After breakfast we board our coach to Vatican City, the smallest nation in the World. Today is the Papal audience (subject to no changes to the schedule of the Pope). The most famous square of Vatican City is St. Peters Square with St Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the World, unsurpassed in beauty to which millions of tourists and pilgrims come from around the world. Gaze in awe at Michelangelo’s Pieta and Bernini’s amazing bronze canopy.
After a delicious lunch at a Continental restaurant, get into world like no other in the Vatican Museum, see awe inspiring relics and works of art. The Tapestry gallery, Raphael Rooms and the most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s masterpiece on the ceiling and his famous last Judgement. Rome was not built in a day, the truth of this oft-quoted adage hits you with full force, as we proceed for sightseeing tour of a lifetime.
The Basilica of St. John in Lateran, the Victor Emmanuel Monument, and Tribute is paid to the brave Gladiators of Rome, as you pass the mighty Colosseum. Pass the ruins of the Roman Forum and end at the famous Trevi fountain. Legend has it, that if you make a wish and toss a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain, you are sure to return to Rome. After a delicious dinner, overnight in your Hotel in Rome.
Today after breakfast, we board our coach and drive towards Padua, en route we will visit the quaint town of Assisi. On arrival at Assisi we will explore this hilltop town and walk the narrow winding streets with its story book stores and shops. Towering above the town is the Basilica that still retains something of the atmosphere of the early 1200s.
Take in the view of the countryside from the top of the huge 13th century Basilica which also has many of St. Francis’ possessions and a series of frescoes depicting his life. Over night in Assisi
7:00 AM Breakfast at the Hotel
7:30 AM 140km / 2.5 hours Leave for Cassia to visit St Rita then Assisi
11:30 AM 82km / 1.30hr Cassia to Da Angelo
1:30 PM “Lunch in Da Angelo
Email: info@hoteldaangelo.com
Address : Via S. Potente, 6, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
Tel: +39075812821
Menu: Penne Assisana, Mix Salad, Ice cream, Water
3:30 PM 3 km / 10 min “MASS BOOKED at Carlos Acutis Santa Maria Maggiore, Assisi Add: piazza vescovado, Assisi, Italy 06081
Note: You will have about 45 minutes for celebration, after which you are kindly asked to keep silence and give any possible communications outside the church.
Please be punctual, in order to avoid overlapping of other reservations.
4:30 PM 4 km / 15 min Go to St Francis of Assisi
6:00 PM 4km / 5 min “Drive to HOTEL ASSISI CENACOLO Hotel Address: Viale Patrono d’Italia, 70 Santa Maria degli Angeli (PG)
Tel. +39 075/8041083”
8:00 PM “Dinner at Hotel Menu :Lasagna in Bolognese style
– Cod stew in Mediterranean style ( tomatoes and olives)
– Chocolate panna cotta
BRIAN please ask for mass early moring the next day pay €50”
After breakfast we board our coach proceed to Venice. We embark on a Half day trip to magnificent Venice. We proceed to take a Vaporetto (water taxi) or our own private boat to this charming city built atop 118 tiny islands without streets, crisscrossed by 160 canals and linked by 400 footbridges.
Explore all the sights and sounds of St. Mark’s Square, the Basilica was built to house the Saints remains, the Bell Tower and the Palace of the Dodges. Stop for a photograph at the Bridge of Sighs, feed the pigeons or visit the World-famous Murano Glass Factory and learn the art of glass blowing.
Overnight in Mestre.
After breakfast, it’s on to Turin. We arrive into Turin and visit the Holy Shroud, kept in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. We also visit the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, it was originally part of the home for poor boys founded by St. Don Bosco.
It contains the remains of Saint John Bosco and 6000 relics of other saints. According to legend a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to Saint John Bosco in 1844 and revealed the site of the martyrdom of the Turinese saints. The Basilica was built on the site of their death. After a delicious dinner, overnight at your Hotel in Turin
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
7:30 AM 410km 5 hrs Check out go to Host Cafe
1:30 PM 3 km / 10 min “Lunch in Host Cafe Bristo
Address : Via Porta Palatina, 13, 10122 Torino TO, Italy
Tel: +390117653376
Menu: Burger with caramelized onions and Grana Padano cheese, served without bun/hamburger without Grana cheese for lactose-intolerant person/couscous with vegetables for a vegetarian, water
4:00 PM mass St Peters Chappel ADD: Via Maria Ausiliatrice, 32, 10152 Torino TO, Italy
6:00 PM “Drive to Hotel NH Torino Centro
Address: C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 104, 10121 Torino TO, Italy
Tel: +3901157521”
7:30 PM “Dinner at hotel Menu : meat ravioli with roast sauce Fillet of trout with almonds, Seasonal vegetables, Panna cotta”
6:30 AM Mass in Hotel
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 AM 5 hr / 281 km leave hotel to OFC restaurant
1:00 PM “Lunch in OFC By Chef Jado
Email: o.f.c06nice@gmail.com
Address : 27 Rue d’Angleterre, 06000 Nice, France
Tel: +33758638228
Menu: plat mix whit kafta, chichen, salade, rice or frites sance, Water
5:00 PM 4.5 hr / 322 km “Drive to Holiday Inn Express Montpellier Address: 60 Av. Nina Simone, 34000 Montpellier, France Tel: +33499516100”
6:30 PM “Dinner at FLUNCH MONTPELLIER PEROLS
Address: Route de Carnon C.CIAL AUCHAN, 34470 Pérols, France Tel: +33467220784
Menu: Filet de poisson pané MSC, sauce tartare, Flan nature, Petit pain gourmet
Today after breakfast we visit the pilgrimage site of Montserrat and its
countryside. Situated 4,055 feet above sea level in a mountain range
composed of striking pink conglomerate a form of sedimentary rock,
this is the site of the Benedictine abbey that boasts the Black Virgin of
Montserrat Sanctuary, patron saint of Catalonia. Dinner & overnight
Barcelona
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:30 AM 380Km / 5 Hr Monserrat
1:30 PM “Lunch at Montserrat Buffet P2022-12222
Address : 08199 Monestir de Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34938777701
Menu: Selection of salads, crudités, pizza, pasta, soup, rice, meat, fish, side dishes, and an assortment of desserts
based on pastries, biscuits, seasonal fruit and ice cream
4:00 PM 41km /1 hr “Drive to ibis Styles Barcelona Sant Joan Despi Address: Carrer de la TV3, 2, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34934755800”
7:30 PM Dinner at Hotel. Menu : Mediterranean tomato and tuna belly salad + chicken supreme stewed with Mediterranean spices and mushrooms + seasonal fruit salad
After breakfast enjoy a guided sightseeing tour which includes a drive around Montjuic to see the Olympic Stadium and a great panoramic view of the port and city. Continue to the city center’s Plaza Catalunya and Paseo de Gracia to admire Gaudi’s eccentric Houses Batllo and Mila as well as his SAGRADA FAMILIA, an unfinished architectural masterpiece that is still a consecrated expression of the Catholic faith. Dinner & overnight in Barcelona
After breakfast we board our coach to Zaragoza and visit the Basilica
of Our Lady of the Pillar, the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary who
supernaturally appeared to the Apostle St James the Greater in AD 40
while he was preaching. This was the first Marian Apparition, although it
is unique because it is the only one to have occurred while Mary was
still alive on Earth. Overnight in Zaragoza.
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 AM 294 km /4 hrs Check out
1:00 PM “Lunch at Restaurante El Fuelle
Address : Cl. Mayor, 59, Casco Antiguo, 50001 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel: +34976398033
Menu: salads in the center, a first course of beans, chickpeas, Aragonese miguas and the second course of lamb from Aragon grilled or oven-baked chops or grilled rabbit or oven-baked sea bream and includes wine and water
2:30 PM Mass at Basilica del PIlar
3:30 PM Meet the guide after mass at Basilica. Walking tour of the historic center, including the interior of the Basilica of El Pilar.
5:30 PM To Start the Panoramic tour of the city center on the group bus, the bus need to be at al Parking del Paseo de Echegaray
6:30 PM “Drive to Eurostars Zaragoza
Address: Estación Delicias, C. de Miquel Roca i Junyent, 6, 50011 Zaragoza, Spain Tel: +34976287260”
7:30 PM “Dinner at Hotel Riojan-style potatoes
– Turkey rotti with plum sauce
– cake
Early morning, we board our coach to Lourdes, packed lunch will be
provided. Sit back in the comfort of your coach and watch the
countryside fly by as we zoom towards Lourdes. We arrive in the
picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St. Bernadette to whom Our
Lady appeared in 1859 near the Grotto of Massabielle. After dinner,
proceed for the evening rosary at the Grotto, a spiritually uplifting
moment. Overnight at your hotel in Lourdes.
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 AM 242km / 4 hrs “Drive to Hôtel Roissy, Lourdes
Address: 16 Av MRG Schoepfer 65 100 Lourdes Tel: +33562941304”
1:00 PM lunch at ROISSY HOTEL
8:00 PM Dinner at Hotel
After breakfast, the day is free for personal activities. Connect with the
Lord during mass at the awe inspiring underground Basilica of St. Pius
X, learn and be inspired by the story of Lourdes and walk in the
footsteps of St. Bernadette at the movie presentation. Walk the station
of the Cross on the mountain overlooking Lourdes, visit the relic room
and drink from the water of the miraculous spring. Continue with your
visits to the shrine till late evening. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in
Lourdes.
6:00 AM mass at St Gabriel Chapel 45mins
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 AM Bath and other Activities
12:00 noon lunch at ROISSY HOTEL
7:30 PM Dinner at Hotel
After breakfast, board your coach to begin your journey to Fatima via
the bustling university town of Salamanca in Spain. Sit back and enjoy
the drive through the beautiful and scenic countryside. We will stop for
a packed lunch en route. After lunch continue towards Salamanca,
known as the Golden City owing to the colour of its historic sandstone
buildings. We arrive into the city late evening and proceed for dinner.
Overnight in Salamanca.
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:00 AM 240 km / 3 hr Drive To Loyola
12:30 PM “Lunch in Kiruri
Email: kiruri2020@gmail.com
Address : Loiolako Inazio Hiribidea, 24, 20730 Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Menu: salad, steak of beef, flan, water, and bread
1:30 PM Visit Sanctuary of St Ignatius of Loyola Address: Place Neighborhood Loiola- Core, 16, 20730 Loiola
2:00 PM 7:00 PM 422km / 5hr “Drive to Gran Hotel Corona Sol
Address: C. Víctor García de la Concha, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Tel: +34923281616”
8:30 PM “Dinner at Hotel Menu:
Avocado, tomato, mozzarella, and black olive tartar
+ Confit cod loin with a bed of vegetables + Chocolate mousse dome with stracciatella ice cream”
After breakfast, as we drive to Fatima, the excitement mounts as we
draw closer to Our Mother. The atmosphere of intense spirituality and
the importance of Fatima have been attested to by the visits of two
Popes: Paul VI and Jon Paul II. Proceed on a tour of the Square (the
largest square in Christendom) including the sites of the Apparitions,
Rosary Basilica with the tombs of the visionaries and the Blessed
Sacrament Chapel and other main sites. Later follow along the
beautiful Way of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way)
culminating in the chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima, rest
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
7:30 AM 388km / 5hr “Drive to SDivine Fátima Hotel
Address: Rotunda dos Peregrinos 101, 2495-412 Fátima, Portugal
Tel: +351913124155”
1:30 PM lunch at hotel
2:30 PM Meet the guide Arminda +351-968-042 468.
5:30 PM Mass at SDivine Chapel
7:00 PM Dinner at Hotel Buffet
of the day is free for you to visit the holy places on your own. Dinner
and overnight in Hotel.
This morning after breakfast, we visit the village and home of the three
children Jacinta, Lucia and Francisco. This afternoon after lunch you
have your own personal time to devotion and prayer to our dear
Mother. Dinner and overnight at Fatima.
Today after breakfast we head for a guided sightseeing tour of Lisbon,
the bustling capital City of Portugal. See the enormous monument
dedicated to Henry the navigator, as well as the 16th century Belem
Tower, the Moorish Citadel, and the impressive Black Horse Square.
Visit the CATHEDRAL LA SE where St. Anthony was baptized, and
JERONIMOS MONASTERY, which dates back to the mid-1400’s and was
built in reverence to the Virgin Mary for Vasco de Gama’s successful
voyage to India. Overnight at your hotel.
7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
10:00 AM 2 hr / 128 km drive to parking lot (Parque Restauradores telpark by Empark, Praça dos Restauradores, 1250-188 Lisboa, Portugal) close to the restaurant.
12:00 PM “Lunch in CATAPLANA ( Uma Marisqueira)
Address : R. dos Douradores 115 119, 1100-204 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351920038548
Menu: Starter: Bread, butter & olives, Bitoque, Mango mousse, Bottled water
2:00 PM Meet The local guide Tania +351 932323292 will meet you at resturant for Lisbon sightseeing.
5 km / 20 min “Drive to VIP Executive Entrecampos Hotel & Conference
Address: Avenida 5 de Outubro 295, 1600-035 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351210043000”
7:30 PM Dinner at hotel
Today after breakfast, it is time to say goodbye to Europe as you
board your coach to the airport for your flight back home.
Good times need never end, after your check – in formalities are
completed, sit back, relax, and enjoy the in-flight services and meals
as you relive the high points of your tour.