Feel The Faith in ITALY

from € 55
  • Individual / FIT & Groups suggested Tour
  • Accommodation at Ignas Tour's Selected Hotels
  • Transportation by Private Bus/Minibus/Car *
  • Official Tour Guides during the City Tours *
  • Entrance Tickets and Food & Wine Tastings *
            * (according to the program - if mentioned)          
 
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Highlights Religious Extra Excursions & Add Ons
for Holy Places and Sanctuaries
                                                                             

 

SUGGESTED TOURS & EXCURSIONS

#1 - SANTA CASA DI LORETO ITALY (Full Day Tour from PESCARA & SAN MARINO)
HOLY HOUSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN LORETO & JESI                                                                    
 

Join us in a full day tour inside the countryside of the Marches Region. In the morning visit the splendid City of Loreto, which owes its fame to the Sanctuary (or Basilica) where the Santa Casa della Vergine Maria (Shrine of the Holy House of the Virgin Mary) is preserved and venerated. It is a holy place defined by Pope John Paul II as “the true Marian heart of Christianity.” The Sanctuary has been one of the most important pilgrimage sites for the Catholic faith for centuries. The Loreto Holy House is the first Sanctuary of International importance dedicated to the Virgin and the true Marian heart of Christianity. After walk the old city, admiring the Palazzo Comunale and other magnificent Gothic and Renaissance buildings. 3-course Typical lunch at a local restaurant to taste the Marchegian cuisine. In the afternoon visit Jesi, an ancient Roman town with massive 14th century city walls with houses built on top. Part of an extraordinarily exemplary defensive system because it was complete with integrated construction and natural elements. Visit the Church of San Marco, an architectural jewel of the Gothic period. It stands on a small hill, a short distance from the historic center; its original construction seems to date back to the first half of the 12th century. Afterwards back to your hotel. 

✓ INCLUDED
    • Private Car, Minibus or Bus for Full Day Excursion
    • Full Day Tour Guide (6h)
    • 3-Course Typical Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks excluded)

#2 - PADRE PIO ITALY (Full Day Tour from BARI & PESCARA)
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO & MONTE SANT’ANGELO
 

Prepare for a full day tour based on Friar Padre Pio. In the morning discover San Giovanni Rotondo, place where Padre Pio was proclaimed Saint in June 2002. Visit Padre Pio’s Shrine strongly desired by the Friars Minor Capuchin brothers of Padre Pio and his numerous devotees, in order to best accommodate the relics of the saint and at the same time give dignity to the Eucharistic celebration. Then visit Holy Mary of Grace church, home of the great Friar from 1916. Later time for a 3-course Typical lunch at a local restaurant to taste Apulian cuisine. In the afternoon visit Monte Sant'Angelo, the Apulian city famous for the sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo, Protector of the chosen people, symbol of the powerful divine assistance towards Israel. Enter in Museum Tecum, underground museum to discover the longobards crypts, which used to serve as the entrances to the grotto. Many inscriptions along the walls of the “crypts”, some of Runic characters, testify to the considerable influx of pilgrims since the Longobard period. After the visit back to your hotel. 

✓ INCLUDED
    • Private Car, Minibus or Bus for Full Day Excursion
    • Full Day Tour Guide (6h)
    • 3-Course Typical Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks excluded)

#3 - SANT'ANTONIO ITALY (Full Day Tour from VERONA & VENICE)
SANT'ANTONIO DA PADOVA & SCROVEGNI'S CHAPEL
 

A visit to Padua is a fully fascinating experience. The origins of this city dates a long way back in time. In the morning visit the religious aspect of the city stemming from the providential intervention of the Franciscan monk Anthony against the spread of usury at the beginning of the 13th century. Visit the basilica of Saint Anthony, an imposing spiritual monument blending several architectural styles – Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, Moorish – built to house the Saint’s remains. Today the church is a center of pilgrimage from all over the world. Later time for a 3-course Typical lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit the city center and enter in Scrovegni chapel. A small church, next to the Augustinian monastery – Monastero degli Eramitani -,  where you will discover the sacred nature manifested by the fresco cycle of Giotto, created at the beginning of the 1300s  and considered to be an important masterpiece of Western art. Afterwards back to your hotel.

✓ INCLUDED
    • Private Car, Minibus or Bus for Full Day Excursion
    • Full Day Tour Guide (6h)
    • Entrance  Fee – Cappella degli Scrovegni
    • 3-Course Typical Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks excluded)

#4 - MADONNA DELLA CORONA ITALY (Full Day Tour from LAKE GARDA, VERONA & TRENTO)
SANCTUARY MADONNA DELLA CORONA IN SPIAZZI & MALCESINE
 

Get ready to a unique experience in the picturesque location in norther Italy of Spiazzi. In the morning visit The Sanctuary Madonna della corona, reachable by a scenographic path called “Sentiero della Speranza” which crosses a forest and reaches the stairway leading to the church. The sanctuary rises clinging on the rock of the mountains that surround it, at 774 meters above sea level, overlooking the valley of the Adige river. Take a moment to enjoy the silence  that nature can offer in this lovely place of silence and meditation. Afterwards, 3-course Typical lunch at a local restaurant in the beautiful medieval town of Malcesine surrounded by nature. Walk through the historic center, an intertwined of up and down small cobbled streets, ancient houses, alleys and nature. Visit the lake, the new & old port and Palazzo dei Capitani – a historic Venetian style building that faces towards Lake Garda.  After the visit back to your hotel.

✓ INCLUDED
    • Private Car, Minibus or Bus for Full Day Excursion
    • Full Day Tour Guide (6h)
    • 3-Course Typical Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks excluded)

#5 - SANTA RITA ITALY (Full Day Tour from ROME, PERUGIA & ASSIS)
SANTA RITA OF CASCIA & NORCIA
 

Perfect full day tour for those who like the Umbrian region and the green valleys of the Sibillini Mountains. In the morning visit the town of Cascia, where we will visit the Church of Santa Rita of Cascia, an Augustinian nun known as the holy of impossible cases who lived in 1400. Inside the church it is possible to see her body perfectly preserved in a glass urn. Pilgrims from all over the world come to this sacred place to pray to the saint to intervene for them.  Then visit the house where Santa Rita was born which is just a few minutes from Cascia in Roccaporena.  3-course Typical lunch at a local restaurant to taste the famous and fragrant black truffles. After lunch visit the Basilica of St. Benedict founder of the Benedictine and the enchanted town of Norcia. Afterwards  back to your hotel,

✓ INCLUDED
    • Private Car, Minibus or Bus for Full Day Excursion
    • Full Day Tour Guide (6h)
    • 3-Course Typical Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks excluded)



 
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* The Tours & Ercursions are on request and rates are subject to the availability of the hotels at the time of booking.
Prices are subject to change if travel occur during trade shows, bank holidays or special events and supplements may be applied.

Included Features

  • Individual / FIT & Groups suggested Tour
  • Accommodation at Ignas Tour's Selected Hotels
  • Transportation by Private Bus/Minibus/Car *
  • Official Tour Guides during the City Tours *
  • Entrance Tickets and Food & Wine Tastings *
  * (according to the program - if mentioned)
 
  

Not Included

  • City Taxes - to be paid on spot
  • Extra Tips
  • Extra Expenses
  • Everything not listed under “INCLUDED”

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Prices

            TOURS                    40 pax           30 pax          20 pax          10 pax    
 #1 - SANTA CASA
DI LORETO
ITALY 
(Full Day Tour from PESCARA & SAN MARINO)
HOLY HOUSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN LORETO & JESI
+ € 55,00
+ € 65,00
+ € 75,00
+ € 130,00
 #2 - PADRE PIO
ITALY 
(Full Day Tour from BARI)
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO & MONTE SANT'ANGELO
+ € 75,00 
 + € 85,00
 + € 95,00
+ €155,00 
#2 - PADRE PIO ITALY 
(Full Day Tour from PESCARA)
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO & MONTE SANT'ANGELO
+ € 55,00 + € 60,00 + € 70,00 + € 100,00
 #3 - SANT'ANTONIO
ITALY
(Full Day Tour from VERONA & VENICE)
SANT' ANTONIO DA PADOVA & SCROVEGNI'S CHAPEL
+ € 80,00 
+ € 90,00 
+ € 110,00 
+ € 175,00 
#4 - MADONNA
DELLA CORONA
ITALY
(Full Day Tour from  LAKE GARDA , VERONA & TRENTO)
SANCTUARY MADONNA DELLA CORONA IN SPIAZZI & MALCESINE
+ € 60,00
+ € 70,00
+ € 85,00
+ € 130,00
#5 - SANTA RITA
ITALY
(Full Day Tour from  ROME, PERUGIA & ASSIS)
SANTA RITA OF CASCIA & NORCIA
+ € 65,00
+ € 75,00
+ € 95,00
+ € 155,00


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Rates Per Person / Per Tour & Excursion Package
Free Of Charge 1/21 Paying Pax for Tour Leader
* also available “without Transportation” option