10-Day Performance Tour:
Majestic Italy
“An Interdenominational Itinerary”
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- Tour Description
- Itinerary
Tour Description
Venice | Ravenna | Florence | Siena | Assisi | Trevi | Rome
Present
formal concerts in Venice, Florence, and in the Basilica
of St. Francis in Assisi. Sing for the Pope at his Papal
Audience and present a formal concert for the city of
Rome. Our proficient concert promotion and publicity
attracts audiences in excess of 500 attendees. It is
often said that "all roads lead to Rome," and
we invite you to bring your voices to the majestic song!
Package Includes:
- Round-trip airfare from New York. (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
- Eight (8) nights’ accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities
- Hotel upgrades are available upon request
- Breakfast daily and five dinners.
- Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure.
- Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
- Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide.
- Porterage at hotels.
- Entrance fees to all sites on itinerary.
- Services of a Peter’s Way Tour Manager/Guide from arrival to departure.
- Coordination of all venues, including concert promotion; printed programs and posters.
- Portfolio of travel documents, including a Peter’s Way Flight Packet.
One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 40 participants)
10-Day
Performance Tour priced from $2,495 |
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from New York, double occupancy + departure taxes/fuel
surcharge, Contact us today for your custom designed choir program and detailed proposal! |
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10-Day Itinerary
Day 1 | Tuesday | Depart for Venice
Day 2 | Wednesday | Arrive Venice
Arrive in Mestre and transfer by motor-launch to downtown Venice.
Day 3 | Thursday | AM/Half- day tour of Venice | Evening/Concert in Venice
Stroll
along the Piazza San Marco, lined with galleries,
luxury shops and charming cafes. See the magnificent
Basilica San Marco, Campanile, Clock Tower and the
Bridge of Sighs. Explore the Accademia or shop for
the world-famous Murano glass.
Option I: This evening, enjoy a Formal Concert in Venice, presented
by the Visiting Choir.
Option II: This evening, sing for the scheduled Mass at the Basilica
of St. Marks in Venice.
Day 4 | Friday | Ravenna | Florence – PM/At leisure to enjoy Florence
Depart Venice for Ravenna. See the magnificent mosaics in the Churches of San Vitale and San Apollinare. Upon arrival in Florence, enjoy the afternoon at leisure with the option to take in the Uffizi Gallery, Piazza Della Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio, or the Bobboli Gardens. Other options include Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the Bargello, Medici Chapels, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, or climb to the top of Giotto’s Campanile or Brunelleschi’s dome for fabulous views of Florence and beyond.
Day 5 | Saturday | AM/Academy of Fine Arts & Highlights of Florence - PM/At Leisure - Evening/Concert in Florence
This
morning we will see the famous “David” by Michelangelo,
at the Accademia. Visit the Museo di San Marco, Piazza
Del Duomo, Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore, Giotto’s
Bell Tower; the Baptistery of St. John with the exquisite
bronze doors by Ghiberti, and the Franciscan Church
of the Holy Cross.
Option I: This evening, enjoy a Formal Concert in Florence, presented
by the Visiting Choir.
Option II: Sing for the evening Mass at the Duomo in Florence.
Day 6 | Sunday | Tour Siena | Trevi/ Evening/Formal Concert at the Community of Trevi
Upon arrival in Siena, we will begin our tour at the beautiful and elaborately decorated Duomo, and its Baptistery, and tour the Palazzo Publico, Italy’s finest Gothic town hall, with its renowned frescoes. Continue to the medieval hill-town of Trevi for hotel check-in. This evening, enjoy a Formal Concert at the Church of St. Francis presented by the Visiting Choir.
Day 7 | Monday | Assisi | Rome
Upon arrival in Assisi, we will visit the Basilica of St. Francis where the body of the Saint is buried. Here, you will marvel at the world-famous Giotto frescoes depicting scenes from the life of St. Francis. Tour the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, with its famous Porziuncola, Capella Del Transito, and the Basilica of St. Clare with its miraculous crucifix. Continue to the “Eternal City”.
Day 8 | Tuesday | AM/Tour of the Vatican Museum | Sistine Chapel | St. Peter's Basilica | PM/Tour of Ancient Rome & Evening Mass at St. Peter’s
Visit the Vatican’s famous “Pinacoteca,”
housing religious works by the Masters. Marvel at
Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
and his magnificent renowned Pieta, enshrined at
St. Peter’s Basilica. Visit the Parthenon, St. Maria
Degli Angeli, Saint Mary Major, Cathedral of St.
John Lateran, Roman Forum, Arch of Titus, Arch of
Constantine, monument of King Victor Emmanuel II,
the Trajan Column and the Market.
Option: Sing for the evening Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica (subject
to confirmation).
Day 9 | Wednesday: AM/Papal Audience | PM/At leisure in Rome | Evening/Formal Concert for the City of Rome at Church of the Gesu
Option to sing at the Papal Audience. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy Rome on your own! Present a formal evening concert for the city of Rome at the Church of the Gesu. We’ll end our day with a visit to the Trevi Fountain to toss in a coin to ensure our “Arriverderci Roma.”
Day 10 | Thursday | Return to USA
