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1Day 1 Milano
Meals included: dinner
Meeting with one of our assistants at Milan Malpensa or Linate or Bergamo Orio al Serio airport or at Milan Centrale train station. Accommodation in private coach and transfer to hotel. Accommodation in reserved rooms. Dinner and overnight stay.
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2Day 2 Milano
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
Meeting with the guide, getting on the coach and morning dedicated to visiting the Lombardy capital, known as the economic center of Italy. External view of the Sforzesco Castle, via Manzoni, La Scala theatre, the Gallery, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Piazza Duomo with its magnificent Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente. It is the largest church in Italy, as the largest St. Peter’s Basilica is in the territory of the Vatican City, the third in the world in terms of surface area, the sixth in terms of volume. Visit to the Basilica of S. Ambrogio, one of the oldest churches in Milan. It is located in Piazza Sant’Ambrogio and represents not only a monument of the early Christian and Romanesque era, but also a fundamental point in the history of Milan and the Ambrosian Church. It is traditionally considered the second most important church in the city after the Milan Cathedral. The Holy Year includes, among the rites to be carried out, a journey by foot that prepares the faithful for entry into Rome. For this occasion in Milan two Sacred Ways will be highlighted. “the short way” and “MilanoIncima”. The first route crosses the historic center, with stops in the oldest churches in the city, while the second crosses three city parks. In the afternoon, weather permitting, it is possible to do one of your choice. Meeting with an Ambrosian Bishop or with one’s compatriots who have moved to Milan. Possibility of celebrating Holy Mass in a significant church in the Milan area. Going back to the hotel.
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3Day 3 Milano / Loreto / Assisi
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
Departure by coach in the early hours of the morning towards Loreto. Arriving and visit to the Basilica of the Holy House, one of the main places of veneration of Mary and among the most important and visited Marian sanctuaries of the Catholic Church. The sanctuary has the dignity of a minor pontifical basilica and inside it, Catholics worship with devotion towards the remains of what according to tradition is the Holy House of Nazareth, where Jesus lived. Continuation to Assisi, the citadel of St. Francis and of S. Chiara. Hotel accommodation in the reserved rooms. Possibility to celebrate Holy Mass.
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4Day 4 Assisi
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
Whole day dedicated to a guided visit to Assisi and S. Maria degli Angeli. Visit to the lower and upper basilicas, the churches of S. Maria Maggiore, S. Rufino and S. Chiara, the town square with the temple of Minerva, and Palazzo Priori. Possibility to celebrate Holy Mass.
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5Day 5 Assisi /Cascia / Roma
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
Departure for Cascia. Its main attraction is the monastery of St. Rita, which dates back to the 14th century. The monastery is famous for its miracles, and also for the tomb of Saint Rita, which is located inside the monastery. Visit and possibility to celebrate Holy Mass. At the end, continuation towards Rome, the capital of Italy and the center of Christianity in the world. Arrival at the hotel and accommodation in reserved rooms
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6Day 6 / Day 7 Roma
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
Meeting with the guide, getting on the coach and entire days dedicated to a guided visit to Rome, the cradle of Christianity, historical base of the Roman Empire and political center of Italy; of the basilica of S. Pietro papal seat, of S. Giovanni in Laterano, of S. Maria Maggiore and of S. Paolo futuro le mure. Walking along Via della Conciliazione, you can see Castel S. Angelo with the bridge of the same name. Also visit on foot the worldly Rome with Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Piazza di Spagna, the Altare della Patria and the Trevi Fountain. Possibility to celebrate Holy Mass.
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7Day 8 Roma
Meals included: breakfast
Bus transfer to Rome Fiumicino airport. Processing of boarding and departure formalities
MILAN-ASSISI-ROME-LORETO
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