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1018AA7 - Catholic France Pilgrimage 11 days from Evansville


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International departure taxes of $214 plus current fuel surcharges of $584 are included (subject to change).

Tour Code Departure Date Cost per person
AAB1018PB 10/18/2027 $5899.00
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We depart Evansville IN to connect with our overnight flight with dinner arriving in Paris the next day. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft.
This morning, we arrive in Toulouse. We transfer to Lourdes to our simple pilgrim’s hotel near the Shrine for dinner. In the evening, we join the Torchlight Marian Procession.
After breakfast, 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 Lourdes. In the evening, we can once again join the Torchlight Marian Procession.
This morning after breakfast and following Mass at the shrine, we depart Lourdes and pass through Carcassone, which boasts Europe's lengthiest medieval town walls. Her mighty circle of towers on a hill above the River Aude gives Carcassone a fairy tale appearance. We continue northeast to the beautiful French city of Avignon and our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning after breakfast, 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 in Paray Le Monial.
This morning after breakfast, 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 12 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.
This morning after breakfast, we visit the Convent of St. Gildard. St. Bernadette of Lourdes spent the last 13 years of her life here, and we will view her incorrupt body. We will celebrate Mass here. Continue to Chartres to visit one of the most magnificent Cathedral in all of Europe! Known as Notre-Dame de Chartres, the earliest foundations of the original church date to the late 4th century! Known for the incredible relics and beautiful gothic architecture, it is a truly a jewel of our Catholic faith! We conclude our day in near Mont-St-Michel for dinner and overnight.
This morning after breakfast, we celebrate Mass at Mont St-Michel with the Monks. This Benedictine Abbey in the Diocese of Avranches, Normandy, France, is unquestionably the finest example both of French medieval architecture and of a fortified abbey. The buildings of the monastery are piled round a conical mass of rock that rises abruptly out of the waters of the Atlantic to the height of 300 feet. Afterwards, we continue to Colleville-sur-Mer and visit the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, the site of the Allied landing in 1944. If time permits, we will also visit Pointe du Hoc, where U/S. Army Rangers courageously scaled the cliffs during the D-Day invasion. We then continue to Lisieux for dinner and overnight at our hotel.
Today after breakfast, we visit 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. Following lunch on our own in this delightful town, we continue to Paris where we enjoy an orientation tour of the city passing by the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower and travel down the famous Champs-Elysees. Continue to our hotel for dinner and overnight in Paris.
This morning after breakfast and 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. This afternoon is yours for shopping, personal adventure or optional excursions. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the culinary delights of Paris as dinner will be on our own.
We transfer to the airport for our flight home with unforgettable memories to cherish always