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EUROPE PILGRIMAGE
19 Days / 18 Nights
DAY 1: ROME
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Upon arrival at Rome international airport You will meet by our
representative and will transfer to hotel for check in. After a while
relaxation enjoy Rome by night tour with English speaking guide.
Highlights; Coliseum, St. Peter's, Trevi fountain, Via Veneto, Piazza
Navona Discover some of the main monuments of the Eternal City
in the romantic atmosphere of times past. Some of the sights you
pass include The Fountain of the Nayads, the Exhibition Palace, Piazza Venezia with its Tomb to the
Unknown Soldier and the Capitoline Hill. Glimpse the imperial Roman Age as you drive by and admire the
Roman Forum, the Coliseum the Arch of Constantine and the Circus Maximus spanish steps. After Rome
by night tour Enjoy Indian Dinner in Restaurant. After dinner Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Rome.
DAY 2: ROME
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After breakfast Departure to St. Peter Square for Papal Audience or Blessing & Angelus. Visit of St. Peter
Square and the Basilica of St. Peterand visit to tomb of Pope john paul II. After Papal Audience After
Lunch we will proceed to st. Paul outside the walls st. John in lateran etc. after Visit Catacombs of St.
Callixtus from inside Later dinner and overnight at the hotel in Rome.
DAY 3: ROME – VATICAN – LANCIANO TO SAN GIOVANNO ROTONDO
After breakfast Check out and we will proceed for Sistine chapel visit, Vatican
museum, Gallery of Tapestries Lanciano. After Visit to Vatican then we will
proceed to Lanciano.Enjoy Lunch on they way to Lanciano or in Rome itself.
Upon arrival to Lanciano Enjoy 2 hrs guided Tour. You will be visiting church of
the Eucharistic Miracle and other site. After Lanciano proceed to San Giovanno
Rotondo. Upon arrival Check in Hotel. Dinner in hotel itself. Overnight in Hotel
San Giovanno Rotondo.
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DAY 4: SAN GIOVANNO ROTONDO TO ASSISI
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After Breakfast check out and visit San Giovanno Rotondo with
Guide. The Shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo is the second
most visited Catholic shrine in the world. It centers around the tomb
of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, a Capuchin friar, priest and mystic
known for his devotion to God, supernatural gifts, and the stigmata.
He died in 1968 and was declared a saint in 2002. The shrine centers
around Padre Pio's tomb, which is inside the Church of Our Lady of
Grace (Santa Maria delle Grazie). You can also see his cell, his
confessional and the crucifix from which he received the stigmata.
After Tour enjoy lunch on the way to Assisi. Upon arrival to Assisi
Enjoy Guided walking tour of Assisi. You will be visiting St. Maria degli
Angeli: it is a large, imposing Basilica situated on the valley just
below Assisi. It covers a little oratory, named Porziuncola, where
Francis and his companions first came to live in simple huts. It
represents the beginning of the Franciscan communities. St. Clare
Basilica: Clare is the founder of the order of the Poor Clares . She is
buried in the crypt of this church where the Crucifix that spoke to St.
Francis is also preserved. St. Francis Basilica: centre of the Franciscan
spirituality and cradle of the medieval European art, the Basilica was
built upon the Saint's tomb. The double papal Basilica was founded
by Pope Gregory IX and is an architectural masterpiece containing some of the finest paintings of medieval
Italian art, from Cimabue to Giotto, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti, Jacopo Torriti and Pietro Cavallini. The
frescoed cycles of the Old and New Testament and the panels on life of St. Francis reach the climax on the
medieval theology whilst the Franciscan Order was growing in power. After Assisi tour check in Hotel. Dinner
in Hotel itself. Overnight in Assisi Hotel.
DAY 5: ASSISI TO PADOVA VIA PISA
After breakfast check out and proceed to Pisa. Upon arrival to Pisa enjoy
Guided 2 hrs Walking tour. Visit Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral etc. after
pisa tour enjoy lunch in Pisa and then proceed to Padova. Upon arrival to
Padova. Check In hotel. Later Transfer to Indian restaurant for Dinner.
Overnight in Padova.
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DAY 6: PADOVA TO VENICE ISLAND THEN MILAN
After Breakfast Check out and proceed to Venice Tronchetto.
Upon arrival to Tronchetto, board ferry to venice Island St Marc
Square. Meet our English speaking guide. Enjoy walking tour for
2 hrs with English speaking guide covering mark's Square, St
Mark's Basilica from outside, Ducal Palace, Prisons, Bridge of
Sighs, Rialto Bridge. After free time for Lunch then Proceed to
Padova. Upon arrival Enjoy Guided walking tour of Padova .The
city of St. Anthony. where you will be visiting The Basilica of St.
Anthony of Padua is more commonly just known as 'Il Santo'. It is
a large red-brick building with numerous bulbous domes, set to
the southeast of the core of Padua. After Padova Tour we will
proceed to Milan. Upon arrival to Milan Enjoy Indian Dinner in
Restaurant and after check in Hotel. Overnight in Milan Hotel.
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DAY 7: MILAN TO LUCERNE
After breakfast Check out and before we Travel to Engelberg
enjoy Guided Milan City tour where you will be visiting famous
sights such as the Gallery Vittorio Emanuele and the famous
Cathedral of Milan with the Golden Statue of Mother Mary on the
top. After Milan City otur Lunch in Milan and then proceed to
Engelberg. Upon arrival to Engelberg Check in Hotel. Dinner in
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hotel itself or nearby Restaurant. Overnight.
DAY 8: ENGELBERG (MT. TITLIS)
After breakfast Get ready to enjoy Mt Titlis Excursions. Ascend 10,000ft to the summit of Mt. Titlis. Take the
world's first revolving cable car, the Titlis Rotair. Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding
Swiss landscapes. At Mt. Titlis have free time to play in the snow, visit the ice caves or take a professional
photo in traditional Swiss outfits. Enjoy lunch on top of Mt Titlis depend on Availability. Back to Engelberg and
transfer top Lucerne. free time for shopping for 3 hours. Later in evening proceed to hotel Dinner in hotel.
Overnight in Engelberg
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DAY 9: ENGELBERG TO ZURICH
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After breakfast proceed to Zurich. Upon arrival to
Zurich. Enjoy Guided city tour. You will visit the castlelike National Museum, the shopping and business
centre on Bahnhofstrasse, the Limmatquai with its
medieval Old Town and view to the Lindenhof, where
the brave women of Zurich saved the city from the
invaders, the largest church clock-face of Europe on
St. Peter, the patriarchal Guild Houses, the Opera
house with its famous June-Festivals, the lake
(picture stop). Enjoy the great experience travelling
uphill on the cog-wheel railway (Dolderbahn) into the
Zürichberg district with its recently renovated noble five-star Grand Hotel Dolder and many superb mansions
of glorious past times. Additional highlights are the University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH Zürich). Its most famous student and professor was Albert Einstein. Finally there will be a stop in the Old
Town at Fraumünster Church, where you will admire the world-famous CHAGALL-Windows with detailed
explanations. After this, your guide will invite you to a short stroll through the Old Town of Zürich. After Lunch
in Zurich Restaurant. Evening back to Engelberg hotel. Overnight
DAY 10: ENGELBERG TO TURIN
After breakfast check out and comeback to Italy again. Travel to Turin. Upon
arrival free time for lunch after enjoy guided city tour of Turin. The tour starts
in piazza Castello, the heart of the city. Despite the baroque facade, in Roman
times this was where the Porta Decumana - or Pretoria - stood and a section
of the 3,000-metre wall that surrounded the colony passed here. Cross
piazzetta Reale and turn left under the two archways. To your left you find
Palazzo dei Duchi del Chiablese, to your right the Duomo di San Giovanni,
commissioned by Cardinal Domenico della Rovere and designed by the
Tuscan architect, Meo del Caprina da Settignano, and completed in 1498.
The facade is particularly fine. There are few examples of Renaissance
architecture in Turin and the Duomo is the only religious one. Alongside the
Duomo towers the 60-metre Campanile di San Giovanni, which was built
about 30 years before the cathedral itself. Behind the Duomo soars the pointed cupola of the Cappella della
Sindone, or Chapel of the Holy Shroud, seriously damaged by a fire in April 1997.
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DAY 11: TURIN TO LOURDES
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A baroque masterpiece, the cupola is a miracle of levity and elegance. 61 metres high with a diameter of 18
metres, it was built by Guarino Guarini between 1668 and 1694 to house the Sindone (or shroud, from the
Greek Sindòn), the sheet in which Christ's body is reputed to have been wrapped after the Deposition from
the Cross. After it was acquired by the Savoys, Emanuele Filiberto had it brought to Turin in 1578 to facilitate
San Carlo Borromeo's pilgrimage to admire the relic. You enter the Cappella della Sindone from the Duomo
itself up two black marble baroque staircases. The interior of the Chapel is also decorated in black as a token
of sadness. Chances to see the original Sindone - which is rolled up in a precious casket on Bertola's baroque
altar - are becoming increasingly infrequent. Which is why a life-size copy is on display in the Duomo to the
left of the high altar. After Check in hotel. Dinner in hotel itself. Overnight in turin.
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After breakfast check out and long distance coach travel from Turin to Lourdes. On the way to Lourdes enjoy lunch
on motorway . Upon arrival to Lourdes check in hotel. Dinner in hotel. Overnight.
DAY 12: LOURDES
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After breakfast get ready for walking tour of Lourdes with our English
speaking guide. Description: The small Pyrenees village of Lourdes, and
its imposing basilica, attract millions of pilgrims annually. This is the site
where, in 1858, a young peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, had several
famous Virgin Mary sightings. A visit to this church affords the
opportunity to wander an immense cathedral, but also to see the actual
cave where a young girl claimed she spoke to the Virgin Mary and where
an endless stream of visitors come in search of a spiritual experience or
a miraculous healing. The Catholic Church has acknowledged dozens of
miracles from this spot. Lunch in Hotel or in Restaurant. Rest of the day
free for spiritual activity. Evening dinner in Hotel. Overnight.
DAY 13: LOURDES TO ZARAGOZA TO BURGOS TO LOYOLA
After breakfast Proceed to Azpeitia.upon arrival to Azpeitia visit Sanctury of St Ignatius of Loyola. founder of
the Jesuits. Here, we'll see the 17th Century Basilica dedicated to St Ignatius. Behind the sanctuary is the
family home of St. Ignatius, which we'll visit during our stop. The most venerated place in this building is the
room where Ignatius at age 30, was brought following his serious wounding at the Battle of Pamplona. Lunch
in Restaurant or Packed. After visit Transfer to Bilbao which is 1 hr Away from Azpeitia, Upon arrival to Biblao
Check in Hotel. Dinner in Hotel itself. Overnight.
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DAY 14: AZPEITIA TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA ( ST JAMES)
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After Breakfast we will proceed to Santiago de Compostella which is
around 7 hrs way from Bilbao. Enjoy Lunch on the way to to Santiago.
Upon arrival to Santiago de Compostella check in Hotel. Dinner in
Hotel itself. Overnight.
DAY 15: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA TO FATIMA
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After breakfast Enjoy Visit of Santiago De Compostella for 2 to 3 hrs
with our English speaking guide. Visit Cathedral of St. James is one of
the finest examples of architecture in all of Europe. As pilgrims, we
have the opportunity to climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit
the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the
central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the 'botafumeiro' and
admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral, before
visiting the cloister museum. Enjoy a stroll on own, though the
beautiful streets of Santiago de Compostela, the city of the apostle,
full of historical buildings and other attraction. after Lunch in
Restaurant. After Lunch Transfer to Fatima Hotel. Dinner in hotel.
Overnight
DAY 16: FATIMA
After breakfast enjoy guided walking tour of Fatima for 3 hrs. Tour of
Fatima: Six times, from the May 13 to Oct 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary
appeared to three novices belonging to the diocese of Leiria. A new
big basilica is under construction, however just as beautiful, an older
basilica was constructed here in 1928, and millions of pilgrims visit
each year.
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Fatima is one of the most visited holy places for Catholics from
around the world. The atmosphere of intense spirituality and the
importance of Fatima have been attested to by the visits of two
Popes: Paul VI and John Paul II. Touring Fatima, see the Little Chapel
of the Apparitions, Basilica, the site of Francesco and Jacinta's graves,
the Hamlet of Aljustrel, where the children lived, and Valinhos, the
site of Our Lady's appearance after the children's return from prison.
Follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way)
culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of
Fatima.After lunch we will proceed to Santerama. Enjoy 1 hr Guided
visit. Not far from the Catholic shrine at Fatima and 45 miles north of
Lisbon is Santarém, home of a number of notable churches. One of
them, the Church of the Holy Miracle (Igreja do Santissimo Milagre) is
home to a 13th-century eucharistic miracle. The shrine is among the
most famous of its kind and is visited by thousands of pilgrims.
Evening back to Fatima. Overnight in Fatima Hotel
DAY 17: FATIMA TO LISBON TO PARIS
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After breakfast Transfer from Fatima hotel to Lisbon Airport. Board flight to Paris. Upon arrival to Paris
Lunch in Paris. If flight timings are late then no lunch. Transfer to Hotel. Dinner in hotel. overnight at Paris
Hotel.
DAY 18: PARIS
Enjoy Guided city tour of Paris for full day. Paris City. View the
incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouret whose guardian angel
led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision
of the miraculous medal and later the green scapular. The Virgin
promised bountiful graces for all who wore these. Our
sightseeing tour includes some of the most beautiful and
important churches in the world such as Notre Dame Cathedral
and Sacre Coeur, see the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de
Triomphe (entrance to 2nd level), and drive through the Champs
Elysees. Enjoy other sights on this mostly panoramic tour. You will enjoy also the famous cruise on the Seine
river, the best spot to see Paris! Free time for lunch. Evening back to Hotel. Dinner and Overnight.
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DAY 19: 28/05/2011 – PARIS
After breakfast airport transfer for return flight. Tour ends
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