Perillo Tours Faith
DAY 1 • Depart USA Board overnight flight(s) from your local airport. In-flight meals provided. DAY 2 • Rome Arrive in Rome, meet tour guide, and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Rome. DAY 3 • Rome » La Verna Travel to La Verna for a Franciscan pilgrimage. Explore La Verna Sanctuary, significant to St. Francis. Visit the Chapel of the Stigmata and Basilica. Dinner and overnight stay in La Verna. DAY 4 • La Verna » Pieve Santo Stefano Begin walking pilgrimage to Assisi. Reach Pieve Santo Stefano, with historical and spiritual significance. Dinner and overnight stay in La Verna or Sansepolcro. DAY 5 • Pieve Santo Stefano » Sansepolcro Continue walking to Sansepolcro. Explore the town's Holy Sepulcher church. Dinner and overnight stay in Sansepolcro or Citta di Castello. DAY 6 • Sansepolcro » Citerna Walk to Citerna. Visit St. Francis and St. Michael the Archangel churches. Dinner and overnight stay in Citta di Castello. DAY 7 • Citerna » Citta di Castello Trek to Citta di Castello. Explore the town's history and art gallery. Dinner and overnight stay in Citta di Castello. DAY 8 • Citta di Castello » Pietralunga Walk to Pietralunga. Pass by notable landmarks and enjoy scenic views. Dinner and overnight stay in Gubbio. DAY 9 • Pietralunga » Monteleto » Gubbio Continue walking to Monteleto. Visit St. Benedict Abbey and arrive in Gubbio. Dinner and overnight stay in Gubbio. DAY 10 • Gubbio » Biscina Walk to Biscina. Experience the Franciscan Path of Peace. Dinner and overnight stay in Gubbio. DAY 11 • Valfabbrica » Assisi Walk to Assisi. Stop at Valfabbrica with a Benedictine monastery. Enter Assisi through the St. James gate. Dinner and overnight stay in Assisi. DAY 12 • Assisi Full-day tour of Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis. Visit Basilica of St. Francis, St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, and St. Clare's church. Free time for prayer, shopping, or exploration. Farewell dinner and overnight stay in Assisi. DAY 13 • Depart For USA Early breakfast, heartfelt farewells, and transfer to Rome Fiumicino airport. Return flights home. Vintage engraving from 1879 of Saint Francis preaching to the birds. ▶ (Far left) Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Day 3) The ‘lower plaza” is in the middle of 3 levels. St. Francis is interred on the lowest level, just below. ▶ 11
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