By Air:
San Giovanni is about two hours away from two airports, Bari
and Pescara.
Ryanair flies
into both airports from Stansted.
Ryanair also flies
from Prestwick to Stansted every day.
This the way most pilgrims from Scotland travel to San Giovanni
Rotondo.
Ryanair also flies
direct to Rome from Prestwick. From Rome you can take a train
to Foggia and then
a bus to San Giovanni Rotondo - details below.
By train:
The nearest train station to S. Giovanni Rotondo is Foggia,
about 18miles away.
Trains arrive at the Foggia railway station.
From there you can take a Sita bus to the convent of S. Giovanni
Rotondo.
Buses depart approximately every hour - bus runs begin at 5.00a.m.
and end at 10.10 p.m.
(If you are going to be in Rome during your visit to Italy there
is a train between Rome and Foggia.)
Foggia the Capital of the Province is a renowned and pleasant
medieval town at a height of 556 mt on the side of a hill set
in the headland of the Gargano, a mountain which plunges into
the Adriatic. It is famous for its connection with Padre Pio
da Pietrelcina and for the "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza"
(The Home for the Relief of Suffering), which was built to modern
standards thanks to the many donations from all over the world.
Other buildings of note are: the Battistero of San Giovanni
which gets the second part of its name from its round shape;
and the church of Sant'Onofrio dating back to the XIII century.
The Friary of Our Lady of Grace, where Padre Pio lived, and
the Chapel of the Virgin of Loreto are the sacred buildings
most visited by pilgrims throughout the year.
The town, which is also renowned as a Spa, has good accommodation
facilities: hotels and inns. The nearest railway station is
in Manfredonia 23 km away. |
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