Our special 2013 tour
Below is the itinerary for our special tour in 2013, In the footsteps of St Francis.
Saturday 31st August - You'll be transferred from the station, evening welcome drinks & dinner!
Sunday 1st September - You'll have the opportunity to visit Le Celle where St Francis spent time when he was travelling between Assisi & Tuscany and perhaps go to mass in the little chapel there. In the afternoon there will be plenty of time to explore Cortona!
Monday 2nd September - We go to the township of Assisi. You'll visit the cathedral where Francis and Clare were baptised, the Basilica of Santa Chiara with St Clare in the Crypt.
Then onto the Piazza Comunale where St Francis renounced the world. And finally to the Basilica of St Francis with the 28 frescos of his life attributed to Giotto in the upper church and the crypt which houses St Francis tomb.
Tuesday 3rd September - We take the ferry from Passignano on Lake Trasimeno to Isola Maggiore where St Francis spent lent in 1211.
Wednesday 4th September - We visit La Verna in Tuscany where St Francis received the stigmata in 1225. Lunch follows.
Thursday 5th September - We spend the day in Arezzo and visit St Francis church with the magnificent cycle of his life by Piero Della Francesca.
Friday 6th September - You have the choice of walking the St Francis trail to the eremo where St Francis spent some years in caves with the hermits nd worked out his philosophy of life which was to live in poverty with humility, chastity and obedience, OR, you can walk the new St Francis trail called the Bosco di St Francis.
From there we go to Santa Maria Degli Angeli, the 8th largest church in the world which houses the little chapel which was where St Francis started the order. It's also where he died. The week is priced at $1,500 per person with station transfers, accommodation, breakfasts, transport and 4 delicious evening meals provided!
Contact us now to find out more about this amazing tour.
Saturday 31st August - You'll be transferred from the station, evening welcome drinks & dinner!
Sunday 1st September - You'll have the opportunity to visit Le Celle where St Francis spent time when he was travelling between Assisi & Tuscany and perhaps go to mass in the little chapel there. In the afternoon there will be plenty of time to explore Cortona!
Monday 2nd September - We go to the township of Assisi. You'll visit the cathedral where Francis and Clare were baptised, the Basilica of Santa Chiara with St Clare in the Crypt.
Then onto the Piazza Comunale where St Francis renounced the world. And finally to the Basilica of St Francis with the 28 frescos of his life attributed to Giotto in the upper church and the crypt which houses St Francis tomb.
Tuesday 3rd September - We take the ferry from Passignano on Lake Trasimeno to Isola Maggiore where St Francis spent lent in 1211.
Wednesday 4th September - We visit La Verna in Tuscany where St Francis received the stigmata in 1225. Lunch follows.
Thursday 5th September - We spend the day in Arezzo and visit St Francis church with the magnificent cycle of his life by Piero Della Francesca.
Friday 6th September - You have the choice of walking the St Francis trail to the eremo where St Francis spent some years in caves with the hermits nd worked out his philosophy of life which was to live in poverty with humility, chastity and obedience, OR, you can walk the new St Francis trail called the Bosco di St Francis.
From there we go to Santa Maria Degli Angeli, the 8th largest church in the world which houses the little chapel which was where St Francis started the order. It's also where he died. The week is priced at $1,500 per person with station transfers, accommodation, breakfasts, transport and 4 delicious evening meals provided!
Contact us now to find out more about this amazing tour.