Special Pilgrimage of Italy
ADAMS HOLIDAYS, present to you an extraordinary Pilgrimage tour. Interlaced with the most popular pilgrimage centers in the world are touristic gems not usually found in other itineraries. This specially tailored tour will surely gives you a lifetime memories like no one else could have.
group Tour Chaplain:
flight Departure: October 10, 2023 to October 20, 2023
place Destination:
Rome, Vatican, San Giovanni Rotondo (St. Pio), Pietrelcina (Hometown of St. Padre Pio),Monte Sant’Angelo, Lanciano (Miracle of Holy Eucharist), Cascia (St. Rita), Assisi (St. Francis & St. Claire), Padova & Pisa
- US$3,588.00 min. 30 paying pax
- Roundtrip economy class ticket VIA Qatar airways
- Hotel accommodation on first class hotels (twin/triple sharing)
- Meals as indicated (B- buffet breakfast, D- dinner)
- Transportation on air-conditioned coach
- Accompanied by a Pilgrimage Chaplain
- Tours with English speaking guides
- Accompanied by a tour coordinator from the Philippines
- Porter age of one (1) piece of luggage per person
- Pre-departure briefing with giveaways
- Day 01/Oct 10 MANILA-ROME Check in at Terminal 3 on Oct. 10 @ 05:50am. Arrival in Rome. Meet and transfer to hotel and check in (D)
- Day 02/Oct 11 ROME Morning free time at St Peters Square. Afternoon Visit the patriarchal basilicas: St John Lateran (nearby is the Scala Santa), Santa Maria Maggiore, St Paul’s Outside the Walls. Dinner at local restaurant (B, D)
- Day 03/Oct 12 ROME Continue with a visit to the Vatican Museum to admire the frescoes of Michelangelo at the Sistine Chapel. See Greek and Roman antiquities and collections of religious arts. Then to St. Peter’s Basilica, the most magnificent church in Christendom. Visit Sta Maria Goretti Church- a 20th century parochial church and titular church in the suburbs of Rome. Entrance to Pantheon. View the Coliseum- site of gladiatorial combats and early Christian martyrdom, Roman Forum, Piazza Navona, among others. End your tour with a visit to the exquisitely beautiful Trevi Fountain. Back to hotel. (B,D)
- Day 04/Oct 13 ROME/SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO Depart for San Giovanni Rotondo for St Pio of Pietrelcina. Eucharistic Celebration at the Shrine of Padre Pio and the Basilica of Our Lady of Grace. Meditate on the life of the miraculous saint, most beloved of confessors, who received the Stigmata- the five wounds of Jesus Christ. Time for private devotions. (B, D) Spanish Steps, among others. End your tour with a visit to the exquisitely beautiful Trevi Fountain. Remember “Three Coins in the Fountain”? Free time. (B,D)
- Day 05/Oct 14 SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO/MONTE SANT’ANGELO/SAN GIOVANNI Entrance to Casa Natalie Di Padre Pio, Pietrelcina. Drive to St Michael’s Cave and Grotto for meditation. Back to San Giovanni. Free time before dinner at the hotel. (B, D)
- Day06/Oct 15 SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO/LANCIANO/ASSISI Leave for LANCIANO to visit the Church of Eucharistic Miracle. The story behind is heartwarming. Eucharistic Celebration. Continue to Assisi, of the most loved St. Francis. (B, D)
- Day 07/Oct 16 ASSISI/CASCIA/ASSISI Commune in the Basilica Di San Francesco, the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility, forgiveness, simplicity and love for all God’s creatures. Hear about monastic life and view priceless frescoes adorning the walls of the church. Nearby is the church wherein lies the incorrupt body of St. Claire. Then to Santa Maria Degli Angeli Church to see the thornless rose bush and the Porziuncola. Depart for Cascia is a town and commune of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria. Visit the Sit Rita Church. Back to Assisi for overnight. (B, D)
- Day 08/ Oct 17 ASSISI/PADOVA Depart for Padova. Eucharistic Celebration at St Anthony De Padua Church. Photo stop at Prato Del Valle (Meadow of Valley) and Piazza Del Signori the city square in Padua. Transfer to hotel for overnight in Padova. (B, D)
- Day 10/Oct 16 FATIMA Participate at the morning Eucharistic Celebration. Drop your petitions in the chapel. Pray the Rosary as you wend your way through the significant places of interest. Visit the humble homes of the visionaries and realize their humble living then. Pass by the miraculous fountain. Pray at the Fatima Shrine (Cova de Iria), the Basilica with tombs of the visionaries and the Chapel of Apparition. Excellent shopping of religious souvenirs. Your chance to taste Portuguese specialties. (B/D)
- Day 09/Oct 18 PADOVA/PISA Drive to Pisa for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower, impressive Cathedral and nearby Baptistry. Good shopping in the open market. Dinner at a local restaurant. Check in at the hotel. (B, D)
- Day 10/Oct 19 PISA/ROME Depart for Rome for your flight back home. (B)
- Day 11/Oct 20 ARRIVAL MANILA Arrival Manila.