Rome, Assisi & San Giovanni

Day 1

The flight departs Manchester for Rome. After reclaiming your baggage upon arrival, a coach will transfer you to your hotel where accommodation has been arranged for 3 nights on dinner bed & breakfast basis.

Day 2

This morning, we will visit the Basilica's of St John Lateran for Mass & St Mary Major. In the afternoon, we will visit one of the Catacombs (entrance fee €10 per person) before we travel to the Basilica of St Paul's outside the walls for a visit.

Day 3

After breakfast we make our way to St Peters Basilica where we will walk through the Holy Door as a group, there will be free time to visit the Basilica. In the afternoon there will be a walking tour taking in the historical centre including the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Navona Square.

Day 4

The weekly Papal Audience will take place at 09.30am - tickets will be given by your courier. The coach departs Rome at 1.00pm for the journey to Assisi, on arrival check in to the hotel, celebrate Mass in the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels before dinner.

Day 5

After a leisurely breakfast this morning, we will be joined by our local guide for a visit to the Basilica of St Clare for Mass, we then have a guided visit of the Basilica of St Francis, The weekly Papal Audience will take place at 09.30am - tickets will be given by your courier. The coach departs Rome at 1.00pm for the journey to Assisi, on arrival check in to the hotel, celebrate Mass in the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels before dinner.

Day 6

This morning Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of St Mary of the Angel, you will have the opportunity to visit the Porziuncola - the small church inside the Basilica where the Franciscan movement started. We will visit the monastery at San Damiano, which was the first monastery of the order of St Clare, afternoon free in Assisi.

Day 7

We depart Assisi after breakfast for the journey to San Giovani Rotondo, a stop will be made at Loreto to visit the Holy House, Mass will be celebrated before continuing the journey to San Giovanni, on arrival check in to the hotel for dinner and 2 nights stay

Day 8

Mass will be celebrated in the Basilica, after Mass we meet at the English Office for a guided visit, Stations of the Cross follow. After lunch free time to enjoy San Giovanni, dinner will be taken in the hotel.

Day 9

This morning, we travel to Pietrelcina, the birthplace of Padre Pio, Mass will be celebrated, we visit the Church where he was baptised and the chapel of the Stigmata, we continue the journey to Naples for our final overnight stay.

Day 10

Free day in Naples

Daqy 11

After breakfast the coach transfers to the airport to join the flight back to Manchester.

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner, R=Room