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Monte Cassino Abbey above the hillside

Europe

Grand Catholic Italy Pilgrimage

Duration
11 days / 10 nights
Route
Colombo → Rome → Monte Cassino → San Giovanni Rotondo → Lanciano → Loreto → Assisi → Padua → Venice → Colombo
From
LKR 1,249,000
Style
pilgrimage · group

A closer look at your journey

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Pilgrimage / parish and diocesan groups

Your journey

Committed pilgrims, parish groups, clergy-led groups and mature travellers

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11 planned days

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1Depart Colombo

International travel day.

Day 2Rome arrival

Transfer, opening Mass and rest.

Day 3Vatican pilgrimage

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.

Day 4Major basilicas

Major basilicas, catacombs or Christian Rome program.

Day 5Monte Cassino to San Giovanni Rotondo

Visit the abbey and continue south.

Day 6Padre Pio and Monte Sant'Angelo

Full pilgrimage day with prayer and Mass.

Day 7Lanciano and Loreto

Visit the Eucharistic Miracle and Holy House.

Day 8Assisi

St Francis and St Clare sites, with time for reflection.

Day 9Assisi to Padua

Travel north with a pastoral rest stop.

Day 10Padua and Venice

St Anthony's Basilica and a short Venice cultural finale.

Day 11Departure

Transfer to the relevant airport and return to Colombo.

Covered

What’s included

  • Return airfare, baggage, Schengen visa coordination and insurance
  • Ten nights 4-star pilgrimage accommodation
  • Private coach throughout
  • Rome and Vatican pilgrimage program with standard Vatican Museums entry
  • Monte Cassino Abbey
  • Shrine of St Padre Pio and Monte Sant'Angelo
  • Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano and Holy House of Loreto
  • St Francis and St Clare pilgrimage in Assisi
  • Basilica of St Anthony in Padua and Venice finale
  • Mass arrangements subject to confirmation, pilgrimage guide and Colombo tour manager

Plan for

What’s not included

  • Donations, clergy stipends and personal offerings
  • City taxes
  • Meals not listed

Stay & dine

Hotels and meals

  • NH Roma Villa Carpegna or similar, 3 nights
  • Gran Paradiso Hotel Spa, San Giovanni Rotondo or similar, 2 nights
  • San Francesco Hotel, Loreto or similar, 1 night
  • Hotel Cenacolo Assisi or similar, 2 nights
  • Four Points by Sheraton Padova or similar, 2 nights

Meal plan

Daily breakfast and dinner, plus five lunches

Use the named properties or a written equivalent in the same star category and practical location. Confirm room type, meal basis and group handling before sale.

Make it yours

Optional upgrades

  • Full board throughout
  • Wheelchair/porter support package
  • Fatima-Lourdes extension
LKR 1,249,000per adult, twin sharingRequest