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| Pilgrimage to Poland, Czech and Austria Prague, Wadowice, Krakow with Divine Mercy, Czestochowa, Auschwitz, Vienna and Melk July 7th - 16th, 2007 | ) |
Day 1 Our journey starts with flight to Prague, Czech Republic, meals are served on board of the plane |
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Day 2 Upon arrival we go for city sightseeing tour of Prague where we meet city and its most important landmarks such as Charles Bridge, old town of Prague with gothic church of Our Lady of Tyn and Astronomical Clock. Dinner is in one of local restaurants, overnight in hotel. |
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Today our pilgrimage will start with visit to Royal Castle and St. Vitus`s Cathedral morning Holy Mass is in the church of Our Lady Victorious and visit to The Prague Infant Jesus. After full day tour we are back on the way towards the capital of region Moravia, Brno. Here we dinner and overnight. |
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Day 4 Our tour continues with sightseeing of Brno, among other sites the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, interesting is visit to the church crypt from the 12th century. Since 1777 the Cathedral has been the Seat of the Brno bishopric. The drive continues to Poland and on the way to Krakow we stop in the Wadowice birthplace of Pope John Paul II. Arrival in Krakow is in the late afternoon. Our sightseeing of the downtown of Krakow will include (time permitting) the Market Square, the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, the Royal Castle on Wawel, The Cathedral of Wawel and The Crypt of St. Leonard where our Pope John Paul II celebrated his first Holy Mass. |
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Day 5 Our pilgrimage to Poland will have beautiful start in the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy just few miles outside the Krakow where Sr. Faustina experienced extraordinary encounters with Jesus. After holy mass here we will continue to the magnificent salt mine Wieliczka, breathtaking halls under the ground dig in salt. Overnight in Krakow. |
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Day 6 Early morning we leave Krakow and drive on the north to Czestochowa, Jasna Gora the most popular Polish sanctuary for over 600 years. Prayer before the Miraculous painting, Holy Mass and the story of Poland which can not be told without a Black Madonna. On the way we stop at the Auswitz place of the biggest tragedy in the recent human history and hear of life of St. Maksymilian Kolbe, hope and the love for our God should never die. At the end of the day we are back in Krakow. |
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Day 7 After breakfast we leave Krakow and Poland and our goal is Vienna in Austria late afternoon arrival in Vienna. After checking in the hotel and in the evening we will see the inheritance of Habsburg Monarchy in its best. |
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Day 8 Today we continue with the sightseeing of Vienna. City of Strauss and Mozart, city of the most beautiful architecture as a testimony of once biggest Empire in Europe. We visit Karlskirche one of the finest churches of the high baroque period, the Hofburg, after a coffee break and famous Vienna Sacher cake in coffee shop, we are on to the Schonbrunn Royal palace, Belvedere palace and it's beautiful garden. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 9 Full day excursion along the Danube Valley including visit to Abbey of Melk, Benedictine Monastery and after Holy Mass we take a cruise boat for about hour and a half until Durnstein and by bus return to Vienna, dinner and overnight. |
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Day 10 Transfer to Vienna international airport for our flight back home to US. |
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RATES JULY 2007: departure from JFK, EWR - 2595,00 US$ INCLUDES
NOT INCLUDED
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