THE BEST OF ITALY

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|Aug 31 - Sep 11|Milan • Padua • Venice • Florence • Assisi • Rome • Lanciano • Padre Pio
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Duration
12 Days
Departure
Aug 31, 2026
Difficulty
Moderate
Spiritual Chaplain
Fr. Jovi Balang
Starts In
Milan
Flights
Included

About This Pilgrimage

COME AND JOIN OUR 12-DAY PILGRIMAGE TO THE BEST OF ITALY MILAN, PADUA, VENICE, FLORENCE, ASSISI, ROME, LANCIANO, PADRE PIO

Itinerary

Day 1

Aug 31, 2026

Milan

Flight from US to Milan

Day 2

Sep 1, 2026

Milan

Welcome to Italy! Meet your guide and start the orientation tour and visit the Milan Cathedral Duomo and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Dinner and overnight in Milan.

Day 3

Sep 2, 2026

Padua

Drive to Padua and visit the Basilica of St Anthony. Visit the tomb of St Anthony and the Chapel of the Relics, which includes his habit, his tongue, as well as his jawbone, cartilage from his larynx and vocal cords. Dinner and overnight in Padua.

Day 4

Sep 3, 2026

Venice

Take the vaporetto – water bus to Venice Island. Familiarization tour to get up close to the attractions: Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sigh, and St Mark’s Basilica. Dinner in Venice and overnight in Padua

Day 5

Sep 4, 2026

Florence

Walking tour to the Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise”. Dinner and overnight in Florence.

Day 6

Sep 5, 2026

Assisi

After breakfast, drive to Assisi and tour on foot, the town of beloved St. Francis. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis, with its wonderful artwork by Giotto, the Church St. Clare, which houses her incorrupt body. Visit the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.

Day 7

Sep 6, 2026

Rome

Drive early to Rome and visit the Basilicas of St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and Scala Santa. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 8

Sep 7, 2026

San Giovanni Rotondo

After breakfast, travel to San Giovanni Rotondo to visit the hrine of Padre Pio. Enjoy an extensive visit including his tomb at the New Basilica. Dinner and overnight in SGR.

Day 9

Sep 8, 2026

Rome

After breakfast, drive to the cave of St Michael Archangel, then proceed to the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano on the way to Rome. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 10

Sep 9, 2026

Vatican City

After breakfast, attend Papal Audience at the Vatican. Visit the Vatican Museum, including entrance to the Sistine Chapel, then visit the Basilica of St Peter. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 11

Sep 10, 2026

Rome

After breakfast, sightseeing tour of Rome to see the Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain. Enjoy the afternoon free. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 12

Sep 11, 2026

Rome

Transfer to Rome (FCO) airport for your flight back home.

Trip Route & Destinations

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What's Included

✓ Included

  • ✓Mass Daily
  • ✓First-class Hotel Accomodations
  • ✓Porterage
  • ✓Professional Tour Escort and Local Guides
  • ✓Entrance fees to the sites mentioned on itinerary

✗ Not Included

  • ✗Tips to Guides and Driver ($165 Pre-collected)
  • ✗Travel Insurance (purchase online)
  • ✗Lunch & drinks during meals
  • ✗Single Room Supplement

○ Optional

  • ○Single Supplement is $TBA

Your Spiritual Chaplain

FJ

Fr. Jovi Balang

Spiritual Chaplain

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