1st DAY: ROMA APT/ABRUZZO
Arrive in Rome at Fiumicino Airport, transfer by bus to hotel in Abruzzo. Dinner and overnight stay.

2nd DAY: ABRUZZO (L'Aquila/Gran Sasso d'Italia/Campli)
Breakfast at the hotel. Guided sight seeing tour of L'Aquila. Visit to the principal town monuments, Basilica of St. Bernardino, Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio and Fontana delle 99 cannelle (99 spouts fountains). Then a visit to the National Museum of Abruzzo situated in the ancient Spanish Fort. Next we are moving to Gran Sasso d'Italia, biggest mountain of the Appennini, then arrival at Campo Imperatore, 2117 mt. o.s.l. Visit to the hotel room where Mussolini was kept in forced residence. Lunch at the restaurant. Moving to Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia, visit to the Sanctuary of St. Gabriele dell'Addolorata, "the Saint of smiles". Visit to the Basilica that St. Francesco d'Assisi founded in 1200, visit of the new Basilica. Then moving to Campli to visit the Sanctuary of the holy stairs: 28 wooden steps which pilgrims climb on their knees whilst praying to get absolution. In special days of the year, climbing the stairs on your knees you can obtain plenary indulgence. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

3rd DAY: ABRUZZO (Sulmona/Scanno)

ABRUZZESE DAY: "HANDCRAFT"

4th DAY: ABRUZZO/ROMA/ABRUZZO
Breakfast at the hotel. Leaving for Rome. The whole day is dedicated to the "Religious Rome" also taking part in celebrations concerning the Jubilee of 2000 in the Citta' del Vaticano. Visit to the Basilica of St. Pietro, the Cupola, Vatican Museum and Cappella Sistina. Lunch not included.Return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

5th DAY: ABRUZZO/S.GIOVANNI ROTONDO/MONTE
                 S.ANGELO/ABRUZZO
Breakfast at the hotel. A tour of Padre Pio's places in San Giovanni Rotondo. Visit to the Sanctuary. A short period for praying on Padre Pio's tomb, the venerated father of Pietrelcina. Lunch at the restaurant. Visit to the "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" a hospital that Padre Pio inaugurated in 1925. Visit to the Sanctuary of St. Michele in Monte St. Angelo. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

6th DAY: ABRUZZO (Chieti Landscape)

ABRUZZESE DAY: "WINEMAKERS AND OLIVE MILLS"

7th DAY: ABRUZZO/S.MARIA DEGLI ANGELI/ASSISI
                 SIENA/FIRENZE
Breakfast at the hotel. Luggage loading. The day is completely dedicated to visit the "Italian Patron Saints": Santa Caterina and San Francesco. Trip to Santa Maria degli Angeli to visit the stately Basilica, that was built where St. Francesco founded his order. Next visit to the Cappella della Porziuncola (chapel of Porziuncola). Continuation to Assisi to visit the Basilica of St. Francesco, two churches laid one on the other, in the inside is kept the holy body of St. Francesco. On the walls there are the most magnificent frescos and paintings of Italian art of 1300. continuation to Basilica of Santa Chiara. Lunch not included. Excursion to Siena, the city famous for the palio and its panforte, the typical sweet. Sight seeing of the medieval town and Santa Caterina's house. Accomodation and dinner at hotel in Florence or there about.

8th DAY: FIRENZE
Breakfast at the hotel. The whole day to visit Florence. Guided sight seeing tour of the city, starting from Piazzale Michelangelo where the panorama of the city is on its best. Next to historical town and visit of the main monuments and charming spot of the city as the Duomo, Campanile di Giotto, Battistero, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio. Possibility to visit the well known Galleria degli Uffizi, the most important Art Gallery in Italy, where you can admire the masterpieces of Italian painting of all ages. Lunch not included, dinner and accomodation at the hotel.

9th DAY: FIRENZE/ROMA/ABRUZZO
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Rome. Tours of "Historical Rome", the "Eternal City", by bus. Visit to the main monuments as Colosseum, Fori Imperiali, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Navona, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza di Spagna and Villa Borghese. Lunch not included. Return to Abruzzo at the hotel. Dinner and accomodation.

10th DAY: ABRUZZO (Fara San Martino/Lama dei Peligni)

ABRUZZESE DAY: "NATURE AND GASTRONOMY"