Top 10 Cultural Tours in Province of Foggia, Puglia

With our tour you will learn in detail about the history and the origins of Monte Sant'Angelo and you will taste the delicious local bread (tasting included in the ticket)

Inclusions: Sanctuary entrance, Licensed tour guide

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San Giovanni Rotondo is famous for his work in the city of St. Pius (known as Padre Pio) of Pietrelcina, and the city where the venerated monk worked his miracles. Pio was beatified in 2002. In the Capuchin Monastery Padre Pio received the stigmata in 1918, and where all those supernatural events led to his sainthood and canonization took place as well. Visiting this monastery and visiting the chambers where St. Pius conducted his life means jumping into a context of spirituality and mysticism; it is a destination The Church's crypt also hosted, up until a few years ago, the tomb of St. Pio. Next to the Monastery rises the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. This profound mixture of historic, religious and architectonic elements render the Sanctuaries of Father Pious to indubitable point of interest for all, including those who are not particularly devout, or who may not profess any faith at all.

Inclusions: Pick-up and drop off with luxury transportation and private chauffeur, Private English-speaking tour escort at your disposal, Entrance to the Church of St. Pius "Great Church", Visit of the cript which hosts the body of St. Pio, Entrance to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Entrance ticket at St. Pio's Museum

Exclusions: Food and beverages, Gratuities (optional)

San Giovanni Rotondo is famous for his work in the city of St. Pius (known as Padre Pio) of Pietrelcina, and the city where the venerated monk worked his miracles. Pio was beatified in 2002. In the Capuchin Monastery Padre Pio received the stigmata in 1918, and where all those supernatural events led to his sainthood and canonization took place as well. It is a destination that the tourists and tourists should make every effort to visit. The Church's crypt also hosted, up until a few years ago, the tomb of St. Pio. The Sanctuary of the Archangel Michael, or Saint Michael, in the grotto dates from the 5th - 6th centuries and the site where devotion to the Archangel Michael began. The original grotto of San Michele is said to have been consecrated by the archangel and is the only church not consecrated by human hands.

Inclusions: Pick-up and drop off with luxury transportation and private chauffeur, Private English-speaking tour escort at your disposal, Entrance to the Church of St. Pius "Great Church", Visit of the cript which hosts the body of St. Pio, Entrance to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Entrance ticket at St. Pio's Museum, Entrance to the Sanctuary of Archangel Michael in Mount St. Angelo

Exclusions: Gratuities (optional), Food and beverages

Follow the footsteps of Saint Padre Pio to the Puglian town of San Giovanni Rotondo on a 2-night independent trip from Rome! The pretty town is one of Italy’s most sacred Catholic pilgrimage sites, home to a shrine dedicated to the Padre Pio – a humble Capuchin monk with miraculous healing powers. With 3- or 4-star hotel accommodation, round-trip train tickets from Rome to Foggia plus private transfers to San Giovanni Rotondo included, this trip allows you to learn all about the much-loved Italian saint at your own pace.

Inclusions: Private round-trip transfers (Foggia to San Giovanni Rotondo), 2 nights of accommodation, Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off, City Tax

The tour itinerary will unite the most significant places: the "ancient" church, the "new" church, both dedicated to Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Monastery and the new sanctuary. The ancient church of the mid-1500s has a very simple façade and inside it is composed of a single baroque style nave. At a second entrance to the convent is the cell of Padre Pio and the crypt where the body of Padre Pio was housed before being transferred to the nearby sanctuary. The visit continues with the "new" church, built for the explicit desire of Padre Pio, with the intention of being able to accommodate in an appropriate manner the considerable flow of thousands of pilgrims that flowed ever more numerous to San Giovanni Rotondo. The tour ends at the Sanctuary, designed by architect Renzo Piano, one of the largest churches in Italy, capable of holding up to 7,000 people.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Rent earphones/whispers, Private transportation

Fantastic location and great view over surrounding valleys and mountains. Highlights: Visit the castle of the dukes of Guevara Explore the historic center with the Cathedral Basilica and the the nearby church of San Marco Pleasant walk in the villa garden and Civic Museum

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation

The ancient Siponto was inhabited since the Neolithic age and became one of the most important ports of Magna Graecia. Here you will visit the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the ancient cathedral of Siponto, a true jewel of Romanesque-Apulian art. Next to the basilica you can see the spectacular 3D reconstruction of the ancient early Christian basilica by Edoardo Tresoldi. 14 meters of braided metal for 7 tons of weight reproduce in a 1/1 scale the early Christian basilica that flanks the splendid medieval Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The project changes the landscape of the entire archaeological site and stems from the will of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities to provide coverage to the mosaic still present on the pre-existing basilica. Built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the ancient cathedral of Siponto is one of the most significant monuments of the Apulian Romanesque: with a square plan, it also has a beautiful crypt, as wide as the church.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation

The trekking route with a licensed guide will take you to the Abbey of the Holy Trinity starting from Monte Sacro Farmhouse, here after a few steps begins a dirt track that climbs Mount Sacro on routes made by shepherds with flocks of sheep, until you get there on the top. The path that leads to the mountain, about 40 minutes, is characterized by a first phase on a steep slope and certainly not easy, until arriving in a flat area where the abbey was built. The abbey of S.S. Trinity is of Gothic construction, was built around the year one thousand and abandoned in the fifteenth century. A long phase of degradation followed, which brought the structure into a state of ruin but which still hides a remarkable charm. You can still admire the walls, the columns with the capitals, the entrance portals, the abbey church with the bell tower, the dormitory cells, the baptistery, the refectory with the kitchen, the cisterns, the cloister, the courtyard, the warehouses, stables and lookout tower.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation

Tour details: The tour of Lucera with a licensed guide, starts from the Roman amphitheater dating back to the Augustan age and among the oldest and largest in southern Italy with a capacity between 16,000 and 18,000 spectators. It was built in honor of Augustus and the colony of Lucera, as attested by the inscription placed on the architraves of the entrance portals. After the visit of the amphitheater the tour continues on the other side of the town, the Swabian-Angevin fortress, one of the symbols of Lucera. Built on the Albano hill in the 13th century, it was an important Muslim settlement (after having been inhabited since the 3rd millennium AD) that came to house up to 60,000 Muslims arrived from Sicily and always loyal to the Swabian family. The tour continues in the historic center with a visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, built by Charles II of the Angevin family in 1302, it is thought about the remains of the Saracen mosque.

Inclusions: Licensed guide

Exclusions: Private transportation, Ticket entry

You can visit in one day tour the UNESCO site Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo, with a transfer from Bari

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Guided tour with local tour guide in Monte Sant'Angelo

Exclusions: Lunch, Guided tour in San Giovanni Rotondo