FALL in ITALY - ROME & ASSISI 2015

Rome & Assisi

October 12 to 21, 2015 $3,779.00 PER PERSON* Depart Detroit DTW Airport or Depart New York JFK Airport Air Available from your Home City  *Prices are per person, based on double occupancy and include mandatory Airfare Taxes and Fees Day 1: DEPART USA Enjoy an overnight flight with meals served aboard the aircraft. Day 2: ROME Upon arrival at the Rome Airport the group will be transferred by deluxe motorcoach to the hotel.  En route to the hotel, enjoy a panoramic sightseeing tour from your motorcoach of some of the other important sights of Rome, including the Palazzo Venezia, the Circus Maximus, the Forum, the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum.  Balance of the day is at leisure to explore Rome on your own.  Enjoy dinner at the hotel your first night in the "Eternal City."  (D) Day 3: ROME (Papal Audience) After breakfast, the group will attend one of the highlights of the trip, the Papal Audience (if available). In the afternoon, we visit the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Continue with a visit of the Basilica of St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, and the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) Day 4: ROME This morning, visit St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Garden, and the world famous Vatican Museums, featuring a visit to the Sistine Chapel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) Day 5: ROME Today we will have a full day of touring. Visit to Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches, which contains many relics brought back from the Holy Land by St. Helen, Constantine's mother. We will also stop for a brief visit of St. Lawrence, one of the Seven Pilgrims Churches and where St. Lawrence was grilled. Visit Il Gesu, Rome's largest  Jesuit Church. The tomb of St. Ignatius of Loyola is here, although his remains cannot be seen. Last stop is Santa Maria del Popolo, a Renaissance Church which contains Caravaggio's Martyrdom of St. Peter and The Conversion of St. Paul. In the Chigi Chapel, created by Raphael, are ceiling mosaics, as well as statues created by Bernini. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) Day 6: ROME In the morning enjoy a tour of Rome. Visit the Colosseum and the Church of San Clemente (with its layers of excavations underneath), and also see the Piazza Navona, one of Rome's great landmarks, the Trevi Fountain , the Pantheon, and the world famous Spanish Steps. Balance of the day is free. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) Reservations call 787-688-6286     journeyexperienceit@gmail.com   Day 7: ROME / ASSISI Depart after breakfast for Assisi, the town of St. Francis and St. Clare. In Assisi, visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Portiuncula Chapel, which houses the site of the beginning of the Franciscan order.  Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B,D) Day 8: ASSISI This morning, walking tour of Assisi. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis, with its artwork by Giotto, the Church of St. Clare, which to this day houses her incorrupt body. Balance of the day at leisure in Assisi. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B,D) Day 9: ASSISI / ROME After breakfast, return to Rome. En route, stop in Orvieto to visit the cathedral, where in 1263 a Eucharistic Miracle took place. The famous Cathedral of Orvieto dates back to 1263 and was built to commemorate the "Miracle of Bolsena." It is alleged that a miracle came about because a priest questioned the presence of Jesus Christ in the Host. Upon this doubt, a host started to drip blood and the Feast of Corpus Christi was started. Continue to Rome. Balance of the day is at leisure in Rome. Farewell Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) Day 10: ROME / USA After breakfast, depart for flight out of Rome Airport to USA. Arrive home the same day. (B)   INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS: Airfare: Roundtrip from Detroit / New York Airport Accommodations: 10 days / 8 nights Superior Tourist Class Hotels (3 star hotels) Meals: 8 Breakfasts & 8 Dinners. Sightseeing: As indicated in the itinerary. Also included: Daily Mass, Airport-hotel group transfers, city taxes, hotel tips & taxes, baggage handling at hotels (1 piece per person), Touring by Private Air-Conditioned Motorcoach, Services of a Professional Tour Escort. *Price is per person based on double occupancy. Travel Insurance is not included with this tour. Travel Insurance is available upon request. There are a limited number of single rooms available. Single Supplement: $385. Land Only Price (No airfare/airport-hotel transfers included): $2435. Price is based on a minimum of 20 passengers. **Price does NOT include tips to drivers and guides or any items not specified.