Private Tour

Padre Pio and St. Michael the Archangel Private Tour from Rome

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

English

Italian

French

Spanish

Mobile ticket

San Giovanni Rotondo is famous all over the world as the native city of St. Pio (known as Padre Pio) of Pietrelcina and as 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 there were all those supernatural events that led to his sainthood and canonization that took place as well. It is a destination that the devout and tourists alike 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 San Michele, in the grotto dates from the 5th-6th centuries and is 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.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Child rate applies only when shared with 2 paying adults

Dress code required: knees and shoulders must be covered

Wheelchair available on request. Please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required

Please advice any specific dietary requirements or allergies at time of booking

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Chiesa Di San Pio

After the death of Padre Pio, the Saint’s friars thought of constructing a new church, because too sensitive to the material and spiritual needs of the devotees, that the existing church could not contain. After the presentation of several projects, Friars entrusted the design of a new church to the architect Renzo Piano, so that it could accommodate 6,500 people. For its size it is the second largest church in Italy, after St. Peter's Church in Rome.

2 hours • Admission Included

Convento Santa Maria delle Grazie

Long dedicated to Santa Maria delle Grazie, the new Sanctuary conceived by Renzo Piano occupies – with its enormous conch-shell structure - and represents the second-largest church in Italy after Milan's Duomo. Finally opened after ten years of construction, and also known as the Church of St. Pio, the new Sanctuary was almost entirely financed by the offerings of pilgrims. Today it can hold up to 6,500 people at once.

2 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Entrance in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Lunch

Private English-speaking tour escort at your disposal

Pick-up and drop off with luxury transportation and private chauffeur

Entrance in the Sanctuary of Archangel Michael in Monte St. Angelo

Entrance in the Church of San Pio "Chiesa Grande"

Entrance ticket at St. Pio's Museum

Visit of the cript which hosts the body of St. Pio

Gratuities. If you are satisfied with the service, a gratuity is customary.

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