A Guide to San Giovanni Rotondo, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

San Giovanni Rotondo was the next stop on my mom and I’s religious trip through Europe. Before this, we had visited Rome and the Vatican City (arguably the biggest places in Italy for anyone looking to experience its religious side). Now, however, we aimed to see something a little different; something a little smaller.

San Giovanni Rotondo, whilst small though, is still a very religious site. In fact, one of its churches is the second most visited pilgrimage site in the world, after Lourdes in France. Here’s our guide to help you find your way around.

Of course, there’s the fact that it’s a very beautiful place. Yet another great reason to head here is that the town is actually incredibly affordable – especially since we had just come from Rome.

Take a cup of coffee, for instance. In Rome, we could expect to pay up to 3 euros (sometimes even more!). In San Giovanni Rotondo, however, the price was more likely to be only 1 euro.

There are several ways to get to San Giovanni. We opted for traveling by train. This was because it was relatively simple and easy, especially since we were coming from Rome. The train journey lasted for around 4 hours and cost us 40 euros each. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).