VIRGILIO TRAVEL
DETAILED ITINERARY
(Subject to Change)
Friday,
June 5
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Depart your home airport for the journey to Italy! The group flight (i.e. the one those purchasing LAND + AIR will be flying on) flies out of New York-JFK on ITA Airlines (ITA 611) at 9:10 PM and arrives in Rome at 11:50 AM on Saturday.
Saturday,
June 6
Group arrives at Rome’s FCO International Airport. After passport control and customs, everyone meets at the designated meeting point and we head out! Lunch is at a local favorite of Lino’s as an introduction to Italian cuisine. We then walk to the hotel to shower off those airplane germs and get ready for the day. We celebrate Mass at a beautiful church nearby and do a short walking tour of the city. We have an early dinner on the Borgo Pio and get back to the hotel to get some much-needed sleep.
Sunday,
June 7
Monday,
June 8
This morning we’ll have time to buy items to be blessed by Pope Leo XIV. We’ll pray the noon Angelus with the Holy Father and get things blessed.
After lunch, we’ll do a walking tour of Rome that includes Castel St Angelo, Piazza Navona, Mass at St Andrea Della Valle, and more. Dinner at one of Lino’s favorite restaurants.
Today we drive to Orvieto. Upon arrival we will reach the city center by funicular. The guided tour includes the gothic Duomo and San Brizio’s Chapel. Lunch at a local winery, to taste the local Orvieto white wine. Continue to Santa Maria degli Angeli, the place where St Francis of Assisi died, where we’ll celebrate Mass. Check into our beautiful hotel, and time to freshen up before drinks and dinner.
Tuesday,
June 9​
This morning we have a guided tour of Assisi that will include Mass at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi, a visit to the San Damiano which spoke to St Francis, and a chance to pray at the tomb of St Clare of Assisi. After lunch, we have the afternoon free to explore the city. Return to churches. Pray. Shop. Eat. Just enjoy this amazing place without being rushed. Dinner is at another one of Lino’s favorite restaurants in Assisi.
Wednesday,
June 10
Today we start with a tour of San Damiano hermitage. We get to experience the beauty of nature that St Francis loved so much and enjoy the area. Mass will be at San Damiano. Once again in the afternoon, we have free time to shop, pray, eat, and relax in this beautiful city. What sets this pilgrimage apart from most others is the time to really experience Assisi in a way most pilgrims never get to experience it. In late afternoon, we’ll visit a local olive oil mill to taste the delicious olive oils produced in the region. Another great dinner as a group this evening.
Thursday,
June 11
This morning we leave Assisi to return to Rome. Upon arrival in the city, we visit St Mary Major where we see the tomb of Pope Francis as well as celebrate Mass. After lunch, we visit St John Lateran (the Cathedral of Rome) and have an opportunity to do the Holy Stairs on our knees. We then check into our hotel and freshen up. Lino then gives a walking tour of the exterior of St Peter’s Square and the Basilica from the outside. Dinner on our own this evening.
Friday,
June 12
Today we visit the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, and then tour the incredible St Peter’s Basilica. After lunch, we go to St Paul’s Outside The Walls where we have Mass. Late this afternoon we have some free time to do last minute shopping, relax, or have one more aperol spritz in the city. Dinner tonight is where Lino and Jill had their wedding reception. After dinner, we walk back to the hotel with one last visit to St Peter’s at night.
Saturday,
June 13