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ITINERARY PORTUGAL/FRANCE
Fatima-Lourdes-Paris-Lisieux
PROGRAM
- CONDITIONS
- RATES
- SUBSCRIPTION
For Group of 10 pilgrims
minimum
Day 1 : PARIS - LISBONNE
After arrival in Paris, transfer for connecting
flight to Lisbonne
Meet and assistance upon arrival by our representative and transfer to Fatima (137 km)
Check in at the hotel
Free
time
Dinner and overnight in Fatima
Day 2 : FATIMA
Full
board day in Fatima (lunch and diner at the hotel)
Free time dedicated for private devotions to the sanctuary of Fatima
The pilgrimage to Fatima, a small city of Portugal, follows the
appearance of the Virgin Mary in 1917 to three children in the area.
His appearance is even extraordinary that it provides three different
to each of the children
Day 3 : FATIMA - ALCOBACA - NAZARE - BATALHA
Departure for a full day excursion around Fatima
Viist the Abbey of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça (65 km) from Fatima and
founded in XIIec. by King Alfonso 1er. For the magnitude of its size,
the purity of its architectural beauty of materials and careful
execution, it is considered as a masterpiece of Gothic Cistercian
listing of the World Heritage of the Humanity by UNESCO since 1989.
Designed in July 2007 as one of the seven wonders of Portugal.
Road to Nazare (19 km) and lunch at Nazare which still retains its
special character of the fihing port. Yhe name comes from the city of
Nazareth, a town in Israël where, according to the ligend, a statue was
reported by a monk in the 4th century.
Afternoon, continuation to Batalha (25 km) to visit the shrine of
Manueline art.
Dinner and overnight in Fatima
Day 4 : FATIMA - BURGOS
After
breakfast, drive to Burgos
in Spain
(631
km)
Lunch on the road
Arrival at Burgos and visit of the cathedral Ste Mary of
Burgos: 3rd cathedral of Spain after
Sevilla
and Toledo.
The
many works of art located inside make it a great museum
of European Gothic
sculpture
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 5 : BURGOS - LOURDES
Early
in the morning, drive to Lourdes
– Lunch on the
road
Arrival at Lourdes
in the evening – check in at
the hotel
Dinner and overnight
Day 6 : LOURDES
Free
time dedicated 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 7 : LOURDES
Free
time dedicated for private devotions
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 8 : LOURDES - PARIS
Free time for private devotions or visit of Lourdes
The
holy sites : The Massabielle
Grotto of apparition of the Virgin Mary to
Bernadette Soubirous, the water spring, the taps and the sanctuaries.
Visit of Basilique
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire that overlooks the Basilica of
the Immaculate Conception
Full
board at the hotel
By late afternoon, participation to the Procession of the
Holy
Sacrament of the Sick to the Sanctuary.
Transfer to Lourdes
station : night train to Paris or
regular flights Lourdes/Paris
Day 9 : PARIS.
Arrival to Paris:
meet and assistance by our representative and transfer to the hotel.
Free time and lunch
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
Day 10 : 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 11 : LISIEUX - PARIS
Leave Paris on the way to Lisieux (230 km)
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
Dinner and
overnight in Paris
Day 12 : PARIS - YOUR DESTINATION
End of the pilgrimage and transfer to Orly or Roissy
airport and departure to your destination or free residence in Paris.
Arrival
in Paris : continuation to your destination or free
residence in
Paris
End
of our services
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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 Portugal/France" 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 visits
- 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
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