ABOUT ROME:

ABOUT MEDJUGORJE:
On June 25, 1981, in the mountain village of Medjugorje in Herzegovina, Our Lady appeared to six children. She identified herself as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, and continues to appear to several of the visionaries. Her mission is to promote peace with God and mankind, through her Son, Jesus. Mary's own words to the children explained, "I have come to tell the world that God exists." 206 Tours has been arranging pilgrimages to Medjugorje since 1985. We have assisted over 250,000 people many claiming to be at such peace and to have experienced spirituality like they have never felt before. For those who have never been, if you hear the "calling" - please call us.

Round-trip air from United States (PHX or LAX or LAS)
Airline Fuel Surcharges & ALL AIRPORT TAXES
7 nights (or 14 nights) at first-class accommodations as follows (or similar):
         15 - 18 May | 3 nights: Hotel Casa S Maria alle Fornaci or Hotel Pacific, Rome, Italy
         18 - 20 May | 2 nights: Hotel Savoia Regency, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
         20 - 22 May | 2 nights: Hotel S. Pietro, Assisi, Italy
         22 - 29 May | 7 nights: Modern Home with private baths, Medjugorje (Continuation to Medjugorje)
Breakfast and Dinner daily (Wine with dinners)
Transportation as per itinerary by air-conditioned motor coach
Assistance of a professional, local tour escort
Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
Meeting with visionaries (pending availability) (Continuation to Medjugorje)
Visit to Community Cenacolo (Continuation to Medjugorje)
Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents

Not Included:
3.5% Credit Card Processing Fees, Lunches, Travel Insurance optional (www.206tours.com/insurance), Extended Cancellation Protection Plan (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection), Tips to your guide & driver (€7 - €9 per day), and Items of a personal nature.

Day 1 | May 14, 2012: Depart United States - Italy
Make your way to your hometown airport where you will board your overnight flight(s) to Rome. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

Day 2 | May 15, 2012: Arrive Rome
Upon arrival in Rome Airport you will find your luggage and exit the baggage claim into the arrivals hall where you will be greeted by your tour escort and/or driver. After a warm welcome to Italy, you will be escorted to your transportation to your hotel. Enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relaxation, or exploration. Your tour escort can
suggest sights or walks for you to enjoy. Tonight we will enjoy a delicious Italian dinner!

Day 3 | May 16, 2012: Rome (Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour)
After an early breakfast we depart for Vatican City, the spiritual capital for all
Catholics around the world. Vatican City is it's own citystate nestle within Rome, and it even has it's own currency and postage! Today is truly a day which will live in our hearts for many years to come. We make our way to St. Peter's Basilica where we will attend the Papal Audience given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (pending papal schedule). Following the audience we will visit the Vatican Museums, an astonishing series of galleries which contain the most impressive spiritual and art treasures. You will see awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. We will visit the Tapestry Gallery, the Raphael Rooms and the breathtaking Sistine Chapel where we will see Michelangelo's masterpiece the Last Judgment. We continue our exploration of the Vatican as we enter the largest church in Christendom - St. Peter's Basilica. Built on the site where St. Peter was martyred. St. Peter's is unsurpassed in beauty; a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pilgrims from around the world flock. You will have time to marvel at the Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. We will also visit the tomb of Pope John Paul II located in the Vatican. After a day exploring the home of our Catholic faith, we gather together to dine and reminisce about our day with our fellow pilgrims. We return to our hotel to settle in for a restful sleep on our last night in Rome.

Day 4 | May 17, 2012: Rome At Leisure
After breakfast enjoy a day at leisure to spend shopping and exploring this beautiful, historic city. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 5 | May 18, 2011: Rome - Monte Cassino - San Giovanni Rotondo
After breakfast, we head south, cross through the Roman countryside with its villas and vineyards. During the drive, your tour escort will explain the spiritual, historical, and cultural overview of Italy, which will help to orient you to this beautiful country and prepare you for all that you will experience in the days that follow. We stop at the Abbey of Montecassino, a beautiful town founded by St. Benedict in 529. Continue through the countryside heading east to Padre Pio’s town of San Giovanni Rotondo, our base for the following two nights. Dinner and overnight in San
Giovanni Rotondo.

Day 6 | May 19, 2012: San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant'Angel
After celebrating Mass at the tomb of Padre Pio, we tour the sanctuary, see the old church and the crucifix from which he received the stigmata in 1918. You will see the confessional where Padre Pio spent innumerable hours with a multitude of pilgrims, directing them on their journey toward God. Enjoy a breathtaking view of the Cargano Peninsula and a visit to the Grotto of Michael the Archangel. Six different popes, St. Francis, and at least four other saints have knelt in prayer at this grotto, seeking the protection of St. Michael. A panoramic view of the ocean and the surrounding countryside awaits you at this most celebrated shrine of early Christianity, a shrine consecrated by St. Michael himself in 490. Return to San
Giovanni for devotions, reflection, and a restful overnight.

Day 7 | May 20, 2012: San Giovanni Rotondo - Lanciano - Loreto - Assisi
After breakfast, we depart up the Adriatic coast to Lanciano where we will see the Eucharistic Miracle and celebrate Mass. We continue on to the great Marian shrine of Loreto where we will visit the Holy House of Nazareth and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. More than 50 popes have made a pilgrimage to the holy house which was transported by angels in 1294 to this hill in central Italy. Tradition has it that this is the very house in which Mary first prayed the Magnificat, where Jesus grew to manhood, and in which the Holy Family lived. We make our way to Assisi the hometown of St. Francis the patron saint of animals and the environment, and the founder of the Franciscan Order. We arrive in time for dinner at our hotel.

Day 8 | May 21, 2012: Assisi
After a filling breakfast, we begin our guided exploration of the quaint hilltop city which still retains much of the atmosphere of the early 1200's, the period when St. Francis began his ministry. We visit the huge 13th-century Basilica where we will see the tomb of St. Francis as well as many of the saint's possessions and a series of frescoes depicting his life. You may kneel before the crucifix from which Jesus spoke to St. Francis, asking him to rebuild His church. We continue our with a visit to St. Mary of the Angels Basilica in which St. Francis spent most of his life. Here we see the Chapel, Portiuncola, the rose bush, and the cave where the saint retired for prayer. As we continue we see an ancient Roman temple on our way to the Church of St. Clare. St. Clare was the foundress of the Order of Poor Clare's and followed the teachings of St. Francis by living a life of poverty and humility. We will see the to see her incorrupt body and visit her tomb before concluding our day. After a scrumptious dinner you may stroll the medieval streets of the compact little town before retiring for the evening.


Day 9 | May 22, 2012: Depart Assisi - USA
We bid farewell to our new pilgrimage family as we depart for Rome Airport. During the drive take time to reflect on the memories that will remain in your heart for a lifetime. As you board your flights back home, you can fondly say, Arrivederci Italia!

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Day 10 | May 22, 2012: Depart Assisi – Rome – Split
Early morning departure from Assisi for Rome or Florence Airport where you will take a short flights to Medjugorje. Upon arrival, you'll also be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver who will then take you on the 2 ½ hour drive by private coach to the village of Medjugorje. Once there, you'll meet your guide and be introduced to your host family in whose modern and comfortable house you will be staying for the next seven (7) nights.

Days 11 to 16 | May 23 to 28, 2012: Medjugorje
Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. During your stay in
Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Here are some of the activities you'll be sharing with our fellow pilgrims: Each morning at 10:00 am assemble at St James Church for the English-language Mass (Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at Noon). Follow the path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Touch and pray before the cross that commemorates the spot where Mary first appeared to the visionaries. Each evening at 5:00 pm, join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. The apparition takes place at 5:40pm, and then stay on for Croatian Mass. Don't miss on Tuesdays and Saturdays Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and on Fridays Veneration of the Cross in the Church. Each evening during Croatian Mass, there is the Blessing of the Sick and blessing of the items you have with you. Your guide may arrange meetings with the visionaries, pending their availability. You will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30' high cross on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion. Visit and pray at "Blue Cross," which is a place of great healings and graces at the base of Apparition Hill. You may visit the community of Cenacolo.

Day 17 | May 29, 2012: Depart Medjugorje - USA
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave by motor coach for
Dubrovnik Airport (Split or Sarajevo) for return flights home.

Additional Information & Travel Tips:  What to Know Before You Go   Italy   Medjugorje
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Church Monte Sant'Angelo, Italy		Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano Lanciano, Italy
Medjugorje
Prayer Services, St. James Church Medjugorje		Cross Mountain Medjugorje
Prayer Service, Apparition Hill Medjugorje		Christ Risen Statue Medjugorje

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