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EUROPE PILGRIMAGE19 Days / 18 Nights

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DAY 1: ROME

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DAY 2: ROME

DAY 3: ROME – VATICAN – SAN GIOVANNO ROTONDO

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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.

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 we will proceed

for Sistine chapel visit, Vatican museum, Gallery of Tapestries. After Lunch we will proceed to st. Paul outside

the walls st. John in lateran etc. Later dinner and overnight at the hotel in Rome.

After breakfast Check out and proceed to San Giovanno Rotondo. Upon arrival we will have lunch and then

enjoy guided city tour. 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 transfer to Hotel. fresh up and get ready for Dinner in Hotel itself. Overnight in

sangiovanno.

After Breakfast check out and proceed to Lanciano. 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

Loreto. Upon arrival in loreto we will have lunch and then will meet

the guide and city tour will start. Very small town where inside the

Basilica you can find the small house of Nazareth, where the Holy

Family lived. It's a place for meditation. It's a place where great

people have found inspiration and then travel to Assisi. Upon

arrival to Assisi Check in hotel Dinner in hotel. Overnight in Assisi.

DAY 4: SAN GIOVANNO ROTONDO TO LANCIANO TO LORETO TO ASSISI

DAY 5: ASSISI TO PADOVA

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After breakfast check out enjoy guided City tour of Assisi on foot. 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 we will have time for lunch and 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. Dinner in Indian Restaurant.

Overnight in padova.

DAY 6: PADOVA TO VENICE ISLAND THEN MILAN

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DAY 7: MILAN TO LUCERNE

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DAY 8: ENGELBERG (MT. TITLIS)

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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

Montichari to visit Shrine of Rosa Mystica with our English

speaking guide for 1 hr and after travel to Milan. Enjoy guided

city tour of Milan 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. Dinner in

Indian Restaurant. Overnight in hotel Ripamonti.

After breakfast Check out and travel to Lucerne (Switzerland).

Upon arrival will have lunch and free time for shopping for 3

hours. Later in evening proceed to hotel Dinner in hotel.

Overnight in Lucerne or in Engelberg.

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

free time in City on own. Evening dinner in Restaurant or in Hotel. Overnight

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 9: ENGELBERG TO ZURICH

DAY 10: ENGELBERG TO TURIN

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After breakfast proceed to Zurich. Upon arrival to

Zurich. Enjoy Guided city tour. You will visit the castle-

like 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

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. gg

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DAY 11: TURIN TO LOURDES

DAY 12: LOURDES

DAY 13: LOURDES TO ZARAGOZA TO BURGOS TO LOYOLA

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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.

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.

Today Depart early morning after breakfast to Zaragoza Spain. We will take group directly Cathedral of Pillar

without Guide. Description: - One of the most important centres of pilgrimage in the Christian world and one

of the things that Zaragoza is most famous for is the Basilica of Pilar. As the story goes, the year was 40 AD and

a discouraged Apostle James was preaching on the banks of the river Ebro, when the Virgin Mary came, in

person, to console him. It is on this very site that she placed a pillar, so that the first Marian church could be

built. This same pillar remains inside the cathedral today topped with an opulent silver and gold statue of the

Virgin.

After breakfast arrival to Madrid. Enjoy Short Madrid city tour with 1 hr

guide.You'll see the central point of Puerta del Sol, which is now the

official centre of Madrid. This square has numerous buildings of interest

including the Torre (tower) de Lujanes dating from the 15th century.

Packed lunch. After Madrid travel to Avila which is around 2 hrs away

from Madrid. Enjoy guided visit of Avila for 1 hr 30 Mnts. Description:-

Avila is well-known for the amazingly intact wall surrounding the city, for

being the birthplace and home of Santa Teresa of Jesus (a devout

Catholic nun famous for writing poems dedicated to Jesus to in which

she expressed her devotion to Him) and for sweetmeats made by local

nuns and sold in small shops throughout the city. Especially "yemas"

made with egg yolks and sugar. Paces to visit The City Wall (11th

century), The Cathedral of Avila (10th - 14th century), temple fortress.

Convents: The Convent of Santa Teresa, the Convent of Las Madres and the Convent of Santo

Thomas...Chapels: The Chapel of Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles, and of San Segundo. After Avila we will

proceed to Salamanca. Upon arrival Free time in Salamanca on Own. Overnight in near by Hotel. Dinner in

Hotel.

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DAY 14: MADRID TO AVILA TO SALAMANCA

DAY 15: SALAMANCA TO ALBA DE TORME TO FATIMA

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And wrapped in a "manta" (blanket) that is changed ceremoniously everyday. A section of this famous "pilar" (pillar) is

open to the public, so that the thousands of people who come here every year can pay their tribute and even kiss it for

good health, fortune and future. After Proceed to Burgos. Upon arrival to Burgos enjoy 1 hr guided Visit of Burgos

Discription :- Burgos was founded in 884, and its historical heritage is always evident to the visitor. It is a monumental

town, charming for that so typical medieval northern castilian ambience. The gothic cathedral is all dominant, but

there are many more important monuments such as the Cartuja de Miraflores or the Monastery of Las Huelgas.

Generally the town is quiet and clean. Packed Lunch and then Proceed to Loyola for some time. We will give some time

free to visit Sactury of Loyola ( St Ignatius of Loyola) No guide. After we will transfer to Burbos or Near by Hotel.

overnight. Dinner in hotel.

After breakfast proceed to Alba De Torme. Upon arrival to Alba De Torme free time to visit Tomb of Saint

Teresa lunch on Motorway or packed. After proceed to Fatima Portugal. Upon arrival to Fatima check in hotel.

Enjoy dinner. Overnight.

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. 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 Hotelof 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 Hotelgg

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DAY 17: FATIMA TO LISBON TO PARIS

DAY 18: 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.

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.

DAY 16: FATIMA

After breakfast airport transfer for return flight. Tour ends

DAY 19: 28/05/2011 – PARIS

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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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