The Best of Italy

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|Apr 19 - May 1|Milan • Padua • Florence • Assisi • Puglia • Rome • Vatican
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Duration
13 Days
Departure
Apr 19, 2026
Difficulty
Moderate
Spiritual Chaplain
Fr. Joseph Narisetty
Starts In
Newark
Flights
Included

About This Pilgrimage

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Itinerary

Day 1

Apr 19, 2026

Newark

Flight from EWR to Milan (MXP)

Day 2

Apr 20, 2026

Milan

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 3

Apr 21, 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

Apr 22, 2026

Florence

Drive to 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 5

Apr 23, 2026

Florence

Enjoy full day free in Florence for shopping or visits to Museums. Dinner and overnight in Florence.

Day 6

Apr 24, 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

Apr 25, 2026

Assisi

Visit the Portiuncula, which is a small stone chapel located within the Papal Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels. It became the birthplace of the Order of Friars Minor and two years later, the beginning of the Order of St. Clare of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi died at the Portiuncula that can still be visited today. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.

Day 8

Apr 26, 2026

Loreto

Drive early to Loreto and visit the Basilica della Santa Casa, a Marian shrine in Loreto, which was transported by the angels from Nazareth to Loreto. Travel to San Giovanni Rotondo to visit the Shrine of Padre Pio. Overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo (SGR).

Day 9

Apr 27, 2026

San Giovanni Rotondo

After breakfast, enjoy an extensive visit including his tomb at the New Basilica. Drive to the cave of St Michael Archangel. Dinner and overnight in SGR.

Day 10

Apr 28, 2026

Rome

Early morning drive to Rome. Visit the Basilicas of St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and Scala Santa. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 11

Apr 29, 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 12

Apr 30, 2026

Rome

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

Trip Route & Destinations

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What's Included

✓ Included

  • ✓First – class Hotel Accommodations (dbl occ)
  • ✓Porterage (1 luggage/pax)
  • ✓Breakfast and Dinner daily
  • ✓Professional Tour Escort and Local Guides
  • ✓Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
  • ✓Mass daily

✗ Not Included

  • ✗Tips to Guides and Driver ($150 Pre-collected)
  • ✗Lunch & drinks during meals

Your Spiritual Chaplain

FJ

Fr. Joseph Narisetty

Spiritual Chaplain

From
$4,499