Day 01 USA / MILAN.
Tour members will depart to Milan from our airport. Dinner will be
served aboard the flight.
Day 02 Milan / Mestre.Upon
our arrival at the Milan airport we will be met and escorted to our
motor coach for a tour around the city. Some of the highlights are La
Scala Opera House, the Duomo, and the Church of Santa Maria delle
Grazia, home of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" art work. Continue
to Mestra for dinner and overnight.
Day 03 Mestre / Venice / Mestre.
Breakfast at the hotel. Today begins with a sightseeing tour of Venice.
Included will be St. Mark's Square with the Byzantine Basilica San
Marco and the Palace of the Doges. We may take an optional Gondola ride
at the Bridge of Sighs. This afternoon is at leisure. Evening
performance at Church Dei Frari. Overnight at our hotel in Mestre.
Day 04 Mestre / Padua / Montecatini.Breakfast
at the hotel. We depart by private motor coach to Montecatini. Along
the way we stop in Padua for a walking tour and visit the Basilica of
St. Anthony and his tomb. Continue to Montecatini for dinner and
overnight.
Day
05 Montecatini / Florence / Montecatini.
Breakfast at the hotel. Today we begin our beautiful trip to Florence by
visiting the Piazza della Signoria, where the Neptune Fountain stands.
Then we visit Giotto's Bell Tower, the baptistery with it's "Gates of
Paradise" doors, and the Academia that houses the Michelangelo's
original statue of David. We will also see the Santa Croce Church, the
famous church where Dante, Michelangelo, Leonard da Vinci and many
others are buried. In the afternoon performance at a local church.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to Montecatini for overnight.
DAY
06 MONTECATINI / ASSISI.
Breakfast
at the hotel. We travel to Assisi through the mystic province of Umbria
and its capital city of Assisi, town of St. Francis. Arrival in Assisi
for dinner and overnight.
Day 07 Assisi / Rome.This
morning our tour includes Santa Maria degli Angeli with the "thornless
rose bush", the Basilica of St. Francis and the Church of St. Clare,
which to this day houses her incorrupt body. In the afternoon we
continue to Rome. Arrival in Rome for dinner and overnight.
Day 08 Rome.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we visit The Vatican City
including the Vatican Museum and Gallery, Raphael's Rooms, the Sistine
Chapel, the Catacombs and St. Peter's Basilica. We may attend an Audience
with our Holy Father if available. During the afternoon tour highlights
include City Hall, the Trevi Fountain, the Coliseum, St. Peter in
chains, Appian Way, Palazzo Venezia, Arch of Constantine, and Circus
Maximus. Overnight at our hotel in Rome.
Day
09 Rome.
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning is at leisure. In the afternoon
we have rehearsal, followed by a concert at a local church. After the
concert we enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in
Rome.
Day 10 ROME / NORTH AMERICA. Early
departure to the Leonardo Da Vinci Airport and our flight home. The end
of a most enjoyable tour.
Upon
our arrival at the Milan airport we will be met and escorted to our
motor coach for a tour around the city. Some of the highlights are La
Scala Opera House, the Duomo, and the Church of Santa Maria delle
Grazia, home of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" art work. Continue
to Mestra for dinner and overnight.
Day
05 Montecatini / Florence / Montecatini.
Breakfast at the hotel. Today we begin our beautiful trip to Florence by
visiting the Piazza della Signoria, where the Neptune Fountain stands.
Then we visit Giotto's Bell Tower, the baptistery with it's "Gates of
Paradise" doors, and the Academia that houses the Michelangelo's
original statue of David. We will also see the Santa Croce Church, the
famous church where Dante, Michelangelo, Leonard da Vinci and many
others are buried. In the afternoon performance at a local church.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to Montecatini for overnight. 
DAY
06 MONTECATINI / ASSISI.
Breakfast
at the hotel. We travel to Assisi through the mystic province of Umbria
and its capital city of Assisi, town of St. Francis. Arrival in Assisi
for dinner and overnight.
Day
09 Rome.
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning is at leisure. In the afternoon
we have rehearsal, followed by a concert at a local church. After the
concert we enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in
Rome.
