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Pilgrimage in Italy /
12
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Rome -
Assisi - Chiusdino - Asciano - Siena - Florence - Ravenna -
Ferrara - Venice - Padua - Milan |
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DAY 01 |
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ROME. In
the late morning arrival at Rome; welcome drink and meeting
with our Tour Excort who will introduce our program. Time at
leisure to enjoy Rome. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
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DAY 02 |
ROME.
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Breakfast
at hotel. In the morning guided visit to the Vatican Museum,
Sistina Chapel and Raffaello's Rooms. Free time for lunch.
In the afternoon guided visit with our historical guide to
St. Peter's Basilica and Santa Maria Maggiore, the first
Basilica of Rome. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 03 |
ROME.
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Breakfast
at hotel. In the morning guided visit with our historical
guide to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Cloister and
the Baptistery, The Lateranense Palace, the ancient Pope
Residence, La Scala Santa and Sancta Santorum, the Popes'
private Chapel. Free time for lunch. In The afternoon we
will visit the "Basilica and Catacombe of S. Agnese and the
Mausoleo of Santa Costanza", wonderful examples of the
Christian art. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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DAY 04 |
ASSISI.
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Breakfast
at hotel. Departure to Assisi Travel northward this morning
through countryside and charming villages for a visit and
Mass in the medieval town of Assisi, located in the
beautiful region of Umbria at the foot of Mount Subasio. St.
Francis was born here during the 12th century and after a
nearly fatal illness during his youth, he converted to a
life of Christendom. The 14th-century castle Rocca
Medioevale offers a spectacular view of the city and the
Umbrian Valley. You will visit the Basilica of St. Francis,
which contains his tomb and the beautiful frescoes by Giotto
and Cimabue. You will also visit the churchof St. Clare, and
St. Mary of the Angels Basilica where you will visit the
chapel, Portiuncola, the rose bush, and the cave where St.
Francis retired for prayer. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel. |
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DAY 05 |
CHIUSDINO
- ASCIANO - SIENA. |
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Breakfast
at hotel. Departure to full day guided tour. First stop to
Chiusdino for the visit the Whole of San Galgano. The whole,
composed by the Hermitage or "Rotonda di Montesiepi", with
its precious "Sword on the rock" and its Cistercian San
Galgano Abbey ruins, is one of the most evocative of the
Tuscany. Continue to Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Asciano.
Monte Oliveto Maggiore is an early foundation of the
Olivetan Order and the Abbey itself is one of the most
interesting in Italy. Arrival to Siena, historical and
artistic city, famous for its untouched medieval look. In
the afternoon half day guided tour of the centre of Siena:
"Piazza del Campo", a particular square, famous in all over
the world for the "Palio delle Contrade" (festival and
horserace held twice a year at Siena) and its Beautiful
Duomo. Departure to Florence. Dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
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DAY 06 |
FLORENCE.
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Breakfast
at hotel. After celebrating Mass in one of the beautiful
churches of the city, we have a guided tour of the main
sights. We'll see the Cathedral with its magnificent dome of
Brunelleschi, Giotto's elegant belfry and the Baptistery
with Ghiberti's Gate to Paradise; then to the Galleria
dell'Accademia where, among other art treasures we see
Michelangelo's powerful David. The day's tour concludes with
a drive up Piazzalle Michelangelo to enjoy a wonderful view
of the city. Dinner and overnight in Florence. |
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DAY 07 |
RAVENNA.
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Breakfast
at the hotel and departure for Ravenna. Meeting with the
guide and visit of Basilica di S. Vitale, Mausoleo di Galla
Placidia, Basilica di S. Apollinare Nuovo and Sanctuary S.
Maria in Porto. Free time for lunch. Continuation of the
guided visit: Battistero Neoniano, Museo Arcivescovile and
Basilica di S. Apollinare in Classe. Accommodation in the
hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
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DAY 08 |
FERRARA. |
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breakfast
at the hotel and departure for Ferrara. Meeting with the
guide for the visit of S. Giorgio Cathedral and the Church
S. Paolo. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon on to
Pomposa for the visit of the Abbey, then on to Comacchio for
the visit of the Sanctuary S. Maria in Aula Regia. Departure
to Venice. Accomodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight. |
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DAY 09 |
VENICE. |
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breakfast
at the hotel. Departure to Venice, guided visit to the
historical center with St. Mraco Square, the Doge's Palace
and the Beautiful Basilica of San Marco. Free time for
lunch. In the afternoon half day guided tour of the Ghetto
of Venice. When you visit the Ghetto of Venice you enter an
extraordinary and unique quarter. Five synagogues (15th to
16th C.) are located in this small area, representing the
different "nations" (Jewish ethnic groups) who settled down
in the Lagoon along the centuries. Dinner and overnight. |
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VENICE /
PADUA / MILAN. |
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Breakfast
at the Hotel. In the morning departure to Padua, made famous
in part by the labors of Saint Anthony. Though born in
Lisbon, Portugal, St. Anthony chose Padua as the center of
his preaching mission. We visit the tomb of the blessed
Saint and celebrate Mass in the Basilica of St. Anthony. We
see Prato della Valle, one of the beautiful Italian square,
we can stroll along the watercourse lined with tall statues
and monuments. We'll also see the spectacular Basilica of
Santa Giustina and the Cappella degli Scrovegni wit the
famous fresques of Giotto. Free time for lunch. In the
afternoon continue on to Milan. Dinner and overnight. |
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MILAN. |
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Breakfast
at the Hotel. In the morning panoramic tour of the premier
monuments of this city where in the 4th century St. Ambrose
was bishop and St. Augustine was converted by his preaching.
We see the Castello Sforzesco and La Scala Theater, the most
renowned opera house in the world. Next we visit the Duomo,
the city's cathedral and the largest and most elaborate
Gothic structure in Italy, and celebrate Mass. Free time for
lunch. We continue on to the Church of Santa Maria delle
Grazie where the fully restored Last Supper frescoe of
Leonardo da Vinci graces a wall in the refectory where the
Dominican friars once dined, Sant'Ambrogio. Finally, we will
visit the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's finest art museum.
Dinner and overnight in Milan. |
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DEPARTURE. |
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The Christians In Rome 6 Days / 5 Nights
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DAY 01 |
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Arrival
in Rome. Accomodation in Hotel. Welcome drink and meeting
with our Tour Excort who will introduce our program. Dinner
in local restaurant followed by an evening walk around
Rome's historic center: Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Campo
dei Fiori, Piazza Farnese
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DAY 02 |
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Buffet
Breakfast to the Hotel. In the morning Our visit will begin
with the archaeological complex of the church of S. Giovanni
& Paolo, including the house of the two martyrs, where the
first Christians met to pray. We then follow the Via Appia,
historically linked to the first Christians. We will linger
a while at the small church Domine Quo Vadis, which is where
St. Peter met Christ. Along the Via Appia, one finds the
church of St. Sebastian, under which stretches one of the
larger complexes of catacombs in Rome, where, according to
tradition, the bodies of the Saints were kept here for A
period of time. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon we
continue to the Basilica of St Paul's outside the Walls on
the Via Ostiense, which the Emperor Constantine had built
over the Saints' tomb. Free time in Rome center Town. Dinner
and Overnight. |
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DAY 03 |
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Buffet
Breakfast to the Hotel. In the morning visit to the
excavations under the Basilica of S. Clemente, one of the
most interesting archaeological complexes in Rome. It is a
stratification of elements of 3 levels: Roman buildings, an
early basilica of the 4th century and that of the 12th
century. At the lowest level is a mithreum, a place of
worship dedicated to Mithras, a divinity from western Asia.
This religion entered Rome from the east as did Christianity
and a rivalry between the two developed. Nearby we will see
5th century S. Stefano Rotondo, one of the oldest churches
in Italy. Circular in shape, this church contains a string
of moving and bloody frescoes, representing the lives of the
Martyrs and Saints.
Free time for lunch. In the afternoon we continue to the
Basilica of St. John Lateran, also of great antiquity, which
Constantine built by expropriating all possessions of the
noble Roman family Lateran, who were adverse to
Christianity. We will see the early Christian Baptistery,
built by Constantine on a Roman nympheum, which became the
prototype of many baptisteries to follow. Santa Croce in
Gerusalemme, one of the seven churches visited by Pilgrims
in Rome holds the relic of the Cross carried to Rome by St.
Helena, mother of Constantine. The last visit will be to
Basilica of S. Lorenzo, also built by Constantine in 330, on
the tomb of S. Lorenzo. Dinner and overnight. |
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DAY 04 |
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Buffet
Breakfast to the Hotel. In the morning we will visit St.
Peters, the greatest of all Christian churches. Then a visit
to Santa Maria in Trastevere, one of the earliest churches
of Rome, with its early mosaics still in good condition.
Free time for lunch. In the afternoon we will visit some
early churches on the Aventine Hill, the Church of Santa
Maria in Cosmedin, which rises in the old cattle market. The
church of Santa Sabina represents the ultimate in Christian
Basilicas of the 5th century. On to San Saba and the oratory
of Santa Silvia, and the church of Santa Balbina, behind the
Baths of Caracalla. A great hall of the Roman Imperial era
was used as a plan for this church: the original structure
is still easily recognized. Dinner and overnight. |
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DAY 05 |
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Buffet Breakfast to the Hotel.
In the morning we aill visit to S. Martino ai Monti, a
3rd-century church, which like other early churches, was
built on the site of a private house, converted to an
oratory. We shall visit the excavations beneath the church.
The church of S. Pudenziana is one of the oldest churches in
Rome and was built on the site of the house of Senator
Pudente, where St. Peter is said to have been a guest.
Continue to the church of S. Prassede, very interesting for
its various early works of art, chiefly mosaics. Free time
for lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit the "Liberiana
Basilica," Santa Maria Maggiore, the fourth of the
Patriarchal basilicas of Rome. Along the via Nomentana, we
find the early church of S. Agnese. St. Agnes was martyred n
a brothel next to the Domitian Circus, (the present Piazza
Navona) and buried outside the town walls on the site of the
church which bears her name. In the near can be found the
Mausoleum of S. Costanza, Constantine's daughter, with its
beautiful 4th-century mosaics. They are a magnificent
example of early Christian craftsmanship. To end our tour we
will visit the Catacombs of Priscilla, one of the most
famous of Rome, with frescoes, painted plaster reliefs and
sarcophagi. Farewell dinner at a Roman restaurant. |
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DAY 06 |
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DEPARTURE. |
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Pilgrimage in Italy /
11
Days / 10 Nights |
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Milan - Padua - Venice - Ferrara - Ravenna - Loreto -
Lanciano - San Giovanni Rotondo - Pompei - Naples -
Montecassino - Rome |
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DAY 01 |
MILAN. |
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In the late morning arrival at
Milan; welcome drink and meeting with our representative
who will introduce our program. Time at leisure
to enjoy Milan. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 02 |
MILAN. |
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After Breakfast departure
for the panoramic tour of the premier monuments of this city
where in the 4th century St. Ambrose was bishop and St.
Augustine was converted by his preaching. We see the
Castello Sforzesco and La Scala Theater, the most renowned
opera house in the world. Next we visit the Duomo, the
city's cathedral and the largest and most elaborate Gothic
structure in Italy, and celebrate Mass. Free Time for Lunch.
In the afternoon continue on to the Church of Santa Maria
delle Grazie where the fully restored Last Supper frescoe of
Leonardo da Vinci graces a wall in the refectory where the
Dominican friars once dined, Sant'Ambrogio. Finally, we will
visit the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's finest art museum.
Dinner and overnight in Milan. |
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DAY 03 |
PADUA - VENICE. |
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Breakfast at the Hotel.
In the morning departure to Padua, made famous in part by
the labors of Saint Anthony. Though born in Lisbon,
Portugal, St. Anthony chose Padua as the center of his
preaching mission. We visit the tomb of the
blessed Saint and celebrate Mass in the Basilica of St.
Anthony. We see Prato della Valle, one of the beautiful
Italian square, we can stroll along the watercourse lined
with tall statues and monuments. We'll also see the
spectacular Basilica of Santa Giustina and the Cappella
degli Scrovegni wit the famous fresques of Giotto. In the
afternoon continue on to Venice. Dinner and overnight. In
Venice Area. |
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DAY 04 |
VENICE. |
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breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Venice, guided visit to the historical center
with St. Marco Square, the Doge's Palace and the Beautiful
Basilica of San Marco. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon
half day guided tour of the Ghetto of Venice.
When you visit the Ghetto of Venice you enter an
extraordinary and unique quarter. Five synagogues (15th to
16th C.) are located in this small area, representing the
different "nations" (Jewish ethnic groups) who settled down
in the Lagoon along the centuries. Dinner and overnight. |
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DAY 05 |
FERRARA - RAVENNA |
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Breakfast at the hotel and
departure to to Pomposa for the visit of the Abbey. Continue
to Ferrara. Meeting with the guide for the visit of S.
Giorgio Cathedral and the Church S. Paolo. Free Time for
Lunch. In the afternoon continue to RAVENNA. Meeting with
the guide and visit of Basilica di S. Vitale, Mausoleo di
Galla Placidia, Basilica di S. Apollinare Nuovo and
celebrate Mass, and Sanctuary S. Maria in
Porto. Continuation of the guided visit: Battistero Neoniano,
Basilica di S. Apollinare in Classe. Accommodation in the
hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
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DAY 06 |
LORETO - BASILICA SANCTUARY
"HOLY HOUSE OF LORETO" - LANCIANO |
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After Breakfast, departure to
Loreto. For seven years now, Loreto, small town in the
center of Italy, has been drawing numerous and endless
pilgrimages because of the Sanctuary that is renowed all
over the world, where the Holy House, that is the room of
the Vergin Mary, is guarded. Its walls were transferred into
this place from Nazareth in 1294, brought by the Angels
(according to a reliable hypothesis of men of learning)."The
Holy House of Loreto is the first Sanctuary of international
importance dedicated to the Vergin Mary and the true Marian
heart of christianity" (John Paul II). Free Time for Lunch.
In the afternoon we continue to Lanciano. Lanciano is a
small town situated south of Chieti, in the center of Italy.
Lanciano guards inside its walls, in the church of St.
Francesco, at the heart of the town, the first Eucharistic
Miracle of the Catholic Church. The prodigious event,
according to the unanimous testimony of the tradition and of
the following documentation, dates back to the VIII century.
Ancient Anxanum, the city of the Frentanese, has contained
for over twelve centuries the first and greatest Eucharistic
Miracle of the Catholic Church. This woundrous event took
place in the 8th Century A.D. in the little Church of St.
Legontian, as a divine response to a basilian monk doubt
about Jesus, Real Presence in the Eucharist. During holy
Mass, after the two-fold consecration, the host was changed
into five globules, irregular and differing in shape and
size. The "Miracle" was first preserved in a chapel situated
at the side of the main altar. In 1902 it was transferred
into the present monumental marble altar which the people of
Lanciano had erected. Possibility of celebrate Mass in
Loreto or Lanciano. Dinner and overnight in Lanciano. |
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DAY 07 |
LANCIANO - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO |
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After Breakfats we departure to
San Giovanni Rotondo. San Giovanni Rotondo is a village
situated north of the Apulian coast and a place of
pilgrimage for the devotion to Padre Pio. We'll visit the
House Relief of the Suffering, hospital built in 1956 thanks
to the offering of believers from all over the world. It is
the most eloquent testimony of the action of Padre
Pio who lived in the adjoining convent of St. Mary of the
Graces of the Capuchins; the attached modern sanctuary gives
hospitality to an exhibition with the objects of the
religious and, in the crypt, his tomb. We'll see west of the
hospital a flight of steps (at its foot is the statue of
Padre Pio) leading to the Stations of the Cross, going up
till Mount Castellano. Possibility of celebrate Mass in The
convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Dinner and overnight in
san Giovanni Rotondo. |
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DAY 08 |
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - POMPEII
(Naples) - SANCTUARY OF THE BLESSED VERGIN MARY |
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After Breakfast we departure to
Pompei. Pompeii, place of great interest both artistic and
archaeological, the Sanctuary of the Blessed Vergin Mary has
a special interest. The history of the Sanctuary of Pompeii
is linked with the life of its founder, Bartolomeo Longo di
Latiano (Br). He came to Pompeii for his job in 1872 and he
wanted to do something in favour of those peasants who lived
in poverty. He started to gather those poor people in the
small church of St. Salvatore, celebrating solemnly the
feast of the Madonna. In 1875 he brought from Naples a
canvas representing the Madonna of the Rosary that was
immediately displayed to the veneration of the believers.
After an apparition and a miracle, the image became the
object of great worship. The Sanctuary was built in 1891 and
in 1939 it was enlarged, so that the existing one is five
times bigger that the former one. Because of the many
miracles and favors bestowed by the Vergin Mary, the
sanctuary has became in a short time a destination of
endless pilgrimages. It is also called "the sanctuary of
charities" thanks to the works rose for the will of
Bartolomeo Longo, in favor of the little orphans, of the
prisoners' children, ecc... Bartolomeo Longo, who was
recently beatified, is buried in the crypt. After the visit
of the Sanctuary, we continue a guided visit to the ruins of
the Roman city destroyed by Vesuvius. Possibility of
celebrate Mass in The Sanctuary. Dinner and overnight in
Sorrento area. |
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DAY 09 |
SORRENTO - NAPLES -
MONTECASSINO - ROME |
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After Breakfast we departure to Naples. Guided visit of the
historical center of Naples, with the most beautiful
churches, Church of Santa Chiara and its Chiostro delle
Clarisse, the Cappella San Severo. Then along Spaccanapoli
we pass the Church of Sant'Angelo a Nilo and the Renaissance
Palazzo Marigliano before arriving at the Duomo of San
Gennaro. Free time for Lunch. In the afternoon
we continue to Montecassino. In Montecassino, place south of
Latium, is the Abbey dominating the plain land underneath on
the rise of the same name that has gone through the
centuries and the atrocities of the last world war, symbol
of the thought of St. Benedetto. Indeed, it is here that the
Saint arrived from Norcia in 529 retiring for 40 days in the
place where once rose the temple of Apollo. After
demolishing the pagan sacrarium, he erected the Church of
St. Martino. Possibility of celebrate Mass in the Church of
Santa Chiara. Dinner and overnight in Rome. |
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ROME. |
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Breakfast at hotel. In the
morning guided visit to the Vatican Museum, Sistina
Chapel and Raffaello's Rooms. In the afternoon guided visit
with our art historians to St. Peter's Basilica and Santa
Maria Maggiore, the first Basilica of Rome, and celebrate
Mass. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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ROME. |
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Breakfast at hotel. In the
morning guided visit with our art historians to the Basilica
of St. John Lateran, and celebrate Mass. Continue the visit
to the Cloister and the Baptistery, the Lateranense Palace,
the ancient Pope Residence, La Scala Santa and Sancta
Santorum, the Popes' private Chapel. In The afternoon we
will visit the "Basilica and Catacombe of S. Agnese and the
Mausoleo of Santa Costanza", wonderful examples of the
Christian art. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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For three millennia Rome has played an essential role in
civilization, religion, art, architecture, and gastronomy. Known
as the “Eternal City”, Rome is home to some of the most remarkable
sites in the world, like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and the
Vatican, to name just a few. With its mixture of ancient ruins and
contemporary living, Rome charms and excites all of her visitors.
Florence, the
“Cradle of the Renaissance”, is known for its spectacular
artwork, architecture, and literature. During the late Middle
Ages Florence was the center of European culture, birthplace of
Dante, Donatello, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo. Today you can
still see the stunning Duomo with its dominating dome, the
Academy of Fine Arts including Michelangelo’s David, and the
Baptistery featuring Ghilberti’s famous bronze door. With one
foot firmly planted in the past and the other in the present,
Florence is a truly remarkable city.
The city of
Venice is built on hundreds of islands, with a hundred more
canals separating each island. It is an enchanting city and was
a great maritime power during the Middle Ages. You can still see
the great monuments of the city: the Basilica of St. Mark, the
Dodges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs among others. Or you can
just relax as you take a gondola ride through the city’s
waterways.
Milan is
Italy’s business, financial and fashion capital. With a
strong cultural scene and a thriving nightlife, it is a very
urban city. But despite Milan’s modernism, one can still
visit the past at the Duomo, the last great Gothic cathedral
in Italy or the Santa Maria delle Grazie, home of da Vinci’s
famous “Last Supper”. Milan is where the past meets the
present and where countless visitors meet the adventure of
Italy.
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