CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE Portugal France Spain
Package Price
$2738 TWIN/TRIPLE, $3038 SINGLE
Flight Details
- EK335 MANILA ✈ DUBAI 2355 0430+1
- EK191 DUBAI ✈ LISBON 0725 1235
- EK188 BARCELONA ✈ DUBAI 2100 0530+1
- EK334 DUBAI ✈ MANILA 0910 2210
Hotel
- 2 Nights Fatima :- Aurea Fatima or similar 4⋆
- 1 Night Avila :- Palacio de los Velada or similar 4⋆
- 1 Night Zaragoza :- Exe Boston Hotel or similar 4⋆
- 2 Nights Lourdes :- Hotel Panorama or similar 4⋆
- 2 Nights Montserrat :- Hotel El Bruc or similar 3⋆
Itinerary
- DAY 01: LISBON - FATIMA
- DAY 02: FATIMA
- DAY 03: FATIMA - AVILA
- DAY 04: AVILA - MADRID - ZARAGOZA
- DAY 05: ZARAGOZA - LOURDES
- DAY 06: LOURDES
- DAY 07: LOURDES - MANRESA - MONTSERRAT
- DAY 08: MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA - MONTSERRAT
- DAY 09: MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA
Arrive at Lisbon airport. Panoramic tour of the Portuguese capital and walk through the Belem neighborhood. Continue to our hotel in Fatima. Rosary Mass & Torch Procession, Check-in & dinner at hotel.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
The day will begin with Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of Fátima. Meet your guide to tour the Basilica and visit the tombs of Jacinta and Francisco. Continue to Capelinha, where Our Lady appeared to the shepherd children. You will also visit the village of Aljustrel, the shepherd children's home. Continue to Valinhos, where Our Lady appeared after the release of the children from prison. Visit the church where they were baptized and the local cemetery. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Early morning departure. Arriving in Avila, we will enjoy incredible views of the walled city. Continue toward the Monastery of the Incarnation, founded in 1478, the convent that Saint Teresa chose to enter as a novice. Walk through the center on foot, admiring the wall, its narrow streets, and the cathedral. Finally, visit the birthplace and convent of Saint Teresa for Mass. Dinner and overnight in Avila.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Departure to Madrid (1h15min). Enjoy a panoramic tour on the bus, passing the Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza de Cibeles, the Bernabeu, the financial center with its skyscrapers, and Gran Via. We continue on foot through Plaza España, the Palace Real, the Almudena Cathedral, Plaza Mayor, and Sol. There will be free time to stroll around. Travel by bus to our hotel in Zaragoza (3h30min). Dinner and overnight in Zaragoza.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Mass in the Basilica del Pilar. Begin a walking tour through the center of Zaragoza. Walk through the square, its 2 cathedrals, the Goya monument, and the Stone Bridge. Drive by bus, crossing the steep mountains of the Pyrenees towards neighboring France, arriving at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, where in 1858, in the Grotto of Massabiele, Our Lady appeared to 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, calling herself the "Immaculate Conception." Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
After Mass, we meet our local guide for a walking tour tracing the life of St. Bernadette, including visiting Boly Mill, where Bernadette was born; "Lacadé watermill, the house of Bernadette's parents; the "Cachot," formerly used as a prison, where she lived at the time of the Apparitions. Visit the chapel where she received her First Communion and the parish church containing the font where she was baptized. Free time in the afternoon to pray and meditate in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, with its impressive murals, or participate in the Eucharistic Devotion, the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, and prayer for the sick. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Depart in the morning by bus to Manresa (5h30) crossing the Catalan Pyrenees and the Aran Valley on our way back to Spain. Arrival at the Cueva de San Ignacio Church, a sanctuary with a cave chapel, a baroque church, and a Neoclassical style building. Visit the cave and pray. We continue to our hotel in Montserrat (30min). Dinner and overnight in Montserrat.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Mass in the Monastery of Montserrat. Drive to Barcelona (45 min). Enjoy a panoramic tour of Plaza España, Montjuic, the Eixample district, Paseo de Gracia, and the Sagrada Familia. Walk through Plaza Catalunya, the Rambla, the Gothic Quarter, and the Barcelona Cathedral. Free time. Dinner and overnight in Montserrat.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner at Hotel
Departure by bus to Barcelona center (Plaza Catalunya > Plaza España) and
Inclusions
- Roundtrip Airfare via Emirates
- Baggage Allowance
- Hand Carry
- Meal on board the aircraft
- Private airconditioned transfers
- English speaking guide
- Hotel Accommodation
- Daily breakfast & daily dinner
- Tours as indicated in itinerary
- Mass as indicated in itinerary
Exclusions
- Airline Taxes $85/person
- Visa Fee
- Tipping
- Travel Insurance
- Other meals
- Other expenses
- Security deposit in hotel, if any