Classic Travel - by Malgosia and Jurek Majcherczyk

Day 1 (Tue. 9/10):    Depart Newark

Depart United Airlines at 5:30pm. Nonstop flight to Rome. Dinner and breakfast served on board.

2. (Wed. 9/11):    Arrival to Rome & flight to Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Arrival at the airport in Rome at 7:45am. After passport check-in and luggage claim,  flight to Dubrovnik at 11:15am. Arrival at 12:40pm. Short drive to hotel. After resting we will begin the city tour of beautiful Dubrovnik – a Roman city built on stone and known as the pearl of the Adriatic Sea. Without a doubt it is a gem of southern Dalmatia. We will see city walls, towers, fontains, fortresses and many more. In the evening opening dinner in Meditrranean style and overnight at hotel. (B,D)

3. (Thu. 9/12):    Dubrovnik - Mostar - Medjugorje/Bosnia

After breakfast we will take a 3 hour ride to Medjugorje with sightseeing Mostara, one of the most beautiful towns of old Yugoslavia and now Bosnia and Hercegovina. It is a 16th century town built on the banks of the Naretwa river connected by a famous stone bridge known as „old bridge”. After checking in at our hotel in Medjugorje, we will tour the town and religious center. After Holy Mass we will return to our hotel for dinner. (B,D) 

4-5. (Fri-Sat. 9/13-14):  Medjugorje

Medjugorje has been visited by 22 million pilgrims from all over the world. We will spend 2 days here for sightseeing and religious practices. Pilgrimage to Apparition Hill. We will drive there through a steep trail stopping at each station of the Way of the Cross. We will walk to the top of the hill to see Blue Cross.  Evening for participation in private and group religious activity. Breakfast, dinner and overnight at our hotel. (B,D)

6. (Sun. 9/15):    Medjugorje - Split - flight to Rome

After breakfast we will drive to Split to sightsee this beautiful Roman city. Drive to airport for departure at 3:55 pm, arriving in Rome at 5:05 pm. Transfer to our hotel in the center of Rome. Dinner at our hotel. (B,D)

7. (Mon. 9/16):   Vatican & Rome

All day for walking tours of the Vatican and Rome. By noon, we will visit the Vatican Museum with the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of Saint Peter. After a short rest, we will walk through Old Rome with Piazza Navona with Bernini's "Four Rivers" fountain, then visit the Pantheon - an architectural gem and the only ancient remains standing today, the Trevi Fountain and after crossing the Venetian Square we will reach the Capitol - regarded as the spiritual, political and cultural heart of old Rome. From the observation deck on the Capitol Hill we will see the Roman Forum and then we will reach the most famous amphitheater in the world - the Coliseum, with the shackles of Saint Peter church next to it. Return to our hotel for the night and dinner. (B,D)

8. (Tue. 9/17):     Rome - Monte Cassino - San Giovanni Rotondo

After breakfast, transfer by bus to San Giovanni Rotondo - the city of Saint Padre Pio. On the way, we will stop at the cementery of Polish soldiers in Monte Cassino, where we will lay flowers and pray for those buried there. We continue our journey through Southern Italy to the town where Saint Padre Pio lived and died. Dinner & ovenight in our hotel. (B,D)

9. (Wed. 9/18):        San Giovanni Rotondo -  Saint Padre Pio

Most of the day spent on sightseeing the Basilica of San Giovanni Rotondo, where the tomb of Saint Padre Pio is located. Time for individual prayers and our Holy Mass. In the afternoon, a trip to Monte Saint Angelo, where in the carved grotto there is a church in which Archangel Michael is said to have appeared in 490 and 492. Dinner and overnight in our hotel. (B,D)

10. (Thu. 9/19):     San Giovanni Rotondo - Lanciano - Manoppello - Rome

After breakfast, we will drive to Lanciano - where in the church of St. Francis the evidence of one of the first Eucharistic miracles is kept. The Miraculous Host is a subject to complex research which showed that "The body is a real body. The blood is real blood." We continue our journey by stopping in the town of Manoppello, where, since 1638, the Santuario di Volto Santo Shroud Manoppello has been stored and showed in a glass-walled monstrance. The material on which the image of Jesus' face is located is a fine linen, and it is characterized by the fact that it is impossible to paint on it. We continue our journey to Rome. A farewell dinner at our hotel. (B,D)

Abbreviations:  B - Breakfast; L - Lunch; D - Dinner

Price with flights from Newark:    $ 3,390

• Price per person in a double room min. 25 people in the group
• Single Supplement:  +$560

Price includes:

• Non-stop flight on United Airways: Newark - Rome - Newark
• Flights: Rome - Dobrovnik/Split - Rome
• Accommodation in 3* & 4* hotels (first class)
• Most meals (see itinerary)
• Rides with a friendly guide on a luxury coach
• Entrance to the museums & churches listed in the program

The price does not include:

• Services not included in the program
• Trip Insurance
• Tips for local guides and drivers.

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