Grand Catholic Italy
Tour Code - TV
10 days Rome to Venice
Rome, San Giovanni Rotondo, Assisi, Florence, Pauda
Prices starting from: $2639
Discover Italy from Rome to Venice. In Rome, enjoy a welcome dinner and guided visits with a Local Guide to the Holy Stairs, St. John Lateran Basilica, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major Basilica, the Catacombs, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Stop in Montecassino to visit the first of the Benedictine monasteries founded by St. Benedict, before arriving in San Giovanni Rotondo, home to the beloved St. Padre Pio. Visit his Friary, the Old Church, and the New Church. Next, visit the Shrine of Monte Sant'Angelo, where St. Michael the Archangel appeared in the 5th and 17th centuries. Via Lanciano's Church and the Holy House of Loreto, travel to Assisi, where guided visits to the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare are included. Via Siena, with the Sanctuary of St. Catherine and the Basilica of St. Dominic, arrive in Florence for two overnights and guided sightseeing including a visit to Michelangelo's David. Stop in Padua to visit St. Anthony's Basilica, and arrive in Venice. Enter by private boat to meet your Local Guide and visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica. Later, enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
Meals
Breakfast - 9
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 6
Standard Features
Headsets throughout the tour
ROME: Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Catacombs, St. John Lateran Basilica, the Holy Stairs, St. Mary Major Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum; Papal audience (subject to availability)
MONTECASSINO: Visit the Benedictine abbey
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO: Visit Padre Pio's Friary, the Old Church, and the New Church
MONTE SANT'ANGELO: Visit the Shrine
LANCIANO: Visit the Eucharistic Miracle Church
LORETO: Visit the Holy House of Loreto
ASSISI: Celebrate Mass; guided walking tour, visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare; also visit the St. Mary of the Angels Basilica and the Portiuncula
SIENA: Walking tour, visit the Sanctuary of St. Catherine and the Basilica of St. Dominic
FLORENCE: Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo's David, and the cathedral
PADUA: Visit St. Anthony's Basilica
VENICE: Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica; farewell dinner at a local restaurant
MEALS: Buffet breakfast daily (B); 6 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner in Venice
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable
