Italy

Country Highlights

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Rome

The “Eternal City”: visit St. Peter’s Basilica with the Vatican Museums (included Sistine Chapel) together with the major Basilicas in Rome: the Basilica of St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran plus the Holy Stairs.

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Florence

Visit to Florence where you may explore the city during the panoramic city tour including the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio etc.

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Assisi

A tour around this beautiful medieval city includes the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (where “Portiuncola” is located), and the Basilicas of St. Clare and St. Francis (with the Tomb of the Saint).

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San Giovanni Rotondo

San Giovanni Rotondo, hometown of Padre Pio.

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Lanciano

Lanciano: visit the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle.

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Milan

Sightseeing tour of the city in order to visit the Duomo, the Square, the Scala Theatre and the elegant street Corso Vittorio Emanuele etc

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Sotto Il Monte

Sotto il Monte to visit this little city of John XXIII which the Museum dedicated to this Pope.

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Montichiari

Montichiari, where in 1947 Pierina Gilli had a vision of the Virgin. Free time to visit the Shrine of the Mystical Rose.

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Padua

Padua with the Basilica of St. Anthony (where the rests of the Saint are kept).

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Cascia

Cascia to visit the Basilica of St. Rita where the rests of the Saint are kept.

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Loretto

In Loretto visit the Shrine of the Holy House.

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Venice

A panoramic city tour includes St.Mark’s Square and St.Mark’s Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs etc.

Alpha and Omega Journeys of Discovery

Pilgrimage Packages to Italy

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ITALY (6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS)

ROME – ORVIETO – SIENA – FLORENCE – ASSISI – CASCIA – ROME

ITALY (9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS)

MILAN – SOTTO IL MONTE – MONTICHIARI – PADUA – FLORENCE – ASSISI – CASCIA – LORETO – ROME

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ITALY – FRANCE – SPAIN – PORTUGAL (14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS)

ROME – FLORENCE – ASSISI -SAN G.ROTONDO – LANCIANO – ROME – PARIS – LOURDES – ZARAGOZA – MADRID – FATIMA – LISBON

ITALY – BOSNIA – CROATIA (12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS)

MILAN – SOTTO IL MONTE – MONTICHIARI – PADUA – VENICE – SPLIT (CROATIA) – MEDJUGORJE (BOSNIA) – ANCONA (ITALY) – S.G.ROTONDO – MONTECASSINO – ROME

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Croatia – Split Postcard of city and Marjan Hill
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey.
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1reme National Park, Turkey
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“THE PATH OF SAINT PAUL”: TURKEY – GREECE – ITALY (16 DAYS / 15 NIGHTS)

ISTANBUL – ADANA – ANTIOCH – CAPPADOCIA – KONYA – PAMUKKALE – HIERAPOLIS – LAODICEA – PHILADELPHIA – KUSADASI – EPHESUS – IZMIR – PERGAMON – ASSOS – CANAKKALE – KAVALA – THESSALONIKI – KALAMBAKA – DELPHI – ATHENS – CORINTH – ATHENS – ROME

TURKEY – GREECE – ITALY (15 DAYS / 14 NIGHTS)

ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA – ISTANBUL – ALEXANDRIA TROAS – ASSOS – PERGAMON – THIATERA – IZMIR – SARDIS – PHILADELPHIA – PAMUKKALE – HIERAPOLIS – LAODIKEIA – KUSADASI – EPHESOS – 4 DAYS ICONIC AEGEAN SEA CRUISE – PATMOS – RHODES – CRETE (HERAKLION) – SANTORINI – ATHENS – CORINTH – ATHENS – ROME – ASSISI – ROME

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey.
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ITALY (5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS) – 3 OPTIONS

OPTION 1: ROME – ASSISI – ROME – POMPEII – MONTECASSINO – ROME

OPTION 2: BARI – POMPEII – ROME – ASSISI – ROME

OPTION 3: ANCONA – FLORENCE – ROME – POMPEII – MONTECASSINO – ROME