THE ULTIMATE VATICAN & CULINARY EXPERIENCE
10 Days / 8 Nights
Join Perillo’s Christian Faith Tours for an unforgettable journey to Italy! This journey features the ultimate Vatican and culinary experience. Visit off the beaten path areas of the Vatican and its gardens, celebrate mass, and enjoy wine tastings and the various cuisines offered on this tour. You will no doubt return home with an expanded pallet and a strengthened faith.
Inclusions
- Air: USA to Rome & Venice to USA
- Perillo Tours Faith Journeys Tour Manager throughout
- Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach with English speaking Christian guide(s)
- 3-Night accommodations in Rome
- 1-Night accommodation in Assisi
- 2-Night accommodations in Florence
- 2-Night accommodations in the Venice Area (Mestre)
- Breakfast and dinner as indicated
- Welcome dinner at a local restaurant in Rome
- Dinner at a Roman Trattoria
- Special Dinner in Assisi
- Tuscan Villa Dinner
- Farewell Dinner in Venice featuring northern cuisine
- Wireless Headsets where necessary
- Porterage of one suitcase per person
- All transfers
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Entrance fees as indicated
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Traveler's Protection Plan
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Inclusions
- Air: USA to Rome & Venice to USA
- Perillo Tours Faith Journeys Tour Manager throughout
- Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach with English speaking Christian guide(s)
- 3-Night accommodations in Rome
- 1-Night accommodation in Assisi
- 2-Night accommodations in Florence
- 2-Night accommodations in the Venice Area (Mestre)
- Breakfast and dinner as indicated
- Welcome dinner at a local restaurant in Rome
- Dinner at a Roman Trattoria
- Special Dinner in Assisi
- Tuscan Villa Dinner
- Farewell Dinner in Venice featuring northern cuisine
- Wireless Headsets where necessary
- Porterage of one suitcase per person
- All transfers
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Entrance fees as indicated
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Traveler's Protection Plan
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Dates & Rates
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At a Glance
- DAY 1: USA DEPARTURE
- DAY 2: ROME
- DAY 3: ROME FULL DAY TOUR
- DAY 4: VATICAN
- DAY 5: ROME - ASSISI
- DAY 6: ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
- DAY 7: FLORENCE
- DAY 8: FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE (MESTRE)
- DAY 9: VENICE
- DAY 10: VENICE - U.S.A.
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Itinerary
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DAY 1: USA DEPARTURE
Depart from your hometown for an overnight flight to the beautiful city of Rome. Meals will be served on board your flight.
DAY 2: ROME
Benvenuti a Roma! You will be warmly greeted by your Perillo Tours Tour Manager and be transferred via deluxe private air-conditioned motor coach to your hotel. Spend the afternoon at your leisure in the “Eternal City” to help you adjust to your new time zone and enjoy a prearranged welcome dinner at a local restaurant featuring the best of Italian cuisine.
DAY 3: ROME FULL DAY TOUR
After your daily included breakfast you will enjoy a full day guided tour of Rome. Make your way to the Catacombs, the underground burial site of the early Christians. Afterwards, step back in time to visit “Ancient Rome,” including the Forum and the Coliseum. In the afternoon after lunch on your own you'll visit three major basilicas in Rome: St Mary Major, St John Lateran, and St Paul outside the Walls. Later on in the evening enjoy a special dinner at a trattoria, Roman style.
DAY 4: VATICAN
After breakfast you'll begin a tour of the Vatican Museums with exclusive access to the Vatican Gardens and lecture on a restoration project of the statues. After, you can continue to the Vatican Museums including a guided tour of the Raphael rooms and the Borgia apartments. After stopping for coffee in the Vatican Museums, finish your tour by visiting St. Peter’s Basilica. The duration of this tour is approximately 6 hours. After, return to your hotel and spend the rest of the evening is at your leisure. Dinner accommodations will be at your hotel.
DAY 5: ROME - ASSISI
After breakfast, your morning Papal Audience with preferred reserved seating awaits you. After, depart Rome for a scenic transfer to Assisi, the town of beloved St. Francis. Begin the day by celebrating Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis and then enjoy a tour of the Basilica of St. Francis, led by one of the Franciscan monks. Continue with a walking tour of the city, visiting the major sites associated with Francis and Clare. This also includes the Chiesa Nuova, built over the home of Francis’ family and the Church of San Rufino, with the baptismal font of the Saint and the Basilica of St. Clare. In the evening enjoy dinner in Assisi.
DAY 6: ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
After breakfast you'll depart for Siena, located in the central Italian region of Tuscany. Siena is a medieval walled city that still retains much of its charm. Visit the Piazza del Campo and celebrate mass at the Cathedral. Afterwards you'll have time to stop for lunch on your own before departing for the Florence area. After checking in to your hotel the rest of the afternoon is at your leisure. Later in the evening, enjoy wine tasting and dinner in Florence.
DAY 7: FLORENCE
Celebrate Mass after breakfast and then begin a walking guided tour of the city, including visits to the Duomo, Santa Croce Church and the famous statue of “David” by Michelangelo. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure to explore on your own.
DAY 8: FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE - MESTRE
Prepare to depart Florence for a visit to Padua enroute to Venice. You'll visit the Scrovegni Chapel (cappella degli scrovegni), with its priceless frescoes by Giotto. The next stop is the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua (known simply as Il Santo), which dates back to the 1200’s. Arrive in the early evening to the magical city of Venice and check into your hotel in Mestre for dinner and your overnight accommodations.
DAY 9: VENICE
Enjoy a walking city tour, including St. Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs and a visit to the Doges Palace. Then visit the island of Murano to view a time-honored tradition of glass blowing. Afterwards, return to Venice for a festive farewell dinner featuring northern cuisine.
DAY 10: VENICE - U.S.A.
Arrivederci! After breakfast, prepare to depart to the airport for your return flight home.
Grazie! (Thank you) for choosing Perillo Tours!
DAY 1: USA DEPARTURE
Depart from your hometown for an overnight flight to the beautiful city of Rome. Meals will be served on board your flight.
DAY 2: ROME
Benvenuti a Roma! You will be warmly greeted by your Perillo Tours Tour Manager and be transferred via deluxe private air-conditioned motor coach to your hotel. Spend the afternoon at your leisure in the “Eternal City” to help you adjust to your new time zone and enjoy a prearranged welcome dinner at a local restaurant featuring the best of Italian cuisine.
DAY 3: ROME FULL DAY TOUR
After your daily included breakfast you will enjoy a full day guided tour of Rome. Make your way to the Catacombs, the underground burial site of the early Christians. Afterwards, step back in time to visit “Ancient Rome,” including the Forum and the Coliseum. In the afternoon after lunch on your own you'll visit three major basilicas in Rome: St Mary Major, St John Lateran, and St Paul outside the Walls. Later on in the evening enjoy a special dinner at a trattoria, Roman style.
DAY 4: VATICAN
After breakfast you'll begin a tour of the Vatican Museums with exclusive access to the Vatican Gardens and lecture on a restoration project of the statues. After, you can continue to the Vatican Museums including a guided tour of the Raphael rooms and the Borgia apartments. After stopping for coffee in the Vatican Museums, finish your tour by visiting St. Peter’s Basilica. The duration of this tour is approximately 6 hours. After, return to your hotel and spend the rest of the evening is at your leisure. Dinner accommodations will be at your hotel.
DAY 5: ROME - ASSISI
After breakfast, your morning Papal Audience with preferred reserved seating awaits you. After, depart Rome for a scenic transfer to Assisi, the town of beloved St. Francis. Begin the day by celebrating Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis and then enjoy a tour of the Basilica of St. Francis, led by one of the Franciscan monks. Continue with a walking tour of the city, visiting the major sites associated with Francis and Clare. This also includes the Chiesa Nuova, built over the home of Francis’ family and the Church of San Rufino, with the baptismal font of the Saint and the Basilica of St. Clare. In the evening enjoy dinner in Assisi.
DAY 6: ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
After breakfast you'll depart for Siena, located in the central Italian region of Tuscany. Siena is a medieval walled city that still retains much of its charm. Visit the Piazza del Campo and celebrate mass at the Cathedral. Afterwards you'll have time to stop for lunch on your own before departing for the Florence area. After checking in to your hotel the rest of the afternoon is at your leisure. Later in the evening, enjoy wine tasting and dinner in Florence.
DAY 7: FLORENCE
Celebrate Mass after breakfast and then begin a walking guided tour of the city, including visits to the Duomo, Santa Croce Church and the famous statue of “David” by Michelangelo. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure to explore on your own.
DAY 8: FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE - MESTRE
Prepare to depart Florence for a visit to Padua enroute to Venice. You'll visit the Scrovegni Chapel (cappella degli scrovegni), with its priceless frescoes by Giotto. The next stop is the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua (known simply as Il Santo), which dates back to the 1200’s. Arrive in the early evening to the magical city of Venice and check into your hotel in Mestre for dinner and your overnight accommodations.
DAY 9: VENICE
Enjoy a walking city tour, including St. Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs and a visit to the Doges Palace. Then visit the island of Murano to view a time-honored tradition of glass blowing. Afterwards, return to Venice for a festive farewell dinner featuring northern cuisine.
DAY 10: VENICE - U.S.A.
Arrivederci! After breakfast, prepare to depart to the airport for your return flight home.
Grazie! (Thank you) for choosing Perillo Tours!
Extended Stays
Munich - Oberammergau - PASSAU - MELK - VIENNA - BUDAPEST
Cruise along the Danube discovering its most emblematic cities. You'll stroll through Budapest, once two distinct cities united only in 1873 with a historic center like no others, before basking in the charm of Imperial Vienna. Its stunning architecture, cultural and historical monuments and unique lifestyle will delight you while Passau, the "city of three rivers", is one of the most impressive sites of the Danube. Topping off this exceptional cruise, the Oberammergau Passion Play will leave you speechless. Performed during years ending in zero, it is viewed as one of the grandest in the world. Experience this amazing event from the best seats with Learning Journeys and CroisiEurope!
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