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Rome and Assisi
Depart on a transatlantic flight to Rome, Italy.
Arrival Rome where you will be met by our professional tour escort waiting outside the restricted customs area to greet and assist you to your private deluxe motor coach. Transfer to Assisi for hotel for check-in. Time allowing, Mass celebration followed by a welcome dinner with wine. Overnight Assisi (B/D)
A full day in Assisi ~ mystical town of St. Francis and St. Clare. Ancient walls surround Assisi and colorful houses of pink stone with flower-decked balconies. Its narrow winding streets spread in a fan shape over Mt. Subasio. This morning we tour the Basilica of St. Francis, with its lower church containing the Crypt of St. Francis and actual articles belonging to St. Francis ~ his tunic, shoes, chalice and communion plate. The upper church houses the Frescoes of Giotto and Cimabue, depicting the life of St. Francis and the famous painting ”Virgin and Child with Four Angels”. We will also see the Crucifix of San Diamiano, which spoke to St. Francis, and celebrate Mass at St. Francis Crypt. Then we will visit the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli ~ St. Mary of the Angels ~ containing the famous Porziuncola, the chapel where St. Francis consecrated St. Clare and where in 1226, St. Francis passed from this life into eternal life. Late afternoon free: time to browse the local shops or visit the monastery with its open courtyards and small religious shops. Dinner and overnight Assisi (B/D)
Breakfast and mass in Assisi, we will depart on the scenic drive to Rome. Upon arrival we will tour some of the highlights of Ancient Rome, where you will experience 2000 years of Christian History! The sightseeing will include St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls, the Coliseum, the Roman Forum and a drive down the Old Appian Way. Dinner and overnight Rome. (B/D)
Today we visit the magnificent Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel where you will raise your eyes to Michelangelo’s “Creation” and “Last Judgment. We will also tour St. Peter’s Basilica and take time to pray at the Tomb of Pope John Paul II. Dinner and overnight Rome (B/D)
Today we will visit the highlights of Christian Rome, including the Basilica of St. John in Lateran and the “Palace of the Holy Steps”... the actual steps that Christ, it is believed, climbed when He was brought before Pilate. We will also visit St. Mary Major Basilica, one of the four major Basilicas of Rome, and celebrate Mass at one of the basilicas during our sightseeing. Dinner and overnight Rome (B/D)
Today we will attend the Papal audience and blessing. Swiss guards surround the Basilica and Audience Hall assuring all is peaceful in eager anticipation of the Holy Father’s entrance. The afternoon is free to enjoy Rome! Shopping, explore the museums, visit the Vatican, or people watch from a sidewalk café! This evening enjoy a farewell dinner with wine. (B/D)
After breakfast depart for the airport for the return flight home. (B)
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