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1019BA6 - Marian Shrines Pilgrimage 11 days from San Francisco


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British Airways https://www.britishairways.com/content/en/us/information/baggage-essentials

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International departure taxes of $235 plus current fuel surcharges of $338 are included (subject to change).

Tour Code Departure Date Cost per person
BAA1019GS 10/19/2026 $5499.00
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We depart San Francisco for our overnight flight with dinner arriving in Munich the next day. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner, lunch and breakfast aloft.
We arrive on our connecting flight to Toulouse. We are met and transferred to Lourdes to our simple pilgrim’s hotel near the Shrine for dinner and overnight. In the evening, we join the Torchlight Marian Procession.
This day is spent in devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes. We celebrate Mass at the Grotto, with a morning orientation visit to the Shrine and a walking tour of Lourdes, visiting Boly Mill, where St. Bernadette was born, the Cachot, formerly used as a jail, where she lived during the apparitions, and the parish church. This afternoon is free for private devotions, Eucharistic Procession, the Blessing of the Sick or the legendary, healing waters of the miraculous Lourdes spring. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. In the evening, we may once again join the Torchlight Marian Procession.
This morning, following Mass at the shrine, we depart Lourdes and pass through Carcassonne, which boasts Europe's lengthiest medieval town walls. Her mighty circle of towers on a hill above the River Aude gives Carcassonne a fairy tale appearance. We continue northeast to the beautiful French city of Avignon and our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning, we visit Avignon's Palace of the Popes and other famous sites before departing and make our drive along the Rhone River to the beautiful Paray le Monial. On arrival, we celebrate Mass and continue to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning, we celebrate Mass at the Chapel of St. Marguerite. This is the site of the apparitions of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673. It was here that she received the twelve promises to increase the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Following some free time, we depart and travel north to Nevers for dinner and overnight.
St. Bernadette of Lourdes spent the last 13 years of her life here, and we view her incorrupt body in the Convent of St. Gildard. We celebrate Mass here. Afterwards we view the Palais Ducal and visit the local museum. We also have time to browse among the shops offering their renowned pottery. We continue north to the City of Lights passing through Auxerre and Vezelay. We arrive at our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning following Mass at the Miraculous Medal Shrine of St. Catherine Laboure, we tour the sites of Paris, including a visit to the most enduring symbol of the French capital, the Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cité. While here, we also make a stop at the Holy Chapel believed to hold relics, including nails and pieces of wood from the Cross of Calvary. As part of our tour, we pass by the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, and travel down the famous Champs-Elysees. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the culinary delights of Paris as dinner will be on our own.
Today we venture out of Paris to Lisieux, the home of St. Therese the Little Flower, where we celebrate Mass in the village convent. We also visit the Basilica dedicated to St. Therese. The Basilica is the objective for pilgrims from the world over who come to kneel in solemn prayer to St. Therese. Here we visit Les Buissonnets, where St. Therese lived as a child. Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.
For our last day in France, we have an opportunity to do some last-minute sight-seeing on our own, shopping for that specific souvenir, or simply relaxing and enjoying the final day in the “City of Lights”. This evening, we enjoy a “farewell” dinner and overnight at our hotel.
We transfer to the airport for our flight home with unforgettable memories to cherish always.
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