PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO ASSISI & PADUA
DEPARTURE DATE: 25 October 2025
RETURN DATE: 1 November 2025
COST PER PERSON: £1075.00 sharing, £1295 in single room.
COST INCLUDES: Outward flight Manchester – Italy; Return flight Venice to Manchester; Airport duty & passenger taxes. 1 suitcase per person for the aircraft hold, 20kgs; 4 nights half board Hotel Assisi; 3 nights half board Padua; all transfers in Italy; English speaking tour leader/guides.
WHAT IS EXTRA: Travel insurance £65 per person.
BOOKING FORMS: are now available from Fr Peter: stjosephspudsey@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
ORGANISED BY: Northern Star Travel Ltd
PROPOSED ITINERARY:
Day 1: Depart from Manchester airport for the flight to Italy, on arrival reclaim your baggage and join the waiting coach for the transfer to Assisi where we check-in to our hotel for dinner and 4 nights stay on half board basis. Mass will be celebrated on arrival.
Day 2: After a leisurely breakfast this morning, we will be joined by our guide for a visit to the Basilica of St Clare for Mass, we then have a guided visit of the Basilica of St Francis, afternoon at leisure to explore this wonderful place.
Day 3: This morning Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of St Mary of the Angel, there will be ample time to visit the Porziuncola – the small church inside the Basilica where the Franciscan movement started. We will visit the monastery at San Damiano, which was the first monastery of the order of St Clare.
Day 4: Mass will be celebrated at the Basilica of St Francis and the remainder of the day is free in Assisi.
Day 5: Depart after breakfast for the journey to Padua where accommodation has been arranged for 3 night’s stay on dinner, bed & breakfast basis. Mass will be celebrated in St Anthony’s Basilica before dinner.
Day 6: Mass will be celebrated in St Anthony’s Basilica, after Mass we will be met by our local guide who will give us a tour including the Basilica, Piazza’s Erbe & Frutta, the University & Pedrocchi Café Bar. There will be plenty of free time in the afternoon for shopping and relaxing.
Day 7: Today there will be a full day excursion to Verona, on arrival we will meet our guide who will show us the Massive Roman Arena & the House/Balcony of Juliet. There will be plenty of free time to enjoy this beautiful city. Mass will be celebrated in Verona
Day 8: Celebrate Mass then transfer to the airport for the flight back to Manchester.