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Day 1: | Depart the USA on an international flight to Lourdes, France. Meals will be served on our overnight flight. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 2: | Our Tour Director welcomes us with a beautiful smile and escorts us to Lourdes, one of the greatest pilgrimage shrines in the world. It was here at the Grotto of Massabielle, in February 1858, that Our Blessed Mother appeared 18 times to a young, sickly child named Bernadette Soubirous and later proclaimed to her that She was the Immaculate Conception. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 3: | After breakfast, we celebrate Mass and then participate in the walking tour of Lourdes, where we visit the places associated with the life of St. Bernadette. The afternoon may be spent for private devotion at the Way of the Cross, with its life-size statues on the hill, Eucharistic Adoration, confession or take part in the Miraculous Baths to experience the message of Our Lady. After dinner, we participate in the Candlelight Procession or simply spend some more private time at the "Grotto". Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 4: | Travelling to Spain, we head to the Ibaneta Pass, the traditional route most frequently used from the 11th century. At this point, a monk used to ring the bells to show the pilgrims the way. Enroute, we will be passing Roncesvalles, then to the town of Pamplona, famous for the running of the bulls which starts at the 7th hour on the 7th day on the 7th month and lasts for 7 days. Dinner and overnight in Logrono or nearby area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 5: | After breakfast, we begin our journey passing through Puente la Reina, the site where two pilgrimage routes, coming from Aragon and Navarra, converge to a single road (Codex Calixtinus). Heading west through vineyards, we encounter a town called Estella, in honor of the star that indicated the tomb of St. James. Then we stop at the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, which owes its name to a hermit named Dominic, who built a stretch of the road from Najera to Redecilla to help pilgrims on their way to Santiago. This town is also famous for the legend of "the cock & hen" which signifies good luck for the remainder of your journey. Then we continue to Leon and finally to Astorga, encircled by walls. Dinner and overnight in Astorga. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Day 7: | Free day to explore Santiago de Compostela on one's own. An optional day excursion to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga can be arranged upon request. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 8: | Early morning departure as we travel to Valladolid. Dinner and overnight in Valladolid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 9: | Today, we journey to Madrid, the capital of Spain. Dinner and overnight in Madrid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 10: | We bid farewell to Spain as we depart for the airport to catch our return flight to the U.S. for a same day arrival. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Please enjoy the trailer for the recent movie "The Way". |
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