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DA Roma Small Groups: Padre Pio and San Michele Cave

By Mamma Mia Italia
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $809 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 13h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

DA Rome for a spiritual journey into the heart of Puglia. You will be picked up DA your hotel or apartment and travel in a comfortable air-conditioned minivan, accompanied by a dedicated tour assistant.
The first stop will be the Grotto of San Michele Arcangelo in Monte Sant’Angelo, one of the oldest shrines in Christianity, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A mystical place linked to the apparitions of the Archangel Michael, it has been a DA pilgrimage destination for over a thousand years.

You will then continue to San Giovanni Rotondo to visit the Shrine of Padre Pio, one of the most important in the Catholic world. You will see the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Padre Pio lived and worked, with relics and his incorruptible body.

You will also visit the new DA Renzo Piano designed Church of San Pio, which houses the crypt with his remains. You will have time to pray, reflect and have lunch before returning to Rome, bringing with you a unique spiritual and cultural experience.

Activity location

  • Santuario Padre Pio
    • Piazzale San Maria Grazie
    • 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Santuario Padre Pio
    • Piazzale San Maria Grazie
    • 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

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SMALL GROUP TOUR
  • Activity duration is 13 hours13h
    13h
  • English

Tour for small groups: The small group tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Visit Grotto of San Michele
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30am
Price details
$808.64 x 1 Adult$808.64
Total
Price is $808.64
Until Sat, Oct 25
PRIVATE TOUR
  • Activity duration is 13 hours13h
    13h
  • English

Private Tour: The private tour is wheelchair accessible.
Visit Grotto of San Michele: A visit to St. Michael's Cave is included but this Attraction is not wheelchair accessible.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30am
Price details
$813.29 x 1 Adult$813.29
Total
Price is $813.29
Until Sat, Oct 25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick up and drop off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Assistant for the entire duration of the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Driver
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the Shrine of Padre Pio
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the Basilica Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo and the Grotto of San Michele
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Santuario Padre Pio
  • 4h
The Sanctuary of San Giovanni Rotondo is an important place of worship located in the city of the same name in the province of Foggia, Puglia, mainly known for being the place of veneration of San Pio da Pietrelcina, the Capuchin friar who lived and died there in 1968. The sanctuary consists of a number of religious buildings, including the lower church, where the tomb of St. Pius is located, and the upper church, a modern structure designed by architect Renzo Piano, inaugurated in 2004. The shrine is a destination for pilgrimages from all over the world, attracted by the spirituality of St. Pius and the graces that many attribute to his intercession. Next to the church, there is also the Capuchin convent, where St. Pius lived and carried out his life of prayer and service.
Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo
  • 1h
The Grotto of San Michele Arcangelo, located in Monte Sant’Angelo, is one of the oldest and most venerated places of worship in Christianity. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the cave is linked to a series of apparitions of the Archangel Michael, dating back to the fifth century, which made it one of the main pilgrimage destinations in Europe, especially during the Middle Ages. Inside, the cave retains a solemn and spiritual atmosphere, enriched DA architectural elements that have stratified over the centuries: altars, statues, inscriptions and testimonies of deep faith. The shrine has been visited DA popes, saints and millions of faithful over the centuries, and is still a symbol of devotion and mysticism today. The visit to the Grotto of San Michele offers not only an intense religious experience, but also a journey into history and art, immersed in a suggestive natural setting with a spectacular view of the Gargano.

Location

Activity location

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    Santuario Padre Pio
    • Piazzale San Maria Grazie
    • 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Santuario Padre Pio
    • Piazzale San Maria Grazie
    • 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

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