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Day 1 Departure from USA , flight to Europe, Spain, Madrid |
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Day 2 Arrival at Madrid Airport. Panoramic city tour and proceed to hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 3 In the morning Madrid city tour visiting: Prado Museum and Royal Palace, Plaza Espana with its monument to Cervantes, Paseo de Castellana... after Madrid we continue to El Escorial. Late afternoon departure for Avila where we end our day with dinner and overnight in Avila. |
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Day 4 After breakfast we are on city tour of Avila visiting Cathedral, Convent of St. Teresa built on location of her house and Monastery of la Encarnación where Saint lived for 20 years. Avila as "city of stones, city of saints" is dedicated to St. Teresa the great mystic and the first woman to be named a Doctor of the Church. After lunch break we are on the way of about one hour to visit Alba de Tormes city that holds the remains of St Theresa of Avila and a reliquary in the church of the Carmelite Convent. Return to Avila for dinner and overnight! |
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| Day 5 We leave Avila and on to Segovia. Fascinating city wall with 86 towers surrounds the oldest part of Segovia, the Alcazar Castle built before the 14th century. More than 345 feet high Cathedral of Segovia, the Plaza Mayor and the Segovia Aqueduct still in use and built during the emperor Trajan, the largest surviving Roman construction in Spain. We continue to Zaragoza for dinner and overnight. |
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| Day 6 After breakfast visit to Basilica Pilar Museum and Cathedral and late morning departure for Lourdes. Some free time before dinner and overnight in Lourdes hotel! |
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| Day 7 Day will start with sightseeing of the places of interest in Lourdes associated with St. Bernadette. The Boly Mill (Bernadette’s birthplace), the Cachot (the disused prison where Bernadette lived at the time of the Apparitions), Parish church, etc. Rest of the day free for your own personal devotions. With thousands of pilgrims from all over the world one can visit the baths with miraculous water, walk the Stations of the Cross on the hill overlooking the Sanctuary, and visit the chapel and Basilica or the Grotto. In the evening every Lourdes pilgrim can participate in Blessed Sacrament or candlelight procession and group rosary. |
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| Day 8 TGV morning train to Paris, upon arrival to Paris we continue to Normandy, for visit of the town of Lisieux and St. Therese the Little Flower. Afternoon Holy Mass short visit the Carmel, where she lived as a Carmelite nun. Check in our hotel for dinner and overnight in Lisieux. |
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| Day 9 Today we are full day in Lisieux where group starts with private holy mass. We visit Carmel with the relics of Saint, the modern Basilica, dedicated to the great saint, "the greatest saint of modern times" (Pope Pious X) and we will also visit the family home “Les Buissonets". Prayer meeting, personal devotions and some free time in the afternoon are our activities for rest of the day in Lisieux. |
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| Day 10 Early departure for Paris. We will begin with the Holy Mass at Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and after a prayer before tomb of St. Catherine with sightseeing tour of Paris with, we will continue to the church of St. Vincent De Paul photo-stop at Eiffel tower, passing by Champs Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral and much more. Some free time before check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight |
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Day 11 After breakfast is transfer for CDG airport for flight back home, US. |
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