Depart from USA on your overnight flight to Milan. Dinner and breakfast served on board.

Upon arrival in Milan, we will be met and transferred to our coach to begin our visit to this beautiful city. Visits include The Duomo, the third largest gothic church in Europe and the church of Santa Maria Delle Grazie. To the left of this church is a shrine to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. Continue our orientation tour of the city before we drive on to Padua hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)

Our full day tour includes taking a vaporetto (boat) to get to central Venice where you will have a walking tour of the city. Visit Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica and Square, the Bridge of Sighs and The Rialto Bridge. The afternoon is leisure to walk around Venice on your own until its time to return to Padua for overnight. Dinner on your own this evening. (B)

Today after breakfast and a short visit to the Basilica of St Anthony in Padua we will depart for Florence stopping in Ferrara to visit a Jewish- Christian Museum which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Continue on to Florence. Upon arrival we will have some free time to explore on your own. Dinner and overnight in Florence. (B,D)

Morning tour takes us to Michelangelo Square for a panoramic view of the city, the Academia to see Michelangelo's original David Statue, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry with its “Gates of Paradise” doors, Signoria Square and Santa Croce Church. Today lunch is included in Luca, outside of Florence, at "Fattoria il Poggio". Return to hotel late afternoon. Dinner on your own this evening. Overnight in Florence.(B, L)

Today after breakfast we attend service at either St James (Episcopal) or St Mark’s (Church of England). Afterwards we depart for Assisi as we experience Tuscany and Umbria - two of Italy's most scenic regions. Once in Assisi, our tour visits the Crypt of St. Francis under the huge Basilica of St. Francis, which contains many of his possessions and a series of frescoes depicting his life. Our guided tour continues with a visit to the Church of St. Clare, where the body of the great Saint rests, and St. Mary of the Angeles Basilica. Late afternoon we drive on to our Rome hotel for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

After morning prayers we begin our full day of sightseeing to include the art and treasures found in the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museum. Continue to St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the Christian world, built over the tomb of St. Peter. Then proceed to the Piazza Venezia, and the Roman Forum, with a stop at the Colosseum - a testament to the greatness of Rome's past. Continue your full tour day with visits to the Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, the Synagogue, Isola Tiberina. Return to hotel. Dinner on your own this evening. (B)

Morning sightseeing of Rome to include the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona and the Anglican Centre. Afternoon at leisure before we celebrate our farewell dinner at a local restaurant for our last overnight in Rome. (B, D)

Today we say farewell to Rome and take with us wonderful memories from our Italian Pilgrimage. We are transferred to the airport for our flight to the USA. (B)

*(B,L,D) = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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