These are pictures from our very first T’s Italy Pilgrimage, La Dolce Fede: The Sweet Life of Faith Pilgrimage, following in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Peter through Umbria and Rome! We experienced the beauty, history, culture, and faith as seen through the eyes of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Peter. From Assisi, to Greccio, the town with the first nativity scene; Orvieto with its Eucharistic Miracle; Bagnaia; Tarquinia with its Etruscan remains, Cerveteri, and Christian Rome.
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Our fearless tour leader Isabella, proud to lead our premiere T's Italy Pilgrimage!
Mass from the Hungarian Chapel below St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican!
Good Morning from St. Peter's Basilica!
We begin our tour of Ancient Rome!
Welcome dinner in Rome! A pizza party like no other!
Ciao from Roma! It is a beautiful day at the Piazza Venezia!
Our group on the Papal Palace steps in Viterbo at end of a fabulous day!
Lunch or pranzo in the city of the popes, Viterbo. A well-deserved and appreciated 2 hour meal!
Papal Palace of Viterbo, home of the first conclave.
St. Thomas Aquinas preached from the pulpit in Viterbo. The churches were not big enough to house all the people so pulpits were outside.
Our opening night reception in Assisi.
Beautiful table for wine tastings outside of Orvieto.
Orvieto in the distance. The beautiful Umbrian countryside.
Breathtaking Viterbo, city of the Popes and the first papal conclave.
Umbrian countryside at dusk.
Our sweet pilgrims listening intently to our Orvieto guide Isabetta.
Chapel of the Eucharistic miracle in the Duomo of Orvieto
View from the mountains of Greccio, Italy.
Deacon Dom & I awaiting our pilgrims in beautiful Umbria!
The gang's all here! And we're on to our first stop on our pilgrimage, Assisi!
This cave is the spot in Greccio, Italy where St. Francis established the first nativity scene!
The Umbrian weather is fantastico!
Buongiorno from the Umbrian countryside!
A special reception for our pilgrims at the Hotel Giotto Assisi with gifts of Umbrian wine! It's a wonderful start to our pilgrimage!
Picturesque Perugia at dusk. Another amazing Umbrian town!
The beautiful Italian Gothic Orvieto Cathedral.
Andiamo! Let's go Italia. On our way to start our premiere T's Italy Pilgrimage!
