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GRAND CATHOLIC ITALY

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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.

City Highlights
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