Location: San Giovanni Rotondo
Top Things to do in San Giovanni Rotondo
- 1. Convento Santa Maria delle Grazie
- 2. Santuario San Matteo sul Gargano
- 3. Parco Nazionale del Gargano
- 4. Via Crucis Monumentale
- 5. Paleontological Museum and Dinosaur Park
- 6. Santuario Padre Pio
- 7. Cella di Padre Pio
- 8. Chiesa di San Pio
- 9. Museo delle cere di Padre PIo
- 10. centro storico San Giovanni Rotondo
Top Restaurants in San Giovanni Rotondo
The 10 Best Things to Do in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy, from Europe region, is best know for Churches & Cathedrals. Discover best things to do in San Giovanni Rotondo with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Restaurants in San Giovanni Rotondo
1. Convento Santa Maria delle Grazie
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 416 reviews
Reviewed By Mike K - Phoenix, Arizona
Padre Pio has been called the most important Italian of the 20th century, and that would take some doing. He has inspired the country, popes, his followers and contributors. Look no further than the number of hostelries and monuments dedicated to him throughout Italy. The enormous hospital adjacent is the beneficiary of his good works. He is worth encountering on a temporal level. Now for the spiritual. Stigmata is a powerful concept and despite self conscious prattling cannot be explained away by Freudian interpretations. He seemed to have spiritual knowledge of the way of the world and meaning of events. Finally, very holy people who came to meet him, came away convinced he was a saint. Experience this place, his shoes, his crucifix, the bloody linen from his wounds with an open mind and heart. You will be rewarded.
2. Santuario San Matteo sul Gargano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By Magia301010 - Bari, Italy
Da un rilievo collinare domina la vallata. Imponente e molto interessante merita appieno una sosta. E poi, i francescani sono delle persone fantastiche!!!
3. Parco Nazionale del Gargano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 268 reviews
Reviewed By ELear - Ancona, Italy
What's most striking about the Gargano is how 'different' it feels to other parts of Italy. It must be partly to do with the geology, which is like on the far side of the Adriatic. And then, after San Giovanni and Manfredonia, there are no big towns, most roads are narrow and slow, and it really is like a world of its own.
Coves, hidden Beaches, nature (the Tremiti Islands too, which are part of the National Park), history (Roman, Saracen, Norman...), superb cooking (fresh fish, dolci, orecchiette, superlative olive oil...), friendly, hospitable and relaxed people, religious tourism if you're interested in that sort of thing, an ancient forest...
There are only two negatives. 1. In the season, and especially on the coast, it can feel ike a bit like a holiday park, and 2. traffic can be difficult. Be especially careful on the fast stretch from Foggia to Manfredonia at weekends through the summer.
4. Via Crucis Monumentale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By Valletta054 - Malta
Just across the road from the convent lies the via crucis.
It is a calm place, where a person can either unwind & relax surrounded by trees. On the other hand, for those truly devoted, it evokes the required serenity to pray.
From the top of the via crucis, there is also a great view of the square underneath,
5. Paleontological Museum and Dinosaur Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By Mick P - Boston, Massachusetts
We were positively impressed with the park. Clean, well kept and professionally managed. Many dinos and some are real size. They move mouth and tail . Great attraction for kids and adults. We will be back.
6. Santuario Padre Pio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By The_Rock_50 - Mount Pearl, Canada
Worth the trip to get there.
There was a very strong sense of peace and holiness in this place.
This is a beautiful crypt, beautiful visually and spiritually, where the body of Padre Pio is on display.
The corridors to the crypt has mosaics on both sides depicting the life of Padre Pio on one side and St Francis on the other side. The mosaics are very impressive.
The church above the crypt is the new sanctuary.
It is huge ! and also full of peace.
Definitely an oasis to meditate in and pray.
7. Cella di Padre Pio
Overall Ratings
5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By Mike K - Phoenix, Arizona
Unfortunately for Fr Pio his life was an open book. The Catholic Church was very sensitive to the phenomena of stigmata and so directed many inquiries and physical assessments to insure the validity of the claim. This peaceful and insightful man endured and shared his vision with all comers. "There are none so blind as those that will not see." The Cella will open your eyes.
8. Chiesa di San Pio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By dtlibra - Ennis, Ireland
The new church was designed by the great architect Renzo Piano. He also designed the "Shard" in London and the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
The interior has marvellous modern carvings and many mosaics to marvel at as you wander the rooms and passages. You can go to the chapel crypt down a long spiral ramp where you can see the preserved body of Padre Pio in a glass coffin. The internal directions are confusing, but eventually you will get there! This visit was a lovely experience and allows you to see the modern interpretation of a Cathedral and its saint.
9. Museo delle cere di Padre PIo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By Solsteinn - Seattle, Washington
Saints bear the burden of becoming unreal in the popular imagination. This could be very true for Saint Padre Pio. I was so relieved to find a real person in this museum. While everything possible was preserved from his life, even some IV bottles, what emerged was the portrait of a real person, who lived and served heroically and truly deserves the title of saint. Check out the room with all the letters - truly astonishing!
10. centro storico San Giovanni Rotondo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By Dukielka - Montclair, New Jersey
we spent only a few hours in town but we walked around to get a flavor of the town. It was Saturday night so the town was full of young locals enjoying the night. It seems like an ordinary Italian town, nothing spectacular and standing out.
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