GRAND PILGRIMAGE ACROSS EUROPE

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ROME

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• Arrive at Fiumicino Airport

• Meet English-speaking assistant at the airport

• Private vehicle for sightseeing and hotel transfer

• Half-day guided sightseeing tour:

• Visit St. John Lateran Basilica, Scala Santa, and St. Croce in Gerusalemme Basilica

• Panoramic tour covering Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, and Circus Maximus

• Dinner at an international restaurant

• Overnight stay in Rome

 

DAY 2: VATICAN & ROME HIGHLIGHTS

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Full-day guided sightseeing tour:

• Entrance to Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel

• Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

• Stop at Domus Artis or Emporio Vaticano

• Visit St. Mary Major Basilica and St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica (UNESCO site)

• Lunch and dinner at international restaurants

• Overnight stay in Rome

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DAY 3: ROME - CASCIA - ASSISI

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Half-day guided tour in Rome:

• Orientation tour with views of the Colosseum & Roman Forums

• Photo stop at Trevi Fountain

• Travel to Cascia for an orientation tour, visiting Basilica & St. Rita Chapel

• Continue to Assisi

• Dinner and overnight stay in Assisi

 

DAY 4: ASSISI - FLORENCE - PISA

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Half-day guided tour in Assisi:

• Visit Basilica of St. Mary of Angels, St. Chiara Church, and Basilica of St. Francis & Tomb of St. Francis (UNESCO)

• Travel to Florence for an orientation tour, including views of Giotto’s Bell Tower, Florence Baptistery, and Duomo Complex

• Continue to Pisa for a photo stop at Square of Miracles

• Dinner and overnight stay in Pisa

 

DAY 5: PISA - PADOVA - VENICE

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Padova for a guided tour of St. Antonio Basilica

• Continue to Venice Tronchetto and take a private boat transfer to San Marco Pier

• Half-day guided tour in Venice, including photo stops at Doge’s Palace, San Marco Square, Cathedral, Bell Tower, and Bridge of Sighs

• Private boat transfer back to Tronchetto

• Dinner and overnight stay in Venice Mestre

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DAY 6: VENICE - MONTICHIARI - MILAN - ENGELBERG​

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Visit Sanctuary of Mary, Mystical Rose in Montichiari

• Travel to Milan for a guided tour, including a visit to the Duomo

• Continue to Engelberg, Switzerland

• Dinner and overnight stay in Engelberg

 

DAY 7: ENGELBERG -LUCERNE - SCHAFFHAUSEN - TITISEE

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Cable car ride to Mount Titlis

• Travel to Lucerne for an orientation tour, including Chapel Bridge and Lake Lucerne

• Continue to Schaffhausen to view Rhine Falls

• Transfer to Dottingen, Germany

• Dinner and overnight stay in Titisee

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DAY 8: TITISEE - STUTTGART - HEIDELBERG

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Orientation tour in Titisee, including a visit to Lake Titisee and a Cuckoo Clock shop

• Travel to Stuttgart to visit the Mercedes Benz Museum

• Continue to Heidelberg for an orientation tour

• Dinner and overnight stay in Heidelberg

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DAY 9: COLOGNE - AMSTERDAM

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Cologne to visit the Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO)

• Continue to Amsterdam

• Dinner and overnight stay in Amsterdam

 

DAY 10: AMSTERDAM - BRUSSELS - PARIS

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Brussels for a guided tour with a photo stop at Atomium

• Continue to Paris

• Dinner and overnight stay in Paris

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DAY 11: PARIS CITY TOUR & DEPARTURE

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Full-day sightseeing in Paris:

• Visit Eiffel Tower (2nd floor access)

• Visit St. Vincent de Paul Chapel and Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

• Guided tour covering key Parisian landmarks

• Dinner and overnight stay in Paris

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DAY 12: PARIS - NEVERS - CLERMONT FERRAND

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Nevers for an orientation tour and guided visit to Bernadette’s Sanctuary & Holy Garden

• Continue to Clermont-Ferrand

• Dinner and overnight stay in Clermont-Ferrand

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DAY 13: CLERMONT FERRAND - LOURDES

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Lourdes

• Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and participate in the water gesture

• Dinner and candlelight procession in Lourdes

• Overnight stay in Lourdes

 

DAY 14: LOURDES - BURGOS - SALAMANCA

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Burgos for lunch and orientation

• Continue to Salamanca

• Dinner and overnight stay in Salamanca

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DAY 15: SALAMANCA - FATIMA

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Fatima

• Visit Basilica de Fatima and the three graves

• Participate in the International Rosary & Candlelight Procession at the Chapel of Apparitions

• Dinner and overnight stay in Fatima

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DAY 16: FATIMA - AVILA

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Avila for an orientation and guided sightseeing tour, including:

• San Jose Convent (UNESCO)

• Museum Encarnacion Monastery (UNESCO)

• Dinner and overnight stay in Avila

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DAY 17: AVILA - MADRID (DEPARTURE)

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• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Madrid for airport transfer and departure

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