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GRAND CATHOLIC ITALY

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Enjoy 11 days in Italy - from Rome to Venice. In Rome, enjoy a welcome dinner and guided visits 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 with a Local Guide. 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 its Sanctuary of St. Catherine and the Basilica of St. Dominic, arrive in Florence, where guided sightseeing includes 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.

City Highlights
ROME:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, 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

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:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare; also visit the St. Mary of the Angels Basilica and the Portiuncula

SIENA:
Visit the Sanctuary of St. Catherine and the Basilica of St. Dominic

FLORENCE:
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo's David, and the cathedral

PADUA:
Visit St. Anthony's Basilica

VENICE:
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica; farewell dinner in a local restaurant