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The historic San Pio train is about to leave. Leaving from Naples central station, the train takes tourists and pilgrims to Pietrelcina, the land of Padre Pio. The trip is not a simple religious pilgrimage, it is a real experience.
The one to move on carriages from the 30s called “Centoporte”, once famous for being characterized by numerous doors on each side (up to ten, in the case of some cars) in order to facilitate rapid ascent and descent of passengers. Cars transported by a vintage diesel locomotive. It’s like going back a hundred years.
The itinerary is also an experience. From Naples, the old train stops at the Caserta, Telese Cerreto Sannita and Benevento stations. historical and naturalistic landscapes of great impact.
The landscape during the trip @Fondazione FS
Once in Pietrelcina, travelers are taken by bus to the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, where Padre Pio celebrated his first mass after being ordained a priest. It is a beautiful neoclassical building with a bell tower with a clock. Destroyed by the 1688 earthquake, it was rebuilt in 1701. The interior of three naves preserves numerous testimonies of the life of Saint Pio da Pietrelcina.
In the afternoon, local guides accompany tourists on a guided tour to discover the places and birthplace of Padre Pio. The Forgione family (his real name was Francesco Forgione) lived in distant environments, where most of the furniture, utensils and even the home have remained intact. Some houses are developed along the Vico Storto Valle: at number 27, where the Saint was born, is the parents’ room; a room below served as a warehouse and stable for the donkey.
The historic train of San Pio @Fondazione FS
At number 28 there are two other small rooms: the kitchen and the children’s bedroom, which later became the dining room. Not far from house christmas there is a small room that is accessed via a steep staircase, hence it is called the “Tower”. Padre Pio lived there between 1909 and 1912, when health reasons forced him to live outside the convent and the strict rule of the Capuchins ordered the friars to leave San Francisco and no longer live with the family of San Francisco. . ‘origin.
The train leaves on September 23, the day the Catholic Church venerates him as a saint and celebrates the anniversary of his death. All aboard the historic train at 8.35 am, when the hundred gates in Naples close to reach their destination at 11. The return on the historic train is scheduled to depart at 4.40 pm for Naples and arrive at the central station at 19.10.
There are many historic trains leaving this fall, all with maximum security. In fact, the FS Foundation has activated special measures and initiatives for the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus. In particular, train sanitation and disinfection activities were strengthened; hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed on board;
the personnel have been equipped with the necessary protection systems (masks and gloves);
A new seat reservation policy was introduced on board that, while maintaining comfort, guarantees compliance with the safety distances prescribed by the health authorities.
Pietrelcina Train Station @Fondazione FS
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