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Mon. May 13, 2019 Group departs EWR Tue. May 14, 2019 Private Coach arrives at Rome Fiumicino Airport and provides transfer to the hotel. Free time for lunch on your own. Meet with guide in the hotel lobby and go on a walking tour to Spanish Steps area of Rome. NOTE: Walk requires up to 2 miles of walking, some on uneven ground such as cobblestones. Il Cantico Hotel, Rome, Italy (B/D) Wed. May 15, 2019 Visit the Vatican and get a General Papal Audience, and afterwards enjoy free time for lunch on your own. Meet with guide in the hotel lobby and enjoy a half-day tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Il Cantico Hotel, Rome, Italy (B/D) Thu. May 16, 2019 Meet with guide in the hotel lobby who will lead a full-day tour of Rome. In the morning visit the Christian Catacombs of Priscilla and St. Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli). There we will see one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art, Michelangelo’s Moses, an example of superb craftsmanship and incomparable beauty. Free time for lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggi-ore), which has held its position as a Marian shrine par excellence for nearly sixteen centuries. Then on to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, whose interior is magnificent, with enormous marble columns and beautiful gold mosaics. Il Cantico Hotel, Rome, Italy (B/D) Fri. May 17, 2019 This morning visit Orvieto Cathedral, a large 14th centu-ry Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Built to the right side of the Cathedral by taking advantage of the sup-port offered by its transept, enjoy the glorious Chapel of San Brizio. Free time for lunch on your own, and then an afternoon visit to Narni, an ancient hill town that is very close to the geographic center of Italy. The Holy Cave of St. Francis is located 8 miles from Narni, where we will stop for a quick tour, then on to Assisi. Grand Hotel Assisi, Assisi, Italy (B/D) Sat. May 18, 2019 Enjoy a half-day walking tour in the morning in Assisi and visit Basilica of St. Clare, Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Francis’ Tomb at Basilica di San Francesco. Free time for lunch on your own and the after-noon on your own. Grand Hotel Assisi, Assisi, Italy (B/D) Sun. May 19, 2019 Local guide will meet with group upon arrival in Siena and provide a 2-hour walking tour with visits to Siena Cathedral, a great Gothic building filled with art by Pisano, Donatello, and Michelangelo as well as frescoes by Pinturicchio. Then visit the Basilica Cateriniana San Do-menico—magnificent in the simplicity of its design and architecture. Free time for lunch on your own, and then an afternoon trip to Florence. Mercure Firenze Centro Hotel, Florence, Italy (B/D) Mon. May 20, 2019 Today includes a 6-hour tour of Florence. The center of

Florence does not permit buses, so the tour will include walking through the center area. We’ll visit the Basilica of Santa Croce, the burial place for the great and good in Florence, including Michelangelo, Rossini, Machiavelli, and the Pisan-born Galileo Galilei, just to name a few. Also see Il Duomo (Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore), whose exterior is covered in a decorative mix of pink, white, and green marble. Free time for lunch on your own. Then visit the Church and Museum of Orsanmichele and discover why and how a grain storage area transformed into a religious house of worship. Mercure Firenze Centro Hotel, Florence, Italy (B/D) Tue. May 21, 2019 Departure to Venice via Padua. This morning the guide will take you on a 3-hour tour of Padua, including the Basilica of St. Anthony (Sant Antonio) and the Scrovegni Chapel. Free time for lunch on your own. In the afternoon we will continue on to Venice by private boat that will arrive at Tronchetto. Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal, Venice, Italy (B/D) Wed. May 22, 2019 Local guide meets group in the hotel lobby and pro-vides a half-day walking tour of Venice, including roaming the halls of St. Mark’s Basilica. In the afternoon enjoy wandering the streets and bridges of Venice, choosing one of the many lovely cafés for lunch on your own. Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal, Venice, Italy (B/D) Thu. May 23, 2019 Private boat arrives at hotel and provides transfer to

Venice airport. Group departs.

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