• Direct return flights from Dublin to Naples
• 10kg bags included
• All transfers & tours by private coach
• 3 nights in San Giovanni – Centro di Spirituale Padre Pio – Full Board
• 2 nights in Sorrento – Hotel Vesuvio, Sorrento  – Half Board (drinks excluded)
• Full religious programme led by Spiritual Director
• Fully guided with tours and visits as per itinerary

DAY 1: Arrive Naples. Pietrelcina and San Giovanni Rotondo

Early morning departure from Dublin Airport at approx. 06:15hrs to Naples. Upon arrival, we will meet our Joe Walsh tours representative. Enroute to Pietrelcina, have ample opportunity to enjoy scenic views of the beautiful Italian countryside, as well as hearing some inspirational words of the early years of Francesco Forgione (the future Padre Pio).

Walk in the footsteps of Padre Pio in his quaint little town and learn about his dream of becoming “a monk with a beard” and visit the family home where Padre Pio was born and the Church of Sant’Anna where he was baptised.

Afterwards, we will continue our drive to San Giovanni Rotondo where we will spend the following three nights in the Centro di Spiritualita’ Padre Pio on a Full Board Basis.

DAY 2: San Giovanni Rotondo
Today we will have the full day in San Giovanni Rotondo. We will be visiting the new and old Shrines. One of the most beautiful shrines to see in San GiovanniRotondo is the Old Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie or Our Lady of Grace, a small church where Padre Pio lived, heard confessions, and prayed.

Time also to visit the Capuchin Friary, the cell where Saint Pio lived and died, the crucifix before which he received the stigmata. We will not miss the tomb of St. Pio and the English Office where we will hear about the extraordinary life of Padre Pio.

DAY 3: San Marco in Lamis,  St Matthew’s Monastery and Monte Sant Angelo

This morning we travel to the nearby town of San Marco in Lamis with its beautiful market and visit St. Matthew’s Monastery. Before heading to San Marco we will also be visiting the Station of the Cross. After lunch we then continue to Monte Sant Angelo. We will visit and have mass in the shrine in the cave where the Archangel Michael appeared in the fifth century. A long list of Saints and Popes have visited this cave to pray to the Archangel, among them St. Francis of Assisi, St Pio and St John Paul II. Mass and return to hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: Sorrento

This morning, after breakfast and check out, we will depart San Giovanni and head to the magnific  Sorrento, surrounded by the beauty of the Amalfi coastline and the charm of Southern Italy. Our journey will bring us to Herculaneum (ticket not included), a Roman town buried by the same eruption, but better preserved in many ways due to its different burial conditions and a quick panoramic tour of Naples before checking in the Hotel Vesuvio, our base for the next 2 nights on a Half Board Basis

DAY 5: Pompeii

After breakfast, we depart for a day excursion exploring one of Italy’s most important archaeological and spiritual sites.
Our first stop is Pompeii, the ancient Roman city famously frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. A guided tour of the extensive archaeological site, walking among remarkably preserved ruins, streets, villas, and frescoes and a visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, a revered pilgrimage site known for its miraculous image of the Virgin Mary and a deep Marian devotion.(entrance ticket to Pompei not included)
Time for lunch (own arrangements) and free time to relax, explore Sorrento’s charming old town, or enjoy a coffee by the sea before dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Central Hotel Sorrento.

DAY 6: Flight back home

Today is  the last day of this beautiful pilgrimage. We will have breakfast and check out before driving to Naples airport to catch out flight back to Dublin (flight time tbc).

Itinerariy may be subject to change.

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• Airport taxes and charges applicable at the time of booking are included in the price
• Luggage allowance included per person and subject to airline conditions
• Payment terms: deposit €350 per person plus insurance premium if applicable; balances 12 weeks prior to departure
• Single rooms on request subject to supplement of €80 per night
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