Tour MED2

Day 1

Depart for Venice

Take your overnight flight. Your meals will be served on board.

Day 2

Venice

We arrive at the Marco Polo Airport and we transfer by speed boat to the unforgettable city of Venice, built on water, ready to discover on our own the narrow streets, the canals and the typical Gondolas. Free time. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3

Venice

Early Mass at the St. Mark Basilica, then a guided visit to the Doge’s Palace. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4

Venice – Padua – Trieste

After breakfast, we transfer by speedboat to the Bus pier to take our coach driving to the nearby city of Padua, to visit the Sanctuary of St. Anthony. Mass. After lunch, we go to Trieste, the eastern Italian city close to the Slovenian border. Free time. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5

Trieste – Medjugorje

After breakfast, we are ready to spend our day on our motorcoach for a 588 km ( 365 ml ) trip to reach our destination. Lunch on the way. Arrive in the afternoon, in time to participate to the Candlelight Procession. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6

Medjugorje

Breakfast. Full day dedicated to religious activities (with official guide of the Shrine). We will climb Podbrdo or Apparition Hill, where on June 24th, 1981 Our Lady with a baby in her arms appeared to 6 young parishioners and keeps appearing and delivering us her messages. It will be possible to ascend the Mount Krizevac (Cross Mountain) and meet the Visioners (if available). Dinner and overnight.

Day 7

Medjugorje / Mostar / Split pier

Breakfast. Early Mass. To follow, transfer by motorcoach to the nearby city of Mostar to visit its historical center before moving to the Split pier to take the ferry boat to Ancona. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 8

Ancona – Loreto – Assisi

From the Ancona pier we drive to the great Marian shrine of Loreto to visit the Holy House of Nazareth and the beautiful Sanctuary Madonna of Loreto. More than 50 popes have made a pilgrimage to the house which, according to faith, was transported by angels to this hill in central Italy in 1294. According to tradition, this is the house in which Mary prayed the Magnificat, in which Jesus grew to manhood, and in which the Holy Family lived. Mass at the Shrine in Loreto. In the afternoon transfer to Assisi, to see the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, the one which gave the name to the famous American city of Los Angeles. This is where St. Francis spent most of his life. During your time here, you will have the opportunity to celebrate your private Mass and visit the “Porziuncola”, which is where St. Francis founded his order of the Friar Minor (Franciscans), the “Transit Chapel”, which is the place of St. Francis’ death and the beautiful Rose Garden where St. Francis retired to pray. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.

Day 9

Assisi – Rome

Enjoy an early breakfast, followed by a full day to discover the hometown of St. Francis, the “Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment.” You will become captured by the atmosphere which didn’t changed since St. Francis began his ministry, in the early 13th-century. We will start our day with an early Mass in one of the many chapels in the St. Francis Basilica, then, with the help of a local guide, we’ll discover all the details of this famous church, visiting the tomb of St. Francis, and view a series of outstanding frescoes made by Giotto in the 13th century, depicting the life of the Saint. From there, we move to the church of St. Clare, the foundress of the Poor Clare Sisters, who followed the teachings of St. Francis very closely by living a life of poverty and humility. In the afternoon, we move to Rome. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10

Rome

This is the day we’ll meet His Holiness Pope Francis in His weekly Audience in St. Peter, with the chance to take Him a picture right in front of us! Free time and lunch. This afternoon we depart for a “Christian Rome tour” which includes: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus, with our daily Mass; then the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, the Roman Cathedral, the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377; the Holy Stairs, the ones brought to Rome by St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, from the city of Jerusalem, along with fragments of the Holy Cross of Jesus that we’ll see in the nearby St. Cross in Jerusalem church. Dinner and overnight.

Day 11

Rome

We’ll start our day with an early Mass in St. Peter Basilica, the biggest church in the world which was built on the site where St. Peter, the first Pope and Bishop of Rome, was martyred. It is here that you will view Michelangelo’s Pietà (Piety). This stunning marble sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary holding Christ after His crucifixion, dead, and removed off the cross before being placed in the tomb. Our morning will be dedicated to the visit of the famous Vatican Museums, seen every year by millions people, an ensemble of different museums mixing ancient Roman arts with Renaissance tapestries and frescoes, including the awesome Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo. Later, a City Tour on our motor coach before reaching the city center to be explored on your own, before reaching a picturesque restaurant offering typical lovely folk Italian music awaiting us to sing along the singers “Arrivederci Roma” Overnight in Rome.

Day 12

Departure

This morning you will be accompanied by your Tour Manager to the airport and assisted with check in formality to board the flight home.

Important notice: Departure dates are subject to change in accordance to the Split/Ancona Ferry schedule.

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