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San Giovanni Rotondo, in brief.

Padre Pio shrine, Renzo Piano church, pilgrimage.

A town high on the Gargano that has become one of Italy's great pilgrimage destinations, drawing millions to the shrine of Padre Pio, the friar who lived and is buried here.

A vast modern church by Renzo Piano stands beside the older sanctuary.

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