This 9-day pilgrimage centers on Rome and Assisi. It includes a Papal Audience (subject to the Holy Father’s schedule), Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome’s major basilicas and the Catacombs of St. Sebastian, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and the places of St. Francis and St. Clare in Assisi.
Day by day
Day 1
- Your pilgrimage begins with your flight to Rome; meals and drinks served on board
Day 2
- Arrive in Rome, where our guide and driver meet you for a panoramic coach tour of the Eternal City
- Visit the Trevi Fountain, with free time for lunch on your own
- Travel to the hotel to settle in
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 3
- Early departure for the Papal Audience in St. Peter's Square (subject to the Holy Father's schedule)
- Lunch on your own, then a walking tour of the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 4
- Begin the day celebrating Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, followed by time to explore St. Peter's on your own and a guided tour
- Visit St. Paul Outside the Walls, one of the four ancient major basilicas of Rome, where St. Paul's remains lie today
- Continue to St. Lawrence Outside the Walls
- Lunch
- Visit the Catacombs of St. Sebastian
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 5
- After breakfast, tour the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
- Visit Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
- Spend the rest of the day visiting St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 6
- Morning tour of ancient Rome, including the Colosseum, Capitoline Hill, the Vittorio Emanuele Monument, the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus
- Free afternoon to enjoy Rome on your own
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 7
- Travel to Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare
- Visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, site of the Porziuncola, the Convent of San Damiano, the Basilica of St. Francis with his tomb, and the Basilica of St. Clare
- Rest of the day for personal devotions or shopping
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 8
- Walking tour of the city
- After lunch, visit the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore to pray at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis
- In the afternoon, return to Rome with free time to explore on your own
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 9
- Morning transfer to the airport for your return flight home
Included
- 7 nights' accommodation
- Continental buffet breakfast daily and 7 dinners
- Professional bilingual tour escort for the whole tour
- English-speaking local guides: 3 half days and 1 full day in Rome, 2 half days in Assisi
- Entrance fees: Pantheon, St. Sebastian Catacombs, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, St. Mary Major Basilica, Colosseum, Basilica of St. Francis
- City taxes
- Whisper headsets for the whole tour
- Deluxe fully equipped motorcoach as per program
Not included
- Flights
- Meals not specified
- Beverages not specified
- Porterage
- Tips for driver, guides and hotel staff
- Travel insurance
- Anything not specified as included
Good to know
- Should the group arrive during a trade fair, festival or other high-demand period, Genesis Boutique Travel reserves the right to adjust prices or offer an alternative location within 100 km of the city.
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