Detailed Itinerary
December 4 - Thursday - Day 1 - Departure to Lisbon

December 5 – Friday - Day 2 – Arrival Lisbon - Fatima 
We arrive to Lisbon, where we are met by our tour guide who will accompany us throughout our journey. We board our waiting motor coach and depart to Fatima. check-in to our hotel for dinner and the evening. (D)

December 6 – Saturday – Day 3 - Fatima 
This morning, after breakfast, we visit the Shrine of Fatima. On May 13, 1917, the image of the Virgin Mary appeared here to three shepherd children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto and Lucia dos Santos. The apparition asked the three children to pray for world peace. On October 13, 1917, the Lady appeared before the children and announced she was Our Lady of Rosary and is also known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. We begin with Mass at the Shrine. Next, we tour of the Tombs of Francisco, Jacinto and Sr. Lucia, the Aljustrel where the children lived, and the Valinhos where Our Lady appeared after the children’s return from prison. Lunch is on our own. The afternoon is entirely at leisure for our own personal devotions. Dinner is served at our hotel in Fatima. After dinner we join the Evening Torchlight Procession with the rest of the pilgrims from all over the world. (B, D)

December 7 – Sunday – Day 4 - Fatima – Coimbra - Santiago de Compostela 
This morning, after breakfast and check-out, we board our motor coach to make our way to the university town of Coimbra, site of the Discalced Carmelite Convent where Sr. Lucy, one of the visionaries of Fatima, spent much of her life before passing in 2005. When she entered the convent, she took the name of Sister Mary Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart. We visit the Convent and the “New” Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus. The "New Cathedral" was originally the church of the Jesuit’s University college in Coimbra and was established in the city in 1543. The niches of the façade of the New Cathedral carry statues of four Jesuit saints. Here we celebrate Mass. We continue on to Santiago for dinner and the evening. (B, D)

December 8 – Monday – Day 5 - Santiago de Compostela 
We will have our full day in Spain’s Patron Saint’s city and the most famous of the Spanish Shrines. The name “Compostela” from the Latin “field of the star” was named after the tradition of St. James (Santiago), the Patron Saint of Spain. This city has been the third major site visited by Christian pilgrims and visitors (after Jerusalem and Rome) and is the present capital of Galicia. We will delight in our walking tour on the labyrinthine cobbled streets of this medieval city, We will visit the Plaza del Obradoiro and the great Cathedral (E.Fees included) that dominates the town. A statue of St. James, stands above main altar, surrounded by an elaborate display of drapery and sculpture. We concelebrate Mass in the Cathedral. Lunch and remainder of the afternoon is on our own. Dinner and Overnight at hotel (B,D)

December 9 – Tuesday – Day 6 - Santiago de Compostela - Burgos 
We depart to the beautiful region of Castilla Leon and Rioja to Burgos. Lunch on your own en route. This afternoon we visit Burgos Cathedral (E.fees Included) the only Cathedral in Spain on the UNESCO list not as part of historical city, marvel at the view of the Cathedral dominated by its 15 chapels to include the stunning chapel of St Enrique featuring the Ecce Homo Statue. Mass at Cathedral. check into hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

December 10 – Wednesday – Day 7 - Burgos - Zaragoza 
After breakfast and check out, we will drive to Zaragoza. we will visit the city center and Our Lady of Pilar. The Basilica venerates Blessed Virgin Mary commemorating Her miraculous apparition to St James the Apostle, under her title Our Lady of the Pillar praised as "Mother of the Hispanic Peoples" by Pope John Paul II. Mass. On to visit Zaragoza Cathedral (E.Fees included) considered as one of the finest Cathedrals in Spain. Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight. (B,D)


December 11 – Thursday – Day 8 - Zaragoza - Lourdes 
Today we will depart hotel for Lourdes Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. This afternoon we celebrate mass at Lourdes Shrine. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

December 12 – Friday – Day 9 - Lourdes 
This morning, we celebrate Mass at the Basilica. After Mass, we tour the Sanctuary, Grotto, and Upper Basilica. Participate in the water gesture ceremony, then we take a walking tour “In the Footsteps of Bernadette,” visiting the Boly Mill, to we see the room where Bernadette was born and the Cachot (the former jail cell where her impoverished family lived at the time of the apparitions) (E.Fees included) Lunch on your own. Afternoon at leisure for personal activities. Dinner is served at our hotel (B,D)

December 13 – Saturday – Day 10 - Lourdes - TGV - Paris 
Early morning we take the train from Lourdes to Paris. Upon arrival in Paris, visit and attend Mass at the magnificent, Sacre Coeur Basilica that stands atop Montmartre Hill. (Funicular included) The Basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was originally built in 1914 as an act of penance for the infidelity that France was experiencing during that time. Visit of the shrine seeing the remarkable artwork and architecture that forms the Basilica, the beautiful mosaic of the Risen Christ, and more. Mass. On to our hotel. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

December 14 – Sunday – Day 11 - Paris 
Today, you will enjoy a sightseeing tour of Paris. We start with Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, where we celebrate Mass, after which we will have to opportunity to view the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure. The Saint's guardian angel led her to the chapel, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her. During apparitions, Our Lady repeatedly instructed the making and purpose of the Miraculous Medal, as well as the green scapular. Precede to Saint Vincent de Paul Church, then continue the tour of Paris. Our panoramic tour will take us to the most recognizable symbol of the city of Paris, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower (exterior view), Invalides, the L'Arch de Triomphe and the Champ-Elysees, one of the world's most famous boulevards. We will make a stop at La Madeleine, with the statue of Mary Magdalene carried to heaven by angels. Afternoon at leisure to explore Paris. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. (B,D) 

December 15 – Monday – Day 12 - Departure 
This morning, after breakfast and check-out, we transfer to the Paris airport for our return flight to the USA.

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