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0927AA7 - Marian Shrines Pilgrimage 11 days from Memphis


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International departure taxes of $115 plus current fuel surcharges of $620 are included (subject to change).

Tour Code Departure Date Cost per person
AA0927DO 09/27/2027 $4749.00
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We depart from Memphis to connect with our overnight flight arriving the next day. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft.
We arrive in Lisbon, where we are met and given a short orientation tour of Lisbon before the drive to Fatima. If possible, we celebrate Mass at the Church of the famous Eucharistic Miracle at Santarem. Balance of the day at leisure. In the evening, we join the International Rosary Procession. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Fatima.
After breakfast, this full day is devoted to visiting the Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima and nearby hamlets of Aljustrel and Valinhos. We join the English language concelebrated Mass at the Chapel of Apparitions. We visit the birthplaces of Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia, the Loca de Anjo and the Holy Way. In the evening, we join the International Rosary Procession. Dinner is on our own. Overnight at our hotel in Fatima.
Today after breakfast and Mass we depart Fatima, passing by the ancient capital and university city of Coimbra, where Lucia, the last Fatima visionary lived as a cloistered nun. We continue northwards into Spain and on to Santiago de Compostela, one of the most famous shrines in the western world. This is the site of the ancient pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. James. Tradition holds that the Apostle James was cast ashore here preaching for seven years and being responsible for the conversion of Spain before returning to the Holy Land. The Cathedral of 11th to 13th century with its splendor, and the portico are masterworks of Romanesque art. On arrival this afternoon, we enjoy a visit to the Cathedral and the Old City here. Enjoy the varied delights of the Galatian restaurants in the nearby Old City as dinner is on our own. Overnight at our hotel in Santiago de Compostela.
Following our walk to Mass at the Cathedral of Santiago we return to our hotel for breakfast and then head east to Santander along one of the many “Routes of St. James.” While this is our longest coach day, the wonderful scenery of mountains and sea awe us as our roads hug the northern Spanish seacoast. Lunch on our own is taken along our route. Dinner is on our own. Overnight at our hotel in Santander.
This morning after breakfast and following Mass in a local parish church, we continue eastward along the Basque coast via San Sebastian and cross the border into France. In late afternoon, we arrive in Lourdes. Dinner is on our own. In the evening, we join the Torchlight Rosary Procession. Overnight at out hotel in Lourdes.
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 is on our own. In the evening, we once again join the Torchlight Rosary Procession. Overnight at our hotel in Lourdes.
This morning after breakfast and following Mass we depart Lourdes and traverse the Pyrenees southward entering northern Spain. We travel eastward to Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon. On arrival, we visit the city which was founded by the Romans. Its luxuriant vegetation, with its many cascades and grottos, make it a miniature Switzerland in the middle of arid upper Aragon. This city was also the birthplace of Goya, whose works grace many of the sites we visit. The number one Marian shrine of Spain, the Pilar Basilica commemorates apparitions of Our Lady the Pillar to St. James in 40 A.D., and if possible, we celebrate Mass. Dinner is on our own. Overnight at our hotel in Zaragoza.
This morning after breakfast we drive to Montserrat on the outskirts of Barcelona and celebrate Mass at the Monastery housing the famed Black Madonna. If possible, we enjoy the midday music of the famous boys’ choir here. Dinner and overnight at our Monastery hotel here in Montserrat.
This morning after breakfast we drive to Barcelona to celebrate Mass at the world-famous Church of the Holy Family, La Sagrada Familia. Antoni Gaudi began construction of this, his labor of love, 140 years ago and now for the first time it is completed and fully open to pilgrims. After our tour of La Sagrada Familia, we travel through the Gothic quarter bisected by the famous Ramblas and see the important new developments at the pleasure port where many of the Olympic events were held in 1992. Following a leisurely lunch on our own, we enjoy a spectacular view from the top of the Montjuic hill visit the Unesco World Heritage "Park Guell" one of Gaudi's Masterpieces of "landscape architecture”. Tonight dinner will be on our own in Barcelona. We return to Montserrat for overnight at our hotel.
We transfer to the airport for our flight home with unforgettable memories to cherish always.