Make your way to your local airport, where you will board your overnight flight(s). Meals will be served on board.

Welcome to Rome, also known as, “The Eternal City”. Upon arrival at Rome airport, collect your luggage in the baggage claim area and continue to the Arrivals Hall, where you will be greeted by a tour escort and/or driver. Following check-in, this afternoon, your group will meet in the hotel lobby for a “Meet and Greet” with your fellow pilgrims and depart for Mass. After Mass you will attend a welcome dinner. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk to St. Peter’s Square, as a group, for the Rosary (optional).

After Breakfast, Spend the day touring with your group leaders and spiritual directors. Visit the oldest of the four major Basilicas in Rome, and the home to the relics of Peter and Paul, the Basilica of St. John the Lateran. This Basilica is where Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome. Next, you will cross the street to visit the Holy Stairs. These Holy Stairs are the very steps leading up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem on which Jesus stepped on his way to trial during his Passion. Attend Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Church dedicated to Our Blessed Mother, St. Mary Major reigns as the only Basilica that has kept its original structure and is an authentic jewel in the crown of Roman Churches. This Basilica contains a relic from the Manger of the Infant Jesus. Continue to another one of the four major basilicas, St. Paul Outside the Walls. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Mark your calendars! Witness history with 206 Tours on the momentous day Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is declared a Saint! Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, known for his joyful spirit and dedication to social justice, was a young Italian layman who is on the path to sainthood. Despite his short life, he left a lasting impact by living his faith with passion and serving others with a generous heart. Our morning begins with a light breakfast at our hotel. Make our way to St. Peters square to secure your prime viewing spot as the Square fills with international pilgrims. By 10:00 AM, the canonization ceremony unfolds, officiated by the Pope himself. Witness the grandeur, music, and moving speeches as Frassati is elevated to Sainthood. Pending confirmation, we will meet with the other English-speaking devotees of Frassati to celebrate this historic event. This unforgettable day concludes with dinner and an overnight in Rome.

Take your flight to Turin. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Biella. Dinner and overnight.

Departure to Pollone which was the site of the Frassati family’s summer home. In this place that was so special to the Frassati family, we will take time for prayer, the Rosary, and Eucharistic Adoration to grow in our faith as modeled by Bl. Pier Giorgio. We will listen to several spiritually enriching talks and celebrate Mass with Frassati family at Villa at Pollone. Return to your hotel in Biella for check in, dinner and restful overnight.

After breakfast, we will depart for Oropa, “the Shrine between earth and sky”, which is at the base of mountains and is one of the oldest Marian shrines in the world. The shrine was founded by St. Eusebius of Vercelli in the 4th century. Group will celebrate Mass at Oropa Shrine (pending confirmation). We will see the Madonna and the Church where Bl. Frassati prayed. See the mountain that he climbed and take a cable car that goes halfway up the mountain to the lake. Also located in Oropa is the “Sacro Monte”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that contains 12 chapels with life-sized statues made of terracotta depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. Visit the Cemetery and Upper Basilica and after some free time continue to Turin for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, visit the Cathedral, home of the Shroud. After lunch, take time to explore on your own and spend a moment in prayer and reflection. From here we will go straight to Corpus Domini Basilica, and then to the Basilica of San Domenico for a vigil Mass celebrating the Solemnity of St. Dominic. Conclude this memorable day with dinner and a restful overnight at your hotel.

After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, transfer to Rome airport for return flights home and memories of a lifetime!

*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of places to be visited. Occasionally local religious holidays, national days, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of visits or the missing of certain visits.