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PARIS-LISIEUX-LOURDES-ROME-ASSISE-CASCIA 

PROGRAMCONDITIONS - 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 ASSISI – CASCIA - ROMA

After breakfast, visit of St. Mary of the Angels Basilica housing the Church of the Portiuncula Chapel restored by St Francis and the Chapel Transitus, cell where he died. Discovery the convent of San Damiano where St Francis composed the Canticle of the Sun. 
Proceed to Cascia (80 km)
Lunch on road or at
Cascia
Visit the Basilica of Santa Rita and the house where she was born

Proceed to Rome (146km).

Dinner and overnight in Roma

Day 12 ROMA – PARIS – YOUR DESTINATION
Transfer to the airport -  boarding on flight to Paris
Arrival at Paris airport, continuation to your destination or free residence in Paris 

End of the services


CONDITIONS 

* 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" 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 12
  • 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

    Don't 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

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