WEEK END “ITALIAN TRANSIBERIAN BY HISTORIC TRAIN”

Saturday 30/04/22 – NAPLES – AGNONE – CASTELPETROSO – SULMONA

Meeting with the participants in the agreed place, accommodation in bus g.t. and departure for Agnone. Stop along the way to have breakfast consisting of croissant and fruit juice. Continue to Agnone arriving in time for the guided tour  to the famous Museum of Bells , which houses a vast collection of bells from the year one thousand to the present day. The Museum of the millenary Pontifical Marinelli Foundry preserves documentation on the ancient art of bronze casting, a unique artistic, historical and cultural heritage: ancient and recent bells, sketches and reproductions, evidence of important events such as the bell of the Centenary of the Unification of Italy, of the Second Vatican Council, the Kennedy Bell, the prototype of the large bell of the Jubilee 2000. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon transfer to Castel Petroso, arrival and time at disposal for the visit to the sanctuary of the Madonna Addolorata, patron saint of Molise. According to tradition, she appeared for the first time on March 22, 1888 to two shepherd girls on the slopes of Mount Patalecchia; the construction of the sanctuary began in the distant 1890, and it was completed and consecrated only in 1975. At the end of the continuous visit to Sulmona with arrival at the hotel for accommodation in the rooms. Dinner and overnight.

Sunday 01/05/22 – SULMONA – HISTORICAL TRAIN – NAPLES                                                  

Breakfast at the hotel. 09.00 am departure of the historic train from Sulmona, panoramic itinerary going up the Peligna Valley and Colle Mitra passing Pettorano sul Gizio and Cansano, entering the territory of the Maiella National Park. 10.20 arrival at the Palena station, in the splendid scenery of the Quarto di Santa Chiara at over 1200 meters above sea level, for an intermediate day stop in the station, set up with a refreshment point and a small market of typical products of the area. The Palena station has always been one of the most fascinating places on the line, due to its particular position as a pass which makes it the starting point of the paths of the Maiella National Park as well as one of the most appreciated and photographed for the enchanting naturalistic surrounding context. . 11:20 am departure of the historic train from Palena station. The itinerary continues overcoming the Highlands of Abruzzo, touching the other two stations over 1200 meters of altitude of the line: Rivisondoli-Pescocostanzo and Roccaraso. 12.45 pm arrival in Castel di Sangro where our bus awaits us. Goodbye lunch in a restaurant. In the early afternoon departure for Naples with expected arrival in the evening.

SINGLE PARTICIPATION FEE € 255.00

The fee includes:

bus trip g.t. of the Schiavo company equipped with all comforts

breakfast consisting of croissant and fruit juice

hotel accommodation in Sulmona or surrounding areas

half board in the hotel

drinks included with meals ½ water and ¼ wine

lunch in a restaurant on the first day

goodbye lunch in a restaurant on the last day

entrance and guided tour of the Marinelli Foundry Museum in Agnone

historical train ticket from Sulmona to Castel di Sangro

medical-luggage insurance

professional escort of the agency

The fee does not include:

tourist tax where applicable, entrances to museums, churches or similar, personal extras, anything not described in the fee includes

SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT € 25.00

Reduction: 3 bed adults 10% discount