• Following the flight from FCO, arrive at Catania Airport and meet our professional English-speaking tour escort.
• Board the coach transfer to the hotel in Taormina (approx. 1h drive).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Celebrate Mass at a local church (subject to confirmation).
• Dinner at the restaurant Malvasia (subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Taormina. (D)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details and actual arrival times. 

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Shrine of Madonna della Rocca.
• The group will  walk for 10–15 minutes. For individuals with reduced mobility there is a 19-seat bus available (subject to confirmation).
• Celebrate Mass at the Sanctuary of Madonna della Rocca (subject to confirmation).
• Return to Taormina.
• Lunch on your own.
• Afternoon guide tour including the Greek Theater (entrance fee included).
• Dinner at the restaurant Osteria da Rita (subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Taormina. (B, D)

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Mount Etna.
• Excursion to the most imposing of all European volcanoes, Mount Etna. We will stop at “Rifugio Sapienza” where cable cars are available to take visitors to the top (subject to confirmation due to the weather conditions; cost of cable cars not included).
• Continue to a winery.
• Lunch and wine tasting. During the visit, learn about the process of winemaking, followed by lunch paired with local wines.
• Return to Taormina.
• Balance of the day at leisure.
• Overnight at the hotel in Taormina. (B, L)

• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
• Drive to Catania.
• Meet your local guide and enjoy a guided walking tour of Catania, including Piazza del Duomo where we will see the city’s most memorable monument, the Fontana dell’Elefante.
• Celebrate Mass at a local church (subject to confirmation).
• Lunch on your own.
• Continue to Siracusa.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel.
• Overnight at the hotel in Siracusa. (B, D)

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Madonna delle Lacrime (Our Lady of the Tears) (subject to confirmation).
• We then reach “Ortigia,” the city center of Siracusa.
• We will see the Church dedicated to St Paul. The building has an inscription in memory of the brief stay of St. Paul in Siracusa: “HIC OLIM SYRACUSIS TRIDUO MANENTIS.”
• Visit also the Cathedral which is an UNESCO World Heritage site (entrance fee included).
• Lunch on your own.
• This afternoon, enjoy some free time at your leisure to further discover the charms of Siracusa.
• Overnight at the hotel in Siracusa. (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
• Drive to Noto (1h drive), which represents the heart of the Baroque Sicily. Its cathedral, which was also resurrected and perfectly reconstructed after 10 years of complex works, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Enjoy a panoramic tour of Noto (provided by tour escort).
• Lunch on your own.
• Continue to Sciacca (5h drive).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight at the hotel in Sciacca. (B)

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Participate in the religious celebrations in Sciacca.
• Lunch on your own.
• Dinner at the restaurant Osteria del Grappolo (subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Sciacca. (B, D)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on celebrations in Sciacca.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Participate in the religious celebrations in Sciacca.
• Lunch on your own.
• Dinner at the restaurant Arco Antico (subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Sciacca. (B, D)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on celebrations in Sciacca.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Ricotta farm.
• Light lunch at Ricotta farm with a demonstration.
• Continue to Mount Kronio.
• See the Church of San Calogero on the top of Mt Kronio.
• Celebrate Mass there (subject to confirmation).
• Return to Sciacca.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight at the hotel in Sciacca. (B, L light)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on celebrations in Sciacca.

• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
• Drive to Palermo’s airport (1h drive).
• 10:00-11:10 am – Flight from Palermo to Rome.
• Upon arrival, visit Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
• Celebrate Mass there (subject to confirmation).
• Lunch on your own.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Time at leisure to visit St. Peter's Basilica (entrance fee included).
• Overnight at the hotel in Rome. (B)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica (subject to confirmation).
• Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel (entrance fee included).
• Lunch on your own.
• Transfer to the city center to see Piazza Navona Square and the Trevi Fountain.
• Farewell dinner at the Ristorante Abruzzi (subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Rome. (B, special D)

• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
• Transfer to Fiumicino Airport for your flight back home. (B)
• Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details.
• Proposed flights
  • AZ1782G 04FEB PMO>FCO 1000A 1110A 
  • UA 41 06FEB FCO>EWR 10:30A 2:40P 

This is an active itinerary that requires about 15,000 steps walking each day, sometimes on uneven surfaces, including stairs. Begin to prepare through a daily walking program. 

As a pilgrimage, we will commit ourselves to working together to cooperate and support one another, realizing that different foods, cultures, and experiences are why we are traveling! The unexpected is God's way of sharing with us something (or someone) we otherwise would not have encountered.  Be ready to travel in patience and trust. 

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If you cancel the trip within 60 days of departure, all payments are non-refundable. 

Unused portions of the trip are non-refundable. 

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Please note that pricing is based on 25 pilgrims and based on an exchange rate of $1= € 1.15. Prices will be adjusted based on fewer than 25 pilgrims (additional $200/person if only 20 pilgrims) , a higher exchange rate, or increases in taxes and fuel surcharges.

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