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.  DAY 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. | 
