Multi-days trip from Rome: Pilgrimage to Assisi,San Giovanni Rotondo and Bari

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Rome to Assisi, visit of the town, lunch and trip to San Giovanni Rotondo.⌄

   Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, has many sites relating to the life of the Saint which can be visited. The city’s masterpiece, the Basilica of St. Francis is important both from a religious and artistic perspective.

   This village in the Puglia region, in the southeast of Italy, is where Padre Pio spent most of his life and where his tomb can be found today. The modern town is dominated by the Capuchin Friary here the Saint lived and died and by the New Basilica, dedicated to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, built after his canonisation in 2002.

   Meals: Lunch: Lunch in Assisi · Dinner: Dinner in San Giovanni Rotondo area

   Overnight: Accommodation in a 4 stars**** rate hotel in San Giovanni Rotondo area.

2. 2Bari : private visit of San Nicola and back to Rome⌄

   Bari, the capital of Apulia, has been a cultural crossroads since ancient times and is a city where two souls meet: the old town, surrounded by an imposing wall and crossed with narrow streets that lead to the discovery of its rich heritage; and the modern city, built at the beginning of the 19th Century and and having endured several changes over time.

   A wonderful example of Apulian Romanesque architecture is the imposing Basilica di San Nicola (Saint Nicholas's Basilica), where the holy relics of the famous saint are kept. The bright-but-sober façade, flanked by two towers of different shape and height, features three portals that give access to the interior naves that hold important works of art.

   Meals: Lunch