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Rome, Siena, Sicily, Catania, Agrigento, Siracusa, Sciacca, Erice, Palermo, Florence & St. Francis (Assisi) Spiritual Leader: Rev. Timothy Christy Group Leaders: Remy Dixit & Gloria Maligaya August 11 – 23, 2012 / $4,449 from Newark (special round-trip fares from your local airport: www.206tours.com/addon ) www.pilgrimages.com/frchristy Celebrate the Feast of La Madonna del Soccorso with a pilgrimage to — HIGHLIGHTS OF INCLUSIONS — ROUND-TRIP AIR FROM NEWARK, AIRLINE FUEL SURCHARGES & AIRPORT TAXES, 11 NIGHTS AT CENTRALLY LOCATED FIRST CLASS HOTELS, BREAKFAST & DINNER DAILY, DINNERS IN ROME IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS, PROFESSIONAL TOUR ESCORT, TRANSPORTATION BY AIR-CONDITIONED MOTOR COACH, ASSISTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CATHOLIC GUIDES, SIGHTSEEING & ADMISSIONS FEES, MASS DAILY, LUGGAGE HANDLING, FLIGHT BAG & PORTFOLIO OF ALL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome Erice Castle, Sicily Assisi Cathedral ITALY & SICILY

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Page 1: Feast of La Madonna del Soccorso ITALYDay 3, Aug 13, Monday: Catania -Cathedral of Catania & St Agatha Breakfast will be served this morning. Today we will participate in a full day’s

Rome, Siena, Sicily, Catania, Agrigento, Siracusa, Sciacca, Erice, Palermo, Florence & St. Francis (Assisi)

Spi r i tual Lead er : Rev. Timothy Chr isty

Gr ou p Leaders : Remy Dix i t & G lo r ia Mal igaya

August 11 – 23 , 2012 / $4 ,449 f rom Newark

( specia l round -t rip fares f rom your local a irport : www.206tours .com/addon )

www.pi lgr images.com/f rchr is ty

Celebrate the Fea s t o f La Mad onna d e l Socc orso with a p i lgr i m age to

— HIGHLIGHTS OF INCL USIONS —

ROUND-TRIP AIR FROM NEWARK, AIRLINE FUEL SURCHARGES & AIRPORT TAXES, 11 NIGHTS AT CENTRALLY LOCATED FIRST CLASS HOTELS,

BREAKFAST & DINNER DAILY, DINNERS IN ROME IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS, PROFESSIONAL TOUR ESCORT, TRANSPORTATION BY AIR-CONDITIONED

MOTOR COACH, ASSISTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CATHOLIC GUIDES, SIGHTSEEING & ADMISSIONS FEES, MASS DAILY, LUGGAGE HANDLING, FLIGHT

BAG & PORTFOLIO OF ALL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome

Erice Castle, Sicily Assisi Cathedral

ITALY & S ICILY

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Inclusions & Reservation Application Day-by-Day Itinerary & Contact Information Day 1, August 11, Saturday: Depart from Newark Depart from Newark Airport where you will board your overnight flight to Italy. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

Day 2, August 12, Sunday: Catania Upon arrival your escort will warmly greet you this morning and welcome you to Italy. Transfer to your hotel in Catania and enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relax-ation, adjusting to local time or exploration (on own). Your tour escort can suggest sights or walks for you to enjoy. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3, Aug 13, Monday: Catania - Cathedral of Catania & St Agatha Breakfast will be served this morning. Today we will participate in a full day’s guided visit of Catania. We will visit the Cathedral of Catania, dedicated to Saint Agatha. Sicily is the location of the martyrdom of Saint Agatha as well as her birthplace, and Saint Agatha is the patron Saint of Sicily. It is believed that carrying her veil, taken from her tomb in Catania in procession has averted eruptions of Mount Etna. The appearance of the Cathedral dates back to the 1711 century design of Gian Battista Vaccarini, who designed a new Baroque façade after the 1693 earthquake. It has three floors with Corinthian columns, in granite. All the orders are decorated with marble statues of St. Agatha over the gate, St. Euplius on the right and St. Birilus. The entrance door, in wood, has 32 sculpted plaques with episodes of the life and martyrdom of St. Agatha, coat of arms of Popes and symbols of Christianity.

Day 4, August 14, Tuesday: Catania - Siracusa - Agrigento - Sciacca After breakfast depart for Sciacca. En route stop in Siracusa for a tour including the Greek Amphitheatre and the Ear of Dionysus. After the visit we will head off for the Valley of the Temples, the largest concentration of Greek ruins outside of Greece. We will tour the temples of Vulcan, Zeus, Heracles, Concordia, Castor, and Pollux. Proceed to Sciacca, famous for its ceramics and hot baths. Upon arrival enjoy a guided walk between imposing princely palaces and reli-gious buildings: the New Castle or Castle of the Luna counts, the baroque Duomo, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene, on the project of the Sciacca architect Michele Blasco, Palazzo Scaglione with its museum, Palazzo Arona- Perollo, the Jesuite College (now the town hall), the San Domenico Church, founded in 1532 by father Tommaso Fazello, Piazza del Popolo or Scandaliato with its view of the port and the Mediterranean Sea, the Santa Margherita Church, built in 1342 at the behest of the infanta Eleonora of Aragona, Palazzo Perollo, the San Salvatore Gate, the Carmine Church, rebuilt in the 1700, the Steripinto Palace, in Catalan plateresque style and the Palermo Gate, sur-mounted by an eagle with open wings. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5, Aug 15, Wednesday: Sciacca / The Feast of La Madonna del Soc-corso Following breakfast, you have a full day at your leisure dedicated to the Feast of La Madonna del Soccorso. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6, Aug 16, Thursday: Sciacca / The Feast of La Madonna del Soc-corso Following breakfast, you have another full day at your leisure dedicated to the Feast of La Madonna del Soccorso. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7, August 17, Friday: Sciacca - Erice - Palermo After breakfast depart for Palermo. En route stop in Erice, to visit and wander it’s ancient streets and visit some of the famous home-made pastry shops, world-famous for marzipan candies and other delicacies like almond and pista-chio pastry. Proceed to Palermo, the fascinating capital of the province of Sici-ly. We’ll tour this beautiful city, including the old centre, the lovely Capo market, the Massimo Theatre Square, and the Palatine Chapel. Later, your bus will climb Mount Pellegri for us to see the spectacular views of Palermo to the Sanctuary of Saint Rasalita, the patron Saint of Palermo. Here, in the cave of the Sanctuary, the Saints bones are discovered in 1624. The bones were car-ried in procession throughout the city and Palermo was liberated from the plague. We’ll continue to our visit of Monreale, tour the Cathedral, and admire the 6,340 square meters of gold mosaics in the dome. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8, August 18, Saturday: Palermo - Rome - Assisi Following breakfast, we will travel today to Assisi, transferring to Palermo Airport for our flight to Rome. Upon arrival, we will be met and transferred to our hotel in Assisi. Visit the tomb of St. Francis. Explore the quaint hilltop birth-place of St. Francis that still retains something of the atmosphere of the early 1200s, the period when St. Francis began his ministry. Contained within the huge 13th-century Basilica are many of the saint's possessions and a series of frescoes depicting his life. You may kneel before the crucifix from which Jesus spoke to St. Francis, asking him to rebuild His church. It was in St. Mary of the Angels Basilica where St. Francis spent most of his life. Here we visit the

Chapel, Portiuncola, the rose bush, and the cave where the saint retired for prayer. Stroll the medieval streets of the compact little town. After stopping at an outdoor cafe with a view of an ancient Roman temple, we go to the Church of St. Clare to see the saint's incorrupt body. The foundress of the Order of Poor Clares followed the teachings of St. Francis by living a life of pov-erty and humility. We will visit these two saints' tombs before dinner and retiring for the evening.

Day 9, August 19, Sunday: Assisi - Siena - Assisi After breakfast, we are off to the beautiful town of Siena, the birth-place of Saints Catherine and Ber-nardine and one of Italy’s loveliest medieval cities. Here we will stroll the Piazza Del Campo, one of Ita-ly’s finest squares and visit the Ca-thedral and the Basilica of St. Fran-cis, containing the miraculous consecrated hosts that remained intact since 1730. View the incorrupt head of St. Catherine at the Basilica of St. Dominic. Return to Assisi for dinner and overnight.

Day 10, August 20, Monday: Assisi - Florence - Rome After breakfast we depart from Assisi. We drive through the Italian countryside enjoying the beautiful scenery. Stop en route to Florence. Upon arrival, enjoy a half day guided visit including the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo, and the Baptist-ery with its renowned bronze door. See the replica of David’s statue, the colos-sal nude Classical sculpture depicts the Biblical hero who killed the giant Goli-ath. Afterwards, visit Santa Maria Novella Church and Santa Croce. Proceed to Rome for dinner and overnight.

Day 11, August 21 Tuesday: Rome Wake up in the Eternal City, one of the greatest centers of Western Civilization and the first truly cosmopolitan city on earth! It is also the spiritual capital for all the Catholics around the world. This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour entitled "Christian Rome" which includes: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus; the Holy Stairs, the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, The Basilica of the St. John in Lateran, is the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377; St. Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St. Paul under its main altar; and the Appian Way, the oldest road from Roman times, plus the famous Domino Quo Vadis Chapel; see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus; Tomb of Celilia Metella and Michelangelo’s statue of Moses at St. Peter in Chains church. We will also enjoy a visit to the Trevi fountain. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12, August 22, Wednesday: Rome Today is truly a day we will have in our minds for many years to come. This morning we go to Vatican City to attend the weekly Papal Audience or Blessing given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (pending papal schedule). Following the audience visit of the Vatican Museums, a group of most impressive edifices with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures. See awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. We'll cover The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms and the most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Masterpiece, restored mural of the Last Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom St. Peter's Basilica, built on the site where St. Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pilgrims come from around the world, St. Peter's is the grandest of the world's churches. Marvel Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. We will also visit the grave of Pope John Paul II located at the Vatican. Before dinner, we'll have some time at leisure, to explore your own paths, to shop, or just to sit in one of the outside cafes and watch the world go by.

Day 13, August 23, Thursday: Return to Newark After breakfast, we will depart for our return flights back to Newark today, bid-ding Arrivederci Italia!

For more information or to book, contact: Amanda tel: 800-206-TOUR (8687) or email: [email protected]

For general information, contact: Remy Dixit tel: 908-806-2564 or email: [email protected] or contact:

Gloria Maligaya tel: 908-782-9803 or email: [email protected]

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Inclusions & Reservation Application

Your Trip Includes:

Round-trip air from Newark (special round-trip fares from your local airport: www.206tours.com/addon)

Airline Fuel Surcharges & Airport Taxes

11 nights at centrally located First Class Hotels or similar

~ 2 Nights: Aug 12-14, Catania, Hotel NH

~ 3 Ni:ghts: Aug 14-17, Sciacca, Grand Hotel delle Terme

~ 1 Night: Aug 17-18, Palermo, Hotel NH

~ 2 Nights: Aug 18-20, Assisi, Hotel Subasio

~ 3 Nights: Aug 20-23, Rome, Hotel Diana, Hotel Emmaus

Breakfast and Dinner daily – Dinners in Rome in local restaurants

Professional Tour Escort

Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach

Assistance of professional local Catholic guides in Rome, Assisi, Siena, Florence, Palermo, Catania, Erice, Sciacca, Agrigento & Sciacca Sightseeing and admissions fees, Vatican Museums, Palermo Cathedral, Sciacca Cathedral, Catania Cathedral, Sienna Cathedral,

Dome in Palermo and Monreale, Valley of the Temples in Agrigento & Archeological Siracusa

Mass daily

Luggage handling (1 piece per person)

Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents

Not Included: Lunches, Beverages, Travel Insurance (www.206tours .com/ insurance ), Extended Cancellation Protection Plan

(www.206tours .com/cancel lat ionprotect ion ), Tips to your guide & driver (euro 7 - 9 per day), Personal Items.

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⃞ Single Supplement / Private Room ($600) Business class upgrade: ⃞ $3,500 round trip ⃞ $1,750 one-way east bound ⃞ $1,750 one-way west bound

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(if you are declining travel insurance, please send only $400 for deposit per person)

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PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY WITH FR. CHRISTY ~ AUG 11 - 23, 2012 ~ $4,449 FROM NEWARK

Tempio della Concordia, Agrigento

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No refund or cancellation fees will be waived due to death or sickness. TRAVEL INSURANCE 206 Tours strongly suggests the purchase of Traveler's Insurance. Travel Insurance offers a waiver of pre-existing condi-

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request a brochure, if Internet access is not possible, and review the insurance coverage. Policies and restrictions imposed by the insurance

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tional clarifications, restrictions, regulations, etc., please contact the insurance company directly. Upon purchasing the travelers Insurance you accept all Terms & Conditions as per our travel insurance.

EXTENDED CANCELLATION PROTECTION PLAN 206 Tours offers an optional additional protection plan for $199 which

permits travelers to cancel for any reason up until the day prior to departure without penalty. You MUST file a claim with our travel insurance provider if you cancel your reservation, and if you are

denied reimbursement from Travel for any reason 206 Tours will refund your losses in cash in full (not including the insurance and cancel protection premiums). You MUST select this option at the time

of booking and it must be paid with your deposit. You MUST pur-chase standard travel insurance in order to purchase the cancel for any

reason protection plan (unless you are a NY resident). Claims MUST be filed NO LATER than six (6) months after initial cancellation. After six months, no reimbursement can be provided.

AIR TRANSPORTATION Air transportation is in economy class on IATA-approved carriers. Ticketing must be completed no later than 14 days prior to departure. Fares are based on levels in effect at the

time of printing and prices and schedules are subject to change without

notice. All travel is subject to the airlines terms of carriage. 206 Tours is not responsible for any cancellations, loss, delays, injury, illness, or

expenses incurred due to actions made by the airlines. For any issues which arise in relation to airline service complaints and compensation

should be addressed to the carrier. SEAT ASSIGNMENT Random seats are assigned for all group participants. If you would like to secure a specific seat, or sit with a

travel companion please advise us of such request at the time of booking, we will make an effort to accommodate you, however we cannot guarantee. If you must have specific seat we recommend you to

be at the airport at least three hours prior to departure and arrange the seat assignment with your airline's gate agent. Bulkhead and exit row

seating can never be requested prior to the day of departure. 206 Tours can never guarantee specific seats, which are at the discretion of the airline & are pending availability, subject to seat map changes

LAND ONLY Transfers are NOT included in Land Only costs. From time to time, a tour may be canceled due to non-materialization. If you chose to purchase a Land Only package and arrange your own

domestic or international flight independently of us, be advised that 206 Tours is not responsible for domestic or international flights or transfers of any kind. Booked or purchased items outside of 206tours

are sole responsibility of client. TRANSFERS Our programs include group round-trip transfers.

Pilgrims or passengers who did not purchase "all-inclusive tour" or who purchased land only package and are arriving or leaving inde-pendently must transfer at their own expense. Expenses incurred for

transfers due to lateness of flights are at the expense of the passenger and may be claimed for reimbursement from the airlines. No smoking is allowed on motor coach.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel accommodations are based on twin-bedded or double rooms. 206 Tours reserves the right to

substitute similar category hotels without prior notice. In some hotels triple accommodation is possible, however, no reduction in cost is available for triple rooms. A limited number of single rooms are also

available at a supplemental rate. PRIVATE ROOMS and SINGLE SUPPLEMENT A limited number of single rooms is available (on request basis only) at the

supplement price. Single rooms provide privacy, but they are in some hotels smaller than twin or double rooms and sometimes may be

poorly located, especially in the older hotels. As a general ratio we are able to confirm 10% of the total number of group participants in single rooms. If ratio is higher special supplements may be implemented for

something referred to "single in double room" at an additional rate to the single supplement rate listed. If passengers are traveling alone and wish to have 206 Tours assign a roommate we will do our best, how-

ever, if we do not succeed in assigning a same sex roommate for you

then you will be responsible to pay the cost of the single room. MEALS Most trips includes two meals per day (breakfast and

dinners) which are served at your hotel or local restaurants. Beverages are not included with dinners where not indicated. In case you chose

not to have a meal, there is no refund for unused meals. Although we cannot guarantee, we will try and accommodate each special meal request on flights as well as at hotels. Please advise of such a request

at the time of booking. We can not guarantee that special meal/diet requests can be met. BAGGAGE Each tour participant is permitted to bring one checked suitcase, one small carry on bag, and one personal

item (i.e. purse, laptop case). In general, the airlines permit 1 checked bag. Please check with your specific airline to verify the size and

weight allowances. 206 Tours is not responsible for the loss of, theft of, delay, or damage to a participant's belongings. RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE 206 Tours acts as a tour operator.

The suppliers providing transportation, sightseeing arrangements and hotel accommodations for the tour program are independent contrac-tors and are not agents or employees of 206 Tours. All coupons,

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accident, loss, injury, or damage to you or to those traveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation or any other services or resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrence or

conditions beyond its control, including defects in vehicles, breakdown in

equipment, thefts, delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary for any act, omission, or event during the time you are on board the aircraft. Neither 206 Tours and/or agents of the airlines concerned are to be held

responsible for the late arrival of passengers at airports or hotels due to inclement weather, nor are they to be held liable for payment or any

refund for transfers or unused hotel accommodations or meals occasioned by such late arrivals at the hotels holding rooms as confirmed itineraries. Passengers must bear all such losses or expenses. To guard against

unforeseen health or other circumstances, we recommend you purchase our optional travel insurance. 206 Tours is not responsible for circum-stances beyond its control. In circumstances where trip cancellations

resulting from the inability for trip to depart as scheduled, such as cancel-lations due to acts of war and/or terrorism, war, God, or nature takes

place, 206 Tours is not liable for restitution. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication of the tour, rather than a contract of places to be visited. Occasionally local

religious holidays, national days, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of visits or the missing of certain visits. We will have daily mass and strive to be in places as indicated.

However, sometimes this is not possible as the site may not be available for Mass or itinerary changes are forced upon us. In this case an alterna-

tive site for Mass will be arranged. SPECIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS You must report any disability requiring special attention to 206 Tours at the time of registration for any

tour. We make every effort to accommodate disabled passengers by reserving for them wheelchair assistance at airports and handicap accessi-ble rooms where available, however, we cannot guarantee and are not

responsible for any denial of services by carriers, hotels, restaurants, or

other independent suppliers. Be aware that all of our tours are operated outside the U.S. where the Americans with Disabilities Act is not appli-

cable and facilities for disabled individuals are limited. Most transporta-tion services, including the touring motor coaches, are not equipped with

wheelchair ramps or lifts. We regret that we cannot provide individual assistance to any tour participant for walking, dining, while in their room, on flight, getting on and off motor coaches and other vehicles, or other

personal needs. A qualified and physically able companion(s) must accompany travelers who need special assistance. It is the passenger's responsibility to arrange for such assistance prior to making their reserva-

tions. Motorized scooters are unsuitable and impossible to accommodate. 206 Tours is not responsible for any medical condition that occurs prior,

during or after the tour. Additionally, airlines are not able to guarantee or provide assistance for disabled travelers including special seating. Preg-nancy, Breast-Feeding, and Traveling Pregnant women considering

international travel should be advised to evaluate the potential problems associated with international travel as well as the quality of medical care available at the destination and during transit. A pregnant woman is

advised to travel with at least one companion; during her pregnancy, her level of comfort may be adversely affected by traveling. YOUNG TRAVELERS Travelers who are less than 18 years old on

the departure date must be accompanied by an adult. Due to heightened security, many countries have adopted practices to prevent international

abductions of children. If a child will be traveling with adults other than the parents or with only one parent, it is recommended that a notarized letter be written by the parents or non-traveling parent granting authoriza-

tion to travel including the dates of travel. We also suggest you contact the appropriate consulate and airlines because they may have additional requirements. For the purposes of 206 Tours trips an infant is defined as

anyone who is under the age of 24 months for the entire duration of their trip. A child is defined as any one between the ages of 24 months-11

years for the entire duration of their trip. SAFETY Please be aware that during your participation on tours operated by 206 Tours, certain risks and dangers may arise beyond our

control including, but not limited to, the hazards of traveling in undevel-oped areas; travel by boat, train, automobile, aircraft or other means of transportation; the forces of nature, political unrest and accident or illness

in remote regions without means of rapid evacuation or medical facilities. 206 Tours does not have liability regarding provisions of medical care or

the adequacy of any care that may be rendered. 206 Tours is not responsi-ble for compensation for cities/sites omitted from the itinerary due to circumstances beyond it's control.

PHYSICALITY OF OUR TOURS Please note that almost all destina-tions serviced by 206 Tours require physical fitness and a lot of walking, sometimes up/or down the hills and at times very rough terrain. You may

certainly stay behind for certain parts of the journey, however, it is

suggested that 3 to 4 weeks before your departure one should begin preparing physically begin walking "briskly" 1-2 times a day; build up to

2-3 miles with no discomfort. SERVICE INQUIRIES AFTER THE TRIP If upon returning from

your trip, you wish to inquire about any services provided, please ensure that all correspondence is received by 206 Tours, 333 Marcus Blvd - Hauppauge, NY 11788, within 45 days of the tour completion date. This

will enable us to make a timely investigation. TOUR CANCELLATION BY OPERATOR Be clearly advised that from time to time a tour departure may be cancelled due to lack of

participation. In such case, the operator's sole responsibility is to provide a full refund. 206 Tours in not responsible and does not assume responsi-

bility for any additional costs or any fees relating to the issuance and /or cancellation of air tickets or other arrangements not made through 206 Tours. Cancellations due to state travel advisories and/or state travel

warnings, Acts of War, War, Terrorism, Acts of God, Natural Disaster or any other circumstance outside the control of 206 Tours, are not the fault of 206 Tours. Great effort will be made to accommodate traveler to

another trip or to revise itinerary, however, cancellation for any of these reasons will not be eligible for refund.

PRINTING DISCLAIMER 206 Tours is not responsible for typo-graphical or printer's errors including errors in trip cost. We reserve the right to re-invoice or correct billing at any time

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