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Spiritual Pilgrimage to Switzerland and Italy | Sept. 1, 2024

16 days
Italy & Switzerland
Starting from $5299* Taxes & Fees Apply

Join us on a Spiritual Pilgrimage to Switzerland and Italy starting at $5,299 From Los Angeles and San Francisco on September 1, 2024. You will see Zurich, Luzern, Einsideln, Locarno (Madonna del Sasso), Stresa, Borromean Islands, Turin, Milan, Padova, and much more!

Contact us today to reserve your date or to customize your pilgrimage,
Tel: (800) 262-1718  / Email: email us at
adriatic@travelwithus.com

We will customize any program to meet your specific needs and budget. Choose your travel dates, departure city, and destinations.

What’s Included

  • All Inclusive Pricing
  • Breakfast and Dinner Daily
  • Deluxe A/C Motor Coaches
  • Domestic Airfare
  • Entrance and Program Fees
  • First Class Hotels
  • Fuel Surcharges and Gov't Taxes
  • Guided Tours
  • International Airfare
  • Booking of daily mass where possible and when accompanied by a priest. Priest is provided by tour host and is subject to change due to availability.

^ Additional Baggage & Optional fees may apply.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 September 1 - Depart the USA

Depart on flight to Europe.

Day 2 September 2 - Arrival in Zurich, Luzern

Upon arrival in Zurich, we are greeted by our English-speaking tour manager and helped to the bus panoramic tour of the City. and visit 2 churches: The Fraumunster (our Lady’s Church) dating to the 13th century and finally visit St. Peter’s Church has the largest church clock-face in the world. Stop by Swiss Lindt Chocolate Outlet We then drive back to Lucerne, the “Swiss Paradise on the Lake Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 3 September 3 - Luzern, Einsideln, Luzern

This morning we drive to Einsiedeln to visit Switzerland’s main Marian Shrine. It is a Roman Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, in recognition of Meinrad of Einsiedeln, a hermit Catholic saint. We Celebrate Mass. We return to Luzern to enjoy a guide tour: Lucerne has more than 800 years of history. Explore such medieval treasures as the covered Chapel Bridge (1822) and the famous Water Tower which has served as a prison, watchtower, and treasury; the Renaissance-style Town; all the Baroque Jesuit Church and the Lion Monument, carved from natural rock to commemorate the heroic Swiss Guard. In the late afternoon, enjoy a sunset panoramic scenic boat cruise along Lake Lucerne. Dinner and overnight in Lucerne.

Day 4 September 4 - Luzern, Locarno (Madonna del Sasso), Stresa

Breakfast and check out. We depart Luzern towards Italy, After approx 3,5 hrs drive, we reach Locarno, from where, by funicular, we reach the Sacro Monte of Madonna del Sasso. Tradition says that Fra ‘ Bartolomeo, a Franciscan friar of the convent of Locarno, wanted to build a place of worship on the “Rock “ of Locarno because of an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Today it consists of the Church of the Annunciation at the foot of the Mount, the Via Crucis, and the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso. The Sacred Mountain is a wealth of art, history, and spirituality. Celebrate Mass and return to Locarno for some time at leisure for lunch. In the afternoon, we continue our journey driving along Lake Maggiore to reach Stresa, where we will spend the next three nights. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

Day 5 September 5 - Borromean Islands

Today, we enjoy a great breakfast at our hotel, on the lake. In the morning we will enjoy a boat ride to the Borromean Islands, a group of three small islands famous for their beauty. Visit the island of Isola Bella, Isola Madre, and Isola deiPescatori – In the afternoon, we might take an optional tour to Villa Pallavicino, Giardino dei fiori (Flower Garden). Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 September 6 - Turin, Stresa

After breakfast we check out and drive to Turin. Meet our local guide for a walking guided tour which includes Piazza Castello, and the Holy Shroud Museum, a permanent exibith the relics of the Shroud collected over several centuries. Enjoy some time at leisure in Piazza Castello. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 September 7 - Milan, Padova

After breakfast we check out and drive to Milan. Enjoy a walking tour. See the magnificent Scala Theatre (outside) built in 1776 and located in Piazza della Scala, the temple of Music. See the majestic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Visit The Duomo (inside) symbol of Milan and the third biggest Cathedral in Europe. After lunch, we drive to Padova. We celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua – Dinner and overnight.

Day 8 September 8 - Venice

This morning, we take the vaporetto which takes us through the Grand Canal to Venice. Enjoy the walking tour of this majestic city including a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace, Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs and more. Break for lunch on your own and time for shopping. Transfer back to the mainland and our hotel in Padua. We celebrate Mass in Venice. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9 September 9 - Venice, Pisa, Montecatini

After breakfast, we will drive to Pisa. Time at leisure for lunch on your own before an afternoon guided tour. We will visit the Duomo, the Baptistery and have time at leisure for an optional tour of the Leaning Tower (more than 313 steps to the top). This evening, we will check in at our hotel in the SPA village of Montecatini. Dinner at the hotel and overnight.

Day 10 September 10 - Montecatini, Florence, Montecatini

Today, we will head to Florence, the magnificent Renaissance where we have a city tour, including visit to the Holy Cross and Signoria Square and the Duomo (Outside view). We stop at San Lorenzo food market. Lunch on our own. We celebrate Mass followed by time at leisure to explore the city on your own. Late in the day we return to Montecatini. Dinner is at the hotel.

Day 11 September 11 - Montecatini, Siena , Assisi

Today, we will visit Siena, a city that is self-contained and still rural in parts behind its medieval walls. Our tour will focus on the beauty of Siena, where Saint Catherine (1347-80) lived as a lay affiliate of the Dominican Order. Visit Piazza del Campo (Il Campo), the site of the famous Palio horse races, see the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, better known as the Duomo, a gleaming marble treasury of Gothic art Celebrate mass at San Domenico church where the relics of St Catherine are preserved. Continue to Assisi, check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 12 September 12 - Assisi – Cascia – Assisi

Our day in Assisi begins with a visit to the Basilica of Saint Claire, view her remains and see the miraculous Crucifix. Then, walk through the narrow streets of this medieval city to visit the Basilica of St. Francis. In the afternoon, we will visit Cascia – The Monastery where St Rita lived as a nun and where she died, visiting the small museum. Next, we will visit the Basilica where we can see her incorrupt body is preserved – Continue to visit the Chapel dedicated to the Eucharistic Miracle of Cascia. Dinner and overnight.

Day 13 September 13 - Assisi, San Giovanni Rotondo

Early morning departure. Crossing the green Umbrian valley towards the Adriatic Sea and down to San Giovanni Rotondo where we will arrive in the afternoon. Check in at the hotel and then we visit the Shrines, celebrate Mass and see the incorrupt body of San Pio preserved in the Crypt. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 14 September 14 - San Giovanni Rotondo, Rome: Tour of the Basilicas

Today, we will drive to Rome where upon arrival we will visit the basilicas of Rome: The Holy Stairs and the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, and the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. This shrine contains a relic from the manager of the infant Jesus. We celebrate Mass. Continue to our hotel in Rome for dinner and overnight.

Day 15 September 15 - Rome Papal Audience –Vatican Museums, Fountains & Square

Early this morning we are transferred to St. Peter’s Square where we are blessed by the Holy Father. Enjoy lunch. Then visit to the Vatican Museum to see the most magnificent art in the world and the incomparable Sistine Chapel and San Peter’s Basilica- On the way to the hotel, we can stop at the Trevi Fountain for a picture, Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Rome.

Day 16 September 16 - Departure

Our pilgrimage comes to an end as we depart Rome and return to the USA.

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Contact us today to reserve your date or to customize your pilgrimage,
Tel: (800) 262-1718  / Email: email us at
adriatic@travelwithus.com

We will customize any program to meet your specific needs and budget. Choose your travel dates, departure city, and destinations.

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Early morning departure. Crossing the green Umbrian valley towards the Adriatic Sea and down to San Giovanni Rotondo where we will arrive in the afternoon. Check in at the hotel and then we visit the Shrines, celebrate Mass and see the incorrupt body of San Pio preserved in the Crypt. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

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Early this morning we are transferred to St. Peter’s Square where we are blessed by the Holy Father. Enjoy lunch. Then visit to the Vatican Museum to see the most magnificent art in the world and the incomparable Sistine Chapel and San Peter’s Basilica- On the way to the hotel, we can stop at the Trevi Fountain for a picture, Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Rome.

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Our pilgrimage comes to an end as we depart Rome and return to the USA.

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Tour Ancient and Christian Rome via Land and Cruise

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By River Cruise and Extensions

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Visit the many Marian Shrines, the places of the Eucharistic Miracles and more.

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