17 Feb 2025
I recommend hiring a Spanish-speaking guide trained in the spiritual, because there is a great difference in going through it like this. The stories and stories told and witnessed by a person who lives the faith, is a wonderful experience and an important detail that they will never forget. These guides are knowledgeable about strong testimonies and even pray for the pilgrims who are coming to the shrine.
It is advisable to book them in advance i.e. several months in advance because this 2025 is a Holy Year when there will be a large flow of pilgrims and groups requesting their company.
With the guide you will be able to tour not only the Sanctuary of Padre Pio in San Giovani Rotondo but also, travel to Pietrelcina (birthplace of the father a few hours) or a closer visit to the Sanctuary of San Miguel Arcángel in the gargano mountain located about half an hour from San Giovanni Rotondo. She will be able to manage the reservation, if requested by the private transfer, or by the public bus that goes up to her.
Each of these visits has a separate cost.
To all those who need I can recommend who was my guide, a person deeply trained in the spirituality of Padre Pio. She lives in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Write to me privately.