Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and we started in the mountains of the north, traveled through the heartland, along the Adriatic Coast, and all the way to Rome. We visited Milan, Pavia, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Loreto, Manoppello, Lanciano, Padre Pio’s San Giovanni Rotondo, and ended in Rome, with wine tasting, cooking classes, special guides like art historian, Liz Lev, and visits to amazing churches and shrines along the way with Steve & Janet Ray of Footprints of God Pilgrimages. Click picture to view full size.
Tomb and relics of St. Ambrose at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan
Ciao! Sending our love from Gargano in Puglia Italy way above the beautiful Adriatic sea.
Bella Italia Sunset from our favorite Rome rooftop bar, American Bar at the Hotel Forum in Rome, Italy
Santa Maria del Grazie where St. Padre Pio served Mass for many years in San Giovanni Rotondo
Padre Pio's Confessional
Tomb of Padre Pio
Local Fauna
Tomb of St. Francis in Basilica of St. Mary Major, Assisi
Teresa in Rome
Deacon Dom & I with Steve & Janet Ray in Assisi
Deacon Dom & I In Assisi
Street in Milan
Statue of Mary overlooking Lake Maggiore
St. Dominic's in Siena
Tomb of St. Ambrose, (white vestments)
Statue of St. Augustine
Tomb of St. Ambrose (rear)
Sforza Castle Milan
Sforza Castle Milan
San Pietro, Pavia, burial place of St. Augustine
San Pietro
Our Pilgrimage Group
Puglia's famous bread
Huge breads in Puglia
Piazza del Campo Siena
Museum of Ancient Art of Castello Sforzesco in Milan. Michelangelo's Pietà Rondanin, his last sculputure
Manoppello Cloth in Frame
Manoppello Face Cloth of Christ
Pizza!
Loreto, Italy
Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano
Lago Maggiore
Lago Maggiore, Isola Pescatore, Fishermans Island
Lago Maggiore, Isola Pescatore, Fishermans Island
Inside the Duomo in Milan
Gargano, Italy
Gardens of Borromeo Palace Isola Bella, statue of St Charles Borromeo
View from our room in Florence
Amazing Fish!
Entrance to Cave of St. Michael the Archangel, Gargano
Delicious calamari always fantastico when eating it while looking at the stunning views on “Fishermen’s Island” Lago Maggiore in Northern Italy
Deacon Dom assisting Mass in Lanciano
Chef Emilio Marchetti teaching how to make rosotto w artichokes, riboleta soup, and roast leg of pork
Cave of St. Michael the Archangel
Tomb of young 20th Century Bl. Carlo Acutis
Cute cafe' in Assisi
Fantastic fun on our bus1
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
Basilica in Assisi
Mosaic of St. Ambrose
The amazing food of Italy!
