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DAY 01: NORTH AMERICA
/ LISBON. Depart USA for our overnight flight
to Lisbon, Portugal. We will be served dinner and breakfast aloft.
DAY 02: LISBON / FATIMA.
We arrive at the Lisbon Airport where we will be met and given an
orientation tour of Lisbon including Pombal square, the Liberty Avenue,
Rossio Square, Belem Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries on the
bank of the Tagus as well as a stop at Lisbon's Romanesque Cathedral,
the Sé. En route to Fatima we will visit Santarem, the Church of Marvila
and the site of the Eucharistic Miracle. Time for mass is available. We
continue to Fatima and our hotel for dinner and overnight.
 DAY 03: FATIMA.
Today our morning is devoted to visiting the Basilica and Shrine of Our
Lady of Fatima and the birthplaces of Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia to
whom the Virgin appeared for the first time on May 13th, 1917. Dinner
and overnight at our hotel. In the evening we join the Rosary and
candlelight procession.
DAY 04: FATIMA / SALAMANCA.
This morning, following Mass at the Shrine, we depart Fatima and drive
into Spain. Later today, we arrive in Salamanca and a visit to the new
Cathedral. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
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05: SALAMANCA / VALLEY OF THE FALLEN / MADRID.
We begin our day this morning in Salamanca. Here we will also visit the
Cathedral where we celebrate Mass and then head towards Madrid. We have
a brief stop at the Valley of the Fallen, a spectacular monument to the
dead of the Spanish Civil War, for an optional tour. We continue to
Madrid for dinner and overnight.
DAY 06: MADRID.
This morning we see all the highlights of Madrid, capital of Spain,
including the Gran Via Plaza de España, the Viaduct, Plaza Major, the
Bull Ring, Independence and Cibeles Squares, the University, and the
Paseo de la Castellana. Afternoon is at leisure for activities of your
own. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 07: MADRID / ZARAGOZA /
PAMPLONA. This morning we depart Madrid and
travel north through the Spanish country. We arrive in Zaragoza, 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 will visit. The number one Marian
shrine of Spain, the Pilar Basilica commemorates apparitions of Our Lady
the Pillar to St. James in 40 AD, and here we will celebrate Mass.
Continue to Pamplona for a tour of the city. Pamplona became the capital
of Navarre in the 10th century. Its golden age was during the reign of
Charles III (called "the Noble"), who gave it its cathedral, where he
was eventually buried. Dinner and overnight at our hotel here.
 DAY 08: PAMPLONA / LOURDES.
This morning, we depart Pamplonaand
traverse the Pyrenees northward entering southern France. Late this
afternoon, we arrive in Lourdes where we celebrate Mass before
proceeding to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Tonight, following
dinner, we have the option of participating in the Torch light
Procession.
DAY 09: LOURDES / TOULOUSE.
This morning we begin with a private Mass at the Grotto. The morning is
free for personal devotions to Our Lady of Lourdes including, for those
who wish, the legendary, healing waters of the miraculous Lourdes
spring. This afternoon our walking tour will take us to Boly Mill, the
birthplace of St. Bernadette, the Cachot, the former jail, where she
lived during the apparitions and the local parish church. This evening
we have an optional farewell dinner before continuing to Toulouse for
overnight.
DAY 10: TOULOUSE / NORTH AMERICA.
We transfer to the airport for our flight home - the end of an
unforgettable journey.
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