DAY 01 (Mon) DEPARTURE (USA – PORTUGAL):
Depart on our international Flight from USA to Portugal.
DAY 02 (Tue) LISBON – BELEM – FÁTIMA:
Arrival LISBON Airport
GUIDED VISIT BELEM and LISBON (4 hrs): Church of St. Jerome’s Monastery and exterior views (Belem Tower, Discoveries Monument), Old Quarter of Lisbon with Church of St. Anthony
MASS in the CHURCH of SAINT ANTHONY in LISBON.
Travel to Fátima
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Fátima
(Possibility to participate in the CANDLELIGHT procession in Fatima).
DAY 03 (Wed) FÁTIMA (Excursion VALINHOS and ALJUSTREL) :
Discover FÁTIMA, VALINHOS and ALJUSTREL with the tour-escort: Basilica, Capelinha
Afternoon at leisure for private devotions
MASS in the BASILICA or CONCELEBRATED MASS in the CHAPEL of APPARITIONS “LA CAPELINHA“ in FÁTIMA.
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Fátima.
Possibility to participate in the CANDLELIGHT procession in Fatima.
DAY 04 (Thu) FÁTIMA – COIMBRA – SALAMANCA:
Travel to Coimbra
Discover COIMBRA with the tour-escort: Carmelite Monastery and Sister Lucía’s Memorial.
MASS in the CARMELITE MONASTERY where SISTER LUCIA lived and died in COIMBRA.
Continue to Salamanca
Discover SALAMANCA with the tour-escort: evening stroll with exterior views (Plaza Mayor, Façade of the University, Façade of the House of Shells)
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Salamanca.
DAY 05 (Fri) SALAMANCA – ALBA DE TORMES – ÁVILA – SEGOVIA:
Travel to Alba de Tormes
Discover ALBA DE TORMES with the tour-escort: Carmelite Convent
PRAYER in the CARMELITE MONASTERY by the TOMB of SAINT TERESA in ALBA DE TORMES.
Continue to Ávila with a stop at Los Cuatro Postes.
GUIDED VISIT ÁVILA (3 hrs): Cathedral, Convent of Saint Teresa, Incarnation Monastery
MASS in the MONASTERY LA ENCARNACION in the CHAPEL of TRANSVERBERATION in ÁVILA.
Continue to Segovia
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Segovia.
DAY 06 (Sat) SEGOVIA – ARANDA DE DUERO – BURGOS:
GUIDED VISIT SEGOVIA (2,5 hrs): Roman Aqueduct, Medieval Fortress El Alcázar, Carmelite Convent with Tomb of Saint John of the Cross.
MASS in the CARMELITE MONASTERY by the TOMB of SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS in SEGOVIA.
Travel to Aranda de Duero
WINERY VISIT with WINE TASTING in Aranda de Duero or surroundings (Ribera de Duero wine region)
Continue to Burgos
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Burgos.
DAY 07 (Sun) BURGOS – SAN SEBASTIAN – LOURDES:
GUIDED VISIT BURGOS (2 hrs): Cathedral
MASS in the CATHEDRAL of BURGOS
Travel to San Sebastián
Continue to Lourdes
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Lourdes.
DAY 08 (Mon) LOURDES:
GUIDED VISIT LOURDES (3 hrs): Sanctuary and sites related to St. Bernadette: Boly Mill, Locale Mill, the “Cochot,” Parish Church containing the Baptismal Font where she was baptized
Afternoon at leisure for private devotions
MASS in the BASILICA or CONCELEBRATED MASS in the GROTTO in LOURDES
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Lourdes
Possibility to participate in the CANDLELIGHT procession in Lourdes.
DAY 09 (Tue) LOURDES – MONTSERRAT – BARCELONA:
Travel to Montserrat
Discover MONTSERRAT with the tour-escort: Benedictine Abbey
MASS in the ABBEY of MONTSERRAT and if desired, possibility to RENEW THE MATRIMONIAL VOWS in the CAMERIN, the CHAPEL OF OUR LADY in MONTSERRAT
MONTSERRAT / LA ESCOLANIA: possibility to listen to the Children’s Choir La Escolanía (around 10 minutes).
Continue to Barcelona
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Barcelona.
DAY 10 (Wed) BARCELONA :
Discover BARCELONA with the tour-escort: Panoramic tour with stop at the Montjuich and stroll in the Gothic Quarter and Las Ramblas area
MASS in the CATHEDRAL or in the CHURCH SANTA MARIA DEL MAR in BARCELONA === subject to confirmation
GUIDED VISIT BARCELONA: La Sagrada Familia
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Barcelona.
DAY 11 (Thu) BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – MADRID:
Travel to Zaragoza
Discover ZARAGOZA with the tour-escort: stroll in the Old Quarter with Basilica El Pilar
MASS in the BASILICA EL PILAR in ZARAGOZA
Continue to Madrid
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Madrid.
DAY 12 (Fri) MADRID :
Discover MADRID with the tour-escort: morning stroll with Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, exterior view of the Royal Palace
MASS in the CATHEDRAL LA ALMUDENA in MADRID
Afternoon at leisure in Madrid
HOTEL DINNER and overnight in Madrid.
DAY 13 (Sat) DEPARTURE:
Direct TRANSFER to the MADRID Airport for the return flight.