Italy, the ideal holiday and pilgrimage destination has something for everyone; history, art, natural beauty, fine cuisine, an enviable climate and lots more. Visit Rome, the Eternal City, home to the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica, while also enjoying Rome’s ancient Coliseum and Forum.

Trace the footsteps of St. Francis to his birthplace, Assisi, a beautiful medieval town, set in the rolling Umbrian hills. Enjoy a deeply spiritual experience in San Giovanni Rotondo at the friary of Padre Pio, now known as St. Pio of Pietrelcina. See below, and on the opposite page a selection of itineraries we have carefully created with you in mind. On page 14 you will see information on the Shrines visited in each itinerary to help you choose which tour is of most interest to you. We have direct flights from Dublin to Rome every Friday from May to October and on certain dates have departures from the regional airports of Shannon and Cork. For non-religious cultural escorted tours to Rome, Sorrento and Lake Garda, contact us for a copy of our European Sun Holidays& Escorted Tours brochure. Tel: 01 241 0800

Accommodation
Joe Walsh Tours have inspected and carefully selected all the hotels in our Italian Tours Programme. Each hotel is graded with 3 stars or more and all rooms are equiped with ensuite bathrooms and direct dial telephone.

Joe Walsh Tours Co-Ordinators
We are delighted that Una Russo, her husband Mario and Lorna Kedney will be looking after our pilgrims again in 2008.

Contact Amanda Devine in our Dublin office on 01 2410 816 for reservations and information on any of the tours.