. Dinner and overnight in
San Giovanni Rotondo.
Day 05: Thu - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – MONTE
SANT'ANGELO
We begin today by celebrating Mass at the tomb of Padre Pio,
followed by a tour of the sanctuary by one of the fathers.
We will also see the crucifix from which he received the
stigmata in 1918.Visit the famous Grotto of Michael the
Archangel. Six popes, St. Francis and at least four other
saints have knelt in prayer at the Grotto, seeking the
protection of St. Michael. Consecrated in 490 by St. Michael
himself, this is a most celebrated shrine of early
Christianity. Back in san Giovanni you will have time for
devotions and reflection. Dinner and overnight in San
Giovanni Rotondo.
Day 06: Fri - SANGIOVANNI – LORETO – ASSISI
Our travel today take us to Loreto. The lush Adriatic coast
to the great Marian shrine of Loreto to visit the Holy House
of Nazareth and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. More than
50 popes have made a pilgrimage to the house transported by
angels to this hill in central Italy in1294. Tradition has
it that this is the house in which Mary prayed the
Magnificent, in which Jesus grew to manhood, and in which
the Holy Family lived. Mass at the Shrine in Loreto, then
transfer for dinner and overnight in Assisi.
Day 07: Sat - ASSISI
We start visiting the tomb of St. Francis and explore the
quaint hilltop birthplace of St. Francis, which still
retains something of the atmosphere of the early 1200s when
St. Francis began his ministry. Contained within the huge 13
the -century Basilica are many of his possessions and a
series of frescoes depicting his life. You may kneel before
the crucifix from which Jesus spoke to St. Francis, asking
him to rebuild His church. It was in St. Mary of the angels
Basilica where St. Francis spent most of his life. Here we
visit the chapel, Portiuncola, the rose bush, and the cave
where the saint retired for prayer. Stroll the medieval
streets of the compact little town. After stopping at an out
door café with a view of an ancient Roman temple, we go to
the Church of St. Clare to see the saint's incorrupt body.
The founders of the Order of Poor Clares followed the
teachings of St. Francis by living a life of poverity and
humility. We will visit these two saints' tombs before
dinner and retiring for the evening. Dinner and overnight in
Assisi.
Day 08: Sun - ASSISI - ROME - DEPARTURE
In the early morning we leave Assisi for the Rome airport.
We leave filled with beautiful memories and new
friends. Together we warmly say “Ciao Italia”. End our
services.
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customized itineraries
info@tutkutours.com
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