24/11/2022
MARIAN PILGRIMAGE 2023
"Your Journey of Faith"
15-Day Tour of PORTUGAL, SPAIN, FRANCE,VATICAN CITY & ITALY
Promo Rates: Starts USD 3,998 per person All-Inclusive!
TRAVEL DATES: MAY 11-25, 2023
FLIGHT DETAILS: (Via Turkish Airlines)
TK0085 10MAY23 MNL-IST 2130-0450
TK1755 11MAY23 IST-LIS 0725-1020
TK1866 24MAY23 FCO-IST 1525-1905
TK0084 25MAY23 IST-MNL 0215-1910
INCLUSIONS:
*Roundtrip Airfare Economy Class via Turkish Airlines
*Hotel Accommodation 4* Star or similar
*Open Buffet Breakfasts
*13 Dinners
*All Airport and Tour Transfers
*Entrance Fees
-Rome Chek Point
-Rome City Tax
-Vatican Museum
-Jeronimous Monastery
-Our Lady of Pillar
-Shrine of St. Pedro
-Lourdes - Paris Fast Train Tickets
-Paris-Milan Economy Class Flight Tickets
*1 Bottle Water per person per day
*All City Taxes
*English Speaking Tour Guide during Trip
*Predeparture Orientation/ Briefing & Travel Kits
*Tippings for Tour Guide and Driver
Exclusions:
*Schengen Visa Fee - P10,500
*Travel Insurance
*Porterage and other Personal expenses not mentioned
ITINERARY:
11 MAY / DAY-1: LISBON - FATIMA (D)
Arrival Lisbon International Airport. Meet and assist with our guide. We will drive to city center of Lisbon for sightseeing – see the Tagus River, Marques de Pombal Square, and Liberdade Avenue, pass by Belem Palace, official residence of the President of Portugal. Stop at Belem Tower – icon of the Age of Discovery and the Monument of the Discoveries. Close by is Jeronimos Monastery, magnificent example of the Manueline style. See the Baixa, Praca do Comer-cio and the Suspension Bridge. Proceed to Fatima for some free time for private devotion. You may explore the Sanctuary and the Great White Basili-ca and maybe, join the candlelight procession in the evening.
12 MAY / DAY-2: FATIMA (B/D)
Have your breakfast inside the hotel. Start the day with visiting the following places: the Basilica where the tombs of Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta is located; the Chapel of the Apparitions the place where Our Lady appeared; the church of the Holy Trinity; the exposition “Fatima Light and Peace” where are the offers left by the pilgrims. Later visit Aljustrel, the village where the shepherds were born. Continue to Valinhos and visit the Stations of the Cross and the Calvary, the site of Our Lady's 4th apparition and the place where the children received the first and third visit of the “Angel of Peace”. After the visit proceed to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ortiga and to the Parish Church. The afternoon is free for personal devotions. At the end of the day, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
13 MAY / DAY-3 / FATIMA – SALAMANCA – MADRID (B/D)
After breakfast we board our coach and motor across the Portuguese-Spanish border to the city of Salamanca, where we visit the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia and the great University of Salamanca, the oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe. We celebrate mass today at the Basilica. The city lies on a plateau by the Tormes river, which is crossed by a bridge 500 ft long built on 26 arches, fifteen of which are of Roman origin, while the remainder date from the 16th century. Salamanca has been declared a “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. Proceed to Madrid. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in and resting. Dinner and overnight will be in the hotel.
14 MAY / DAY-4 / MADRID (B/D)
Have your breakfast inside the hotel. Visit the Royal Palace and the Almudena's Cathedral, Madrid's Cathedral, and one of the city's most beautiful churches. The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m² of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest functioning royal palace and the largest by floor area in Europe. Almudena Cathedral is a Catholic church in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993. Lunch will be in local restaurant. Free time for shopping. Transfer to hotel for resting. Dinner and overnight will be in the hotel.
15 MAY / DAY-5 / MADRID – ZARAGOZA (B/D)
Have your breakfast inside the hotel. Today we will head to Zaragoza. Visit the basilica of “Our Lady of the Pillar”, where the virgin Mary appeared miraculously to Saint James the Great in the first century, standing on a pillar. Free time for souvenir shopping in the afternoon. Transfer to hotel for check in. Dinner and accommodation will be in the hotel.
16 MAY / DAY-6 / ZARAGOZA– LOURDES (B/D)
After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Upon arrival to Lourdes, we will have our lunch in local restaurant. Afterwards, transfer to hotel for check in and resting. Free praying activities. Dinner and accommodation will be in the hotel.
17 MAY / DAY-7 / LOURDES (B/D)
The day is free for private devotion. You may wish to go to the Sanctuary to visit the Underground Basilica, walk the Station of the Cross, take the Holy Bath, drink the water or wash your face in the Grotto, or participate in the veneration of the sick pilgrim. In the evening, join the emotive candlelight procession.
18 MAY / DAY-8 LOURDES – PARIS (B/D) (By Train)
After breakfast at the hotel, we will check out from the hotel. We will take a fast train to Paris. (We will send our luggage’s by our bus). Upon arrival, we will get in our private bus and start to discover Paris panoramically by bus. Paris, the cosmopolitan capital of France, is one of Europe's largest cities, with 2.2 million people living in the dense, central city and almost 12 million people living in the whole metropolitan area. Located in the north of France on the river Seine, Paris has the well-deserved reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design. In the evening, sightseeing river cruise aboard Bateaux Mouches Cruise is included. Dinner then continues to hotel for overnight.
19 MAY / DAY-9 / PARIS – MILAN (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to your half day guided city tour of Paris. Visit Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Les Invalides. Afterwards, free time. Transfer to Paris International airport and flight to Milan. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for accommodation. Dinner and overnight will be in the hotel.
20 MAY / DAY-10 MILAN – PISA – FLORENCE (B/D)
After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Departure for Florence. On the way, visit Pisa which is a city in Italy's Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli. Also in the piazza is the Baptistery, whose renowned acoustics are demonstrated by amateur singers daily, and the Caposanto Monumental cemetery. Free time in Pisa. Proceed to Florence. Start city tour in Florence which is capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation. Free time. Transfer to hotel for check in and resting. Dinner and overnight will be in the hotel.
21 MAY / DAY-11 FLORENCE – ASSISI (B/D)
After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Departure for Assisi. Upon arrival, we will have short city tour in Assisi. Assisi the hometown of the Beloved St. Francis. See the Basilica of St. Francis and the Basilica of Santa Maria Degli Angeli. Free time. Lunch will be in local restaurant. After lunch, free time. Transfer to hotel for check in and resting. Dinner and overnight will be in the hotel.
22 MAY / DAY-12 ASSISI – MANOPELLO – LANCIANO – SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO (B/D)
Breakfast inside hotel and check out. Proceed to Manopello to visit Santuario del Volto Santo. Celebrate Thanksgiving Mass at the old Capuchin Monastery and see miraculous image of Christ's face on a veil, the "veronica" (true icon) in the Santuario Del Volto Santo. The image shows a male face with long hair and a beard parted in bands. It is the only case in the world where the image is visible on both sides of the cloth; colors are very light, the eyes are turned upward and the pupils are completely open, even though irregular. Afterwards, proceed to Lanciano and visit San Francesco Church. Continue to San Giovanni Rotondo. Upon arrival, directly proceed for check-in, dinner, and overnight.
23 MAY / DAY-13 SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – ROME (B/D)
Early Breakfast inside hotel and check out from the hotel. We will depart from San Giovanni Rotondo to Rome at 06:00 AM. Upon arrival to Rome, we will have lunch in local restaurant. Start with a visit to the Roman Colosseum (photo-stop), Roman Forum, Monument Vittorio Emanuelle II, Piazza de Venezia, make a wish at the Trevi Fountain and continue to roam at Piazza di Espagna where you will be given free time. Gather again and proceed to Church for our mass before we continue to hotel for check in, dinner, and overnight.
24 MAY / DAY-14 ROME END (B)
Breakfast inside the hotel. Then drive to St. Peter Square to visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the most magnificent church in Christendom. Pass by the tomb of Pope John Paul II. We continue with a guided visit to one of the great art collections in the world, the Vatican Museum. We see the Tapestries Gallery, the Belvedere with its marvelous classical statues, the rooms wonderfully frescoed by Raphael, and Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel, which was recently restored to its original splendor. Visit the patriarchal basilicas of St. Paul outside the walls. We will arrange private mass after visiting the four major basilicas. Free time. Transfer to airport and end of our trip
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