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ITINERARY
FRANCE - ITALY - ISRAEL - PALESTINE
Paris-Lisieux-Lourdes-Rome-Jérusalem-Galilée-Bethléem
PROGRAM - CONDITIONS
- RATES
- SUBSCRIPTION
For group of 10 pilgrims minimum
Day : PARIS
Arrival Paris Airport where you will be
met by our
representative.
Transfer to your hotel in Paris.
Free time to relax after your long flight.
PM : transfer to Montmartre and visit of the Sacre Coeur Basilica and
enjoy a
panoramic view over the city(mass)
Dinner and
overnight in your hotel in Paris
Day 2 : PARIS
Drive
to the Chapel of
Miraculous Medial to attend mass and where the Virgin mary appeared to
Catherine LABOURE and offered a miraculous medial to the world.
After
the mass and visit, walk to Lazarists Church,
rue de Sevres,
where is St Vincent de Paul
Lunch
Afternoon :
Half day city tour devoted to the
discovery of Paris’
monumental
masterpieces : Eiffel
Tower – Champs Elysées - Arc de Triomphe, Opéra,
Louvre musem and visit the impressive Notre-Dame Cathedral
Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Paris
Day 3 : PARIS - LISIEUX - PARIS
Leave Paris on the way to Lisieux the pilgrimage
centre devoted to
Sainte-Therese who received an early call of the church. Attend mass in
the
crypt of basilica and visit the Carmelite Chapel with local guide.
Lunch
Visit
St Peter cathedral, symbol of the glorious past of the city.
Drive back to Paris
and transfer to Austerlitz
station : night train for Lourdes
Day 4 : LOURDES
Arrival in Lourdes – Transfer
to the hotel and free
time to rest
Lunch
Afternoon : walking tour of Lourdes and visit the footsteps of Ste
Bernadette :
the birthplace of Ste Bernadette, the home of her parents, the cell one
used as
a prison where Bernadette lived at the time of the Apparitions, the
Chapel
where she received her First Communion and the church of her baptism
and also
the holy sites : The Massabielle Grotto of apparition of the Virgin
Mary to
Bernadette Soubirous, the water spring, the taps and the sanctuaries.
By late afternoon, participation to the Procession of the Holy Sacrament
of the Sick to the Sanctuary.
Dinner and overnight in Lourdes
Evening :
Torchlight Procession
Day 5 : LOURDES
Free
time in Lourdes for private
devotions
Lunch
Afternoon :tour to Bartres
The village is famous for its association with Ste
Bernadette Soubirous. St. Bernadette was sent there in her infancy
to a wet nurse, and again in her early teens to work for the same lady
as a
shepherdess. Today, the village is visited by numerous pilgrims who
come to pray at the
village church and venerate a relic of the saint.
Dinner and overnight in Lourdes
Evening
: Torchlight Procession
Day 6 : LOURDES
- PARIS
Free
time in Lourdes
for private devotions or private visit of Lourdes.
Lunch and dinner at the hotel
End of the afternoon : Procession of the Holy Sacrament of the Sick to
the
Sanctuary
End of the pilgrimage and transfer to Lourdes
station.
Train to Paris
(night on board)
Day 7 : PARIS - ROMA
Arrival in Paris in the
morning – Transfer to the airport
and flight to ROMA.
Welcome and assistance by our representative at the airport
of Roma –
Transfer to hotel or
religious house
Lunch
Afternoon dedicated to the churches : St
John in
Lateran, and St
Paul
outside the Walls.
Dinner
and overnight in Roma
Day 8 : ROMA
Beginning
of the
pilgrimage ad limina Apostolorum,
Morning dedicated to the guided
visit of St Peter’s Basilica
(mass if possible)
Lunch
(self
service)
Afternoon
Free
time for shopping in
Vatican - Ancient Roma : Coliseum, Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia etc...
Dinner
and overnight in Roma
Day 9 : ROMA
Morning
Early in the morning, departure to Vatican for
Papal audience or visit of Ancient Roma
Very
important :
To participate to
the Papal Audience, Day
9 must be on WEDNESDAY
Lunch
Afternoon
Visit
of Basilica of St Mary Major and Catacombs Saint Sebastian
Dinner and overnight in
Roma
Day 10 : ROMA - ASSISI
After breakfast, proceed to Assisi (170 km)
Assisi
is the birthplace of St. Francis, founder of
the religious order of Franciscans, and St. Clare, his contemporary who
founded
the religious order of Poor Clares.
Visit
the Cathedral of St.
Rufino where St. Francis and St. Clare were
baptized. Saint Francis was
born and lived her childhood and adolescence in the area of Chiesa
Nuova. Visit the two sanctuaries that commemorate this period of his
life : San Francisco Picolo and Chiesa Nuova.
Lunch
Half-day
guided tour of the places of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan
Order:
St. Francis Basilica, his paternal house; St. Clare Basilica,.
Evening
free to walk around the
streets of Assisi
Dinner and overnight in Assisi
Day
11 : ROMA
- TEL
AVIV
Transfer to ROMA airport - Arrival Ben
Gurion
Airport where you will be met by our
representative.
Drive to Nazareth in
Galilee.
Dinner
and overnight in your hotel in Nazareth
Day
12 : NAZARETH - CANA
After breakfast,
visit of Nazareth
an Arab city in the Galilee
with many Churches
and Monasteries, where Jesus grew to manhood. Recent
excavations show
that it has been inhabited since the time of the patriarchs in the 2nd
Millennium
B.C. and visit the churches : St Gabriel and
Basilica of the Announciation
Lunch
Then, we drive
to Cana,
the site of the first Miracle where Jesus turned water into wine.
Dinner and overnight in your hotel in
Nazareth
Day 13 : NAZARETH - GALILEE
After breakfast
proceed to Mont Tabor where Jesus
preached the Sermon on the Mount. Ascend to the summit by Taxi. Lunch -
Proceed to YARDENIT,
traditional Baptism site on the Jordan
River
for Baptism in the same waters where Jesus was baptized by John the
Baptist. Return to your hotel for dinner and
overnight.
Day 14 : NAZARETH - GALILEE
Visit CAPERNAUM
where Jesus preached in the Ancient Synagogue and then
proceed to TABGHA the site of the
feeding of the
multitudes.
Visit of the MT. OF BEATITUDES
where Jesus preached the
Sermon on the Mount.
Lunch in a kibbutz on the shores of the Sea
of Galilee
BOAT RIDE on the Sea of Galilee.
Time
for prayer and reflection on the water.
Dinner and overnight in your hotel in
Nazareth
Day
15 : NAZARETH
- JERUSALEM
After breakfast
drive along the Jordan Valley to
the Ancient
City of JERICHO. Enter Jericho and view the Mt.
of Temptation
and the Tel Jericho. Jericho
is the oldest inhabited city in the world. Continue
to Jerusalem.
Visit MOUNT
ZION
King David's Tomb, the hall of the
Last Supper and. Abbey of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Visit the Church of St. Peter
in
Gallicantu.
Drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day
16 : JERUSALEM
After breakfast and
stop to Pater Noster and Ascension
Church,
drive up the Mount of Olives
for wonderful view of the Old City of
Jerusalem. Walk along the Palm Sunday Road to the Garden of Gethsemane
and we will pray to Dominus Flevit Church.
Visit the Church
of All
Nations.
Lunch
Enter the Old city of Jerusalem and begin your walk along the Via
Dolorosa also
called the Way of the Cross is a series of lanes in the Old City that
according
to Christian tradition was Jesus' route from Pilate's judgement hall to
Golgotha. There are 14 Stations along the route each commemorating an
event
along Jesus' route to crucifixion.
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 17 : JERUSALEM
- BETHLEHEM
After breakfast, visit the Western Wall (remains of the second temple of Jerusalem)
Then drive to the city of BETHLEHEM.
After the lunch, visit the Church
of Nativity
where Jesus was born and
The (Roman Catholic) Franciscan Church of St. Catherine
and the Shepherds Fields where the shepherds
were tending their flocks when they heard a heavenly chorus and
followed the
Star to Bethlehem.
Time for Shopping in Bethlehem.
Leave Bethlehem and
drive back to Jerusalem
for dinner and
overnight at the hotel.
Day
18 : JERUSALEM - QUMRAN -
MESADA - DEAD SEA - JERUSALEM
After breakfast
drive to visit QUMRAN
where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by desert
bedouins. Before,
we will stop at the Good Samaritan Inn and view to St Georges
Monastery.
Continue to MESADA site of the
ruins
of Herod’s palace and fortifications which later served the Zealots to
resist
the Romans.
proceed to the DEAD SEA
to enjoy floating in the waters of the Dead Sea
which have amazing healing powers. The Dead
Sea called the “Sea
of Salt”
is the lowest place in the world.
Return to your hotel in Jerusalem
for dinner and overnight.
Day
19
: ABU GOSH - EIN KAREM
- LATRUN - EMMAUS - JERUSALEM
After beakfast drive to Abou Gosh, EIN KAREM, the Birthplace of John
the Baptist and Latrun Monaterey an d the site of Emmaus
(prayers)
Lunch in a kibbutz
Drive back to Jerusalem
and time for shopping through the colorful bazaars
Return to your hotel in Jerusalem for
dinner and overnight.
Day
20 : TEL AVIV - YOUR DESTINATION
Breakfast in
hotel - Rest of day at leisure until transfer to the airport for
your
departure flight.
End of our services
*
This program depends on flights and can be arranged according to
suggestions from our customers
RATE
INCLUDES :
- The welcome and assistance at
the airport of the attendant of Pilgrims
of
the World,organizer of the circuit "Itinerary France/Italy/Israël/Palestine" in partnership with Vered
Travel
- The
accomodation in double
room en hotel or religious houses in 2** or 3***
- The full board
starting with lunch of Day 1 and
ending by breakfast of Day 20
- The services of one
french speaking guide for all
the tour
- Entrances fees
according to the itinerary
- The organization of
the masses (if necessary)
- An air conditioned bus
for all the circuit
RATE DOESN'T INCLUDE:
- The international air
transport
- The single supplement
- The personal expenses
- The beverages with
meal
- The travelers' medical
- baggage insurance
(recommended before your departure)
- Anything mentioned in
the "rates include" section
AIR
TRANSPORT :
2
possibilities
1/ The client treats himself the airline tickets with the
airline companies serving the local destination
2/ We treat the air transport with regular or charter flights
according the number of passengers and after the client's request
RATE
:
The
rate is set according to the period chosen by the client
Peak
season :
July/August/September/October
Low
season : April/May/June
SUBSCRIPTION
: You've decided on
your date
of pilgrimage, ask us for our rates :
commercial@pilgrimsoftheworld.com
- pelerinsdumonde@gmail.com
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forget
to mention your Name / First name / Adress / Phone numbers and
the detail of your request
ATTENTION
: We treat only groups of 10 pilgrims minimum |
