Itinerary:

DAY 1:  DEPART LOS ANGELES
Overnight  flight  from los Angeles to Lisbon, Portugal.  Enjoy the in-flight services.

Day  2 : ARRIVE IN LISBON, PORTUGAL
Welcome to Lisbon! This evening meet your Travel Director for a welcome dinner with wine at your hotel.
Meals: Dinner
Hotel     : VIP GRAND or similar
Address:  Av. 5 De Outubro /197,  Lisbon 1050-054

Day 3:  LISBON–SANTARÉM–FÁTIMA
Sightseeing with a Local Expert features visits to JERONIMOS MONASTERY and the CHURCH OF ST. ANTHONY.   Afterwards, depart for Fátima and while enroute, visit the CHURCH OF THE HOLY MIRACLE in Santarém, site of a famous Eucharistic Miracle. Then, visit OUR LADY OF FÁTIMA SHRINE with the tombs of the visionaries,
and the CHAPEL OF THE APPARITIONS, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three  Children  in 1917.  Join this evening’s rosary and candlelight procession at the Our Lady of Fátima  Shrine and attend Mass, held every day.
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel    :   CINQUENTENARIO or similar
Address:   Rua Francisco Marto 175, Fatima 2495-448, Portugal
 

Day 4:   FÁTIMA. EXCURSION TO  VALINHOS
Morning  orientation includes a visit to the PARISH CHURCH where the visionaries were baptized.  Also visit their homes in nearby Valinhos. The  rest  of  your  afternoon is at leisure. Tonight join  this evening’s rosary  and  candlelight  procession.
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel     : CINQUENTENARIO or similar
Address: Rua Francisco Marto 175, Fatima 2495-448, Portugal

Day  5:  FÁTIMA – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN
Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour in Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage destinations during the Middle Ages along with Rome and Jerusalem. Visit the CATHEDRAL, where the relics of St. James the Apostle, brother of St. John the Evangelist  are kept behind the high altar. You may wish to attend Mass.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel    : HOTEL CONGRESO or similar
Address: Carreter De La Estrada. KM. 3, Santiago De Compostela, 15894

Day  6:  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
For over a thousand years pilgrims have been walking the CAMINO PILGRIM’S WAY. This morning, for those who wish to experience this event, drive to  the small village of  Arca and do part of  this famous walk accompanied by your  Local Specialist.  Afterwards, back in  Santiago, you may wish  to  join the special pilgrim’s Mass in the cathedral..
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel    : HOTEL CONGRESO or similar
Address: Carreter De La Estrada. KM. 3, Santiago De Compostela, 15894

Day  7:  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA – BURGOS
Travel to Burgos,  the historic capital of Old Castile.  Sightseeing with a Local Specialist includes a visit to the magnificent CATHEDRAL.
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel     :  HOTEL RICA MARIA LUISA or similar
Address:  Avenida Del Cis Campeador, 42 Burgos, 09005

Day  8:  BURGOS–LOURDES, FRANCE
Today, you will drive along the Basque coast and arrive in Lourdes, home to one of the world’s most famous places of pilgrimage.  Your guided walking tour includes visits to the  GROTTO where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, the OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE the BIRTHPLACEOF ST. BERNADETTE,  and her FAMILY HOME during the time   the apparitions. Attend this evening’s memorable rosary and candlelight procession.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel     :  HOTEL SAINTE ROSE or similar
Address:  17 Rue Sainte Marie, Lourdes, 65103

Day  9:  LOURDES AT LEISURE
oday, you may wish to experience the powerful healing baths, the “Blessing of the Sick,” and attend one of the daily Masses. Why not join an optional excursion to the nearby Pyrenees?
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel     :  HOTEL SAINTE ROSE or similar
Address:  17 Rue Sainte Marie, Lourdes, 65103

Day  10: LOURDES– ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
Cross the Pyrenees Mountains to Zaragoza.  Enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide and visit Spain’s most famous Marian Shrine— the BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR, home to a miraculous Imageof the Virgin Mary. According to local tradition, on January 2  of the year 40, the Mother of God appeared upon a pillar to the  Apostle St. James the Greater while he was preaching the Gospel. The pillar is conserved and Venerated within the basilica  today.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel      : TRYP ZARAGOZA HOTEL or similar
Address:  Avenida Francia, Zaragoza, 50003

Day  11:   SARAGOSSA–MADRID
Journey to Madrid, where  your guided sightseeing  includes  the Puerta del Sol, Plaza de España with its monument to Cervantes,  Parliament, the Cibeles Fountain, elegant  Calle Alcala, and Paseo de Castellana. Today’s highlight: a visit to the PRADO MUSEUM with its priceless art treasures. Tonight you may wish to join an optional  dinner excursion.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel    : AGUMAR (5) or similar
Address: Paseo Reisa Crisitna, 7, Retiro, Madrid, 28014

Day 12:  MADRID AT LEISURE
A full day to explore on your own, to just relax, or join an excursion to nearby fortified Avila, where St. Theresa founded the  order of Carmelites. Then, this evening, a farewell dinner awaits you at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel    : AGUMAR (5) or similar
Address: Paseo Reisa Crisitna, 7, Retiro, Madrid, 28014

Day 13:  MADRID – LOS ANGELES
This morning, it is time to bid farewell to your Travel Director as your memorable vacation comes to an end.
Meals: Breakfast
 

****End of Tour****
 

 INCLUDES:
   
• Lisbon - Guided sightseeing tour including a visit to Jeronimo Monastery and St.. Anthony de Padua Church.
• Santarem - Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle.
• Fatima - Visit the Shrine of Fatima, Chapel of the Apparitions. Parish Church and Valinhos.
• Santiago de Compostela - Sightseeing tour with a Local Expert including a visit to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
• Arca - Visit the small village of Arca.
• Burgos - Guided sightseeing tour including a visit to Burgos Cathedral.
• Lourdes - Guided sightseeing tour including Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, St. Bernadette’s Grotto and Soubirou
Birthplace and  family home.
• Zaragoza - Guided Sightseeing tour including a visit to Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar.
• Madrid - Guided sightseeing tour and entrance to Prado Museum.

* Guided Tours/admission fees, and activities per itinerary
* 11 Breakfasts,  5 Dinners
* 11 Nights Hotel accommodation
*  9 Day Long Distance Coach
* The services of a professional Travel Director throughout your journey.
*  Travel kit ( with your itinerary/luggage tags/straps)

EXCLUDES:

•  Travel  insurance
•   Lunch & other meals not specified in the itinerary
•   Tips to the driver & guide  (USD 120 per person)
•   Personal expense
  
   

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tour code:  tig-g2