Retreat-Holidays
Italy Programme: Being there
Retreat leader:
Dr Stephanie Rybak
Director of Retreat-Holidays
and a former County Ecumenical
Officer
We have called this retreat-holidayBeing there because Palazzola is very much a place to be rather than a place for busily doing things.
However, we shall also be visiting places hallowed by the faith and
martyrdom of early Christians. Some of our visits will make connections between natural beauty and passages of Scripture.
Programme
Day 1: Travel via Rome-Ciampino airport
Day 2: Being there: the grounds and surroundings of the Villa Palazzola
Day 3: Being there: a short walk along the shore of lake Albano and a drive round some of the Castelli Romani, including Frascati and Castelgandolfo –
the beauty of God’s creation combined with human artistry
Day 4: Being there: Rome, one of the greatest cities the world has ever known, with its unique place in Christian history
Day 5: Being there: a day of rest at the Villa Palazzola
Day 6: Being there: the San Callisto catacombs – celebrating the way our living faith has been fed by that of the early Christians
Day 7: Being there: the water gardens of Tivoli – a chance to reflect on the Living Water
Day 8: Travel
The more energetic can return to Rome on one of the two free days by getting a taxi to a nearby station and then catching a train. We suggest, though, that you don’t get too active, as you would lose some of the benefit of just being there.
Italy: Dates, price and flights