Rome • Assisi • Loreto • Florence • Padua • Venice
- 12 Days - THIS PRICE INCLUDES AIRFARE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.
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- Flights from anywhere in the United States and flights between countries as per your itinerary (all necessary flights on your trip are included).
- Daily Mass will be scheduled.
- Airport Taxes, Security Fees & Fuel Surcharges Saving you an average of $400-$600!
- Transfers as per itinerary. Transportation with luxury bus.
- 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. Wine included with all dinners.
- All tips to driver, hotel, and tour guide. If you feel that the tour guide did a great job, offering them extra tips is greatly appreciated.
- Guided Tours and Tour Fees ~ Our tour guides are very caring, licensed, and well educated. Many of our guides have their PhD's.
- Luggage handling (1 suitcase and 1 carry-on per person).
- Single Supplement (as long as the passengers is willing to room with someone and allows us to provide them with a roommate. If the passenger wants a guaranteed room to of their own, then they have to pay the $900 single supplement).
- Remember: Our trips are not more expensive during high season ~ Passengers will never be expected to pay extra for anything while on the trip.
- NOTE: If you wish to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith as a preparation for this pilgrimage, we recommend the following book as it is faithful to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church (Imprimatur by ARCHBISHOP FELIPE AGUIRRE FRANCO): The Catholic Faith in Easy Terms. Introduction, Nihil Obstat, and Imprimatur by Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco.
- Lunch.
- Covid Testing Costs (time for required Covid tests will be built into the tour).
- Trip Insurance. Work directly with Travel Guard to protect your investment and insure your money. There are different packages to choose from depending on what your travel needs are. Use the above link or the link right below the picture of the Pope on our home page to visit their site.
- Call us (855) 842-8001 or register online with a credit card and pay your $500 deposit per person to save your spot. The $500 deposit is part of the total price of the trip.
- A $1,000 Additional Deposit (AD) per person is due one month from the registration. The AD is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check).
- The balance is due 4 months before the trip departure date. The balance is paid ONLY in the form of Check (personal, money order, or bank check).
Proximo Travel
PO Box 561
Auburn, MA 01501
Day 1: Sunday September 10 : Departure from USA (overnight on plane)..
Day 2: September 11 : Arrival. Visit the Sanctuary of Saint Maria Goretti in Nettuno. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 3: September 12 (The Name of Mary): Visit the Colosseum, a great building that has been standing since 80 A.D. Then visit St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran, the first Basilica ever to be built in the Roman Empire. In the afternoon, go to the breathtaking Catacombs where 500,000 people were buried. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 4: September 13 (St. John Chrysostom): We will have an early start as our private bus leaves around 7:00 am to the Vatican to experience the Audience with the Pope. There will be time for lunch in the area of the Vatican, before we visit the Spanish Steps. This is the place where the Romans hang out. From there we will walk to Trevi Fountain, and have time for shopping. Followed by a walk to the Pantheon, the oldest functional building in the world, and then to the great artistic square of Piazza Navona. Dinner at Piazza Navona. Casual Dress throughout the day. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 5: September 14 (Holy Cross): Visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, the Pope's Private chapel. Tour of St. Peter's in the Vatican, the largest Basilica in the world. Long pants, capris, or skirts below the knee, shoulders covered. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 6: September 15 (Our Lady of Sorrows): En route to Assisi stop in Orvieto (Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena). Then visit Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Porziuncola. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.
Day 7: September 16 (SS. Cornelius and Cyprian): Leave early for trip to Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto. Pilgrim Mass at 11, Angelus and Rosary at 12. On return, visit to Shrine of Saint Nicholas at Tolentino. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.
Day 8: Sunday September 17 (Ordinary 24): Full day in Assisi. See the tombs of St. Francis, St. Clare and Blessed Carlo Acutis; enjoy a peaceful walk on the streets of Assisi. Dinner in Tuscany. Overnight in Florence.
Day 9: September 18: Tour of Florence: the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizzi, Michelangelo's masterpiece, The David, Flea Market, Duomo (Cathedral), and the Baptistery. Tour Guide will show to those interested the location of the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Medici Chapel (where the Medici family was buried), and Basilica della Santa Croce (where Michelangelo and 15 other glorious Italian artists and thinkers were buried). Dinner in Florence. Casual dress throughout the day. Dinner and overnight in Florence.
Day 10: September 19 (St. Januarius): En route to Venice, visit the shrine of St. Anthony and the church of Saint Justina in Padua. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
Day 11: September 20 (Korean Martyrs): Tour of Venice and visit St. Mark's square. Optional: Gondola ride and shopping. Long pants if you intend to go inside St. Mark's. Casual dress if you intend to go on a Gondola ride or spend time shopping and visiting the beautiful streets and bridges of Venice. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
Day 12: Thursday September 21 (Saint Matthew): Fly back home.
Please note: We do our best to ensure that all sites listed in this itinerary will be seen. However, due to scheduling conflicts, or other circumstances beyond our control, sites may be visited on a different day than listed. If this happens it will also necessitate a change in the restaurant for dinner. However, we will never sacrifice the quality of the meal, all restaurants will meet Proximo Travel's very high standards. Since we have several different trip configurations touring at the same time, it is likely that groups on different tours will be combined when their itineraries overlap in certain areas.
