Religious

In Rome, guided sightseeing will take you to the Catacombs, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square, the Colosseum and so much more. Visit the first Benedictine monasteries in Montecassino and the home of St. Padre Pio in San Giovanni. See the Shrine of Monte Sant'Angelo, where St. Michael the Archangel appeared in the 5th and 17th centuries. Travel to Assisi, for guided visits to the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare. See Michelangelo's David in Florence and in Venice, enjoy a guided visit to St. Mark's Square and Basilica. Via spectacular Brenner Pass and Innsbruck in Austria, arrive in Oberammergau for the highlight of your holiday- the original Passion Play performed once-a-decade by the town’s locals to fulfil a promise made to God in 1634. Your holiday ends in Munich.

Note:
Headsets are included throughout the tour in Italy

Meals
Breakfast - 12
Lunch - 1
Dinner - 9

Standard Features
Headsets throughout the tour in Italy
ROME: Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; Papal audience (subject to availability); guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Catacombs, St. john Lateran Basilica, the Holy Stairs, St. Mary Major Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum
MONTECASSINO: Visit the Benedictine Abbey and its museum
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO: Visit Padre Pio's Friary, the Old Church, and the New Church
MONTE SANT'ANGELO: Visit the Shrine
LANCIANO: Visit the Eucharistic Miracle Church
LORETO: Visit the Holy House of Loreto
ASSISI: Celebrate Mass; guided walking tour, visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare, also visit St. Mary of the Angels Basilica and the Portiuncula
SIENA: Visit the Sanctuary of St. Catherine and the Basilica of St. Dominic
FLORENCE: Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo's David and the cathedral
PADUA: Visit St. Anthony's Basilica
VENICE: Private boat ride, guided walking tour, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica; dinner at a local restaurant
INNSBRUCK: Walk through the Old Town to the Golden Roof
OBERAMMERGAU: Passion Play performance (Seating Area 1; Accommodation Category HC3)
MUNICH: Orientation drive; farewell dinner
MEALS: Buffet breakfast daily (B); 1 lunch (L); 9 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner in Munich
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable