Marian Pilgrimage
International Tour Packages
PORTUGAL + SPAIN + FRANCE + ROME [12D/11N]
DAY 1 | ARRIVAL LISBON – SANTAREM – FATIMA (D)
- Arrive at Lisbon, Portugal.
- Visit the Church of St. Stephen or Church of the Holy Miracle (Igreja do Santissimo Milagre).
- Continue your journey towards one of the world’s greatest pilgrimage centers - Fatima.
- Candlelight procession in the evening.
DAY 2 | FATIMA (B,D)
- Mass at Sanctuary of Fatima.
- Tour to the Basilica (Tombs of the three seers, Grotto of Apparition and new Church of the Holy Trinity)
- Visit the old part of Fatima.
- Highlight of the tour: The Parish Church, Aljustrel, Lucia’s house, Valinhos and Loca do Anjo
DAY 3 | FATIMA - SALAMANCA – BURGOS (B,D)
- Visit the ancient university town of Salamanca
- Photostop at the Plaza Mayor
- Drive to Burgos for dinner and overnight accommodation.
DAY 4 | BURGOS – LOYOLA – LOURDES (B,D)
- Depart for the Town of Loyola
- Visit the Santuario de Loyola
- Drive through the Pyreness to the Town of Lourdes.
DAY 5 | LOURDES (B,D)
- Free day
DAY 6 | LOURDES – ZARAGOZA (B,D)
- Continue your pilgrimage to Zaragoza
- Visit Nuestra Señora del Pilar
- Dinner and overnight.
DAY 7 | ZARAGOZA – MONTSERRAT – BARCELONA (B,D)
- Depart for Montserrat
- Tour of the Basilica
- Monastery of Montserrat
DAY 8 | BARCELONA (B,D)
- Full day guided tour: Basilica of Sta. Maria del Mar and Sagrada de Familia
- Paseo de Gracia, Casa Batllo, La Pedrera, and Plaza de Cataluna
- Visit Barcelona Cathedral and its cloister, the Gothic Quarter, and Plaza Sant Jaume (Generalitat and Town Hall)
- Continue on to Montjuich Mountain, Villa Olympica and the Port Olympic
DAY 9 | BARCELONA – ROME (B,D)
- Flight to Rome Fiumicino Airport
- Visit the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls followed by a Mass
- Tour of Rome’s major basilicas and churches: Basilica of St. John in Lateran, Scala Santa, Church of Sta. Croce in Gerusalemme, the Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori and the Basilica of Sta. Maria Maggiore
- Dinner at a local restaurant
DAY 10 | ROME (B,D)
- Head to Vatican City to visit the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
- After lunch, visit the Basilica of St. Peter
- Then, visit the Roman Colosseum (outside visit) and the Piazza Venezia
- Dinner at a local restaurant before returning to the hotel.
DAY 11 | LANCIANO - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO (B,D)
- Check out and head south to Lanciano
- Visit the Church of St. Legontian
- Continue your pilgrimage to San Giovanni Rotondo
- Visit the Shrine of St. Padre Pio
- Holy Mass at the Basilica.
- Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight accommodation Holiday in Express
DAY 12 / SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – DEPARTURE ROME (B)
- Transfer to Rome Fiumicino Airport after lunch for your early evening flight Dubai.