DAY1 – MANILA OR MELBOURNE -LISBON

Depart MANILA OR MELBOURNE for Lisbon. Meals will be served on board and enjoy inflight services.

DAY 2 LISBON-FATIMA

Upon arrival in Lisbon, you will find your luggage and exit the baggage claim into the arrivals hall where you will be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver. You will be escorted to the vehicle which will then take you on a short orientation tour of this beautiful Portuguese city. See the Tagus River, Marques de Pombal square, Liberdade Avenue andpass by Belem Palace, the official residence of the President of Portugal. Ccloes by is the Jeronimos Monastery, see the Baixa, Praca de Comercio and the Suspension bridge. Head to the place of San Antonio de Lisboa (better known as St. Anthony de Padua and have our arrival thanksgiving mass. Continue drive to Fatima, upon arrival, check in at our hotel for a good rest. Then after dinner, group might opt to attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Time for private devotions before a restful night’s sleep.

DAY 3 FATIMA

Begin our tour of Fatima, where we will experience the beauty of this spiritual town. We will see the 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. Experience Christ’s love as you walk and follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous well. Back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4 FATIMA-OPORTO-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

After breakfast, check out and drive towards Santiago de Compostela via Oporto. Upon arrival, meet our guide and visit Cathedral of St. James which is one of the finest examples of architecture in all of Europe. As pilgrims, we have the opportunity celebrate our Sunday mass and thereafter climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the ‘botafumeiro’ and admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral, before visiting the cloister museum. Enjoy a stroll on own, through the beautiful streets of Santiago de Compostela, the city of the apostle, full of historical buildings and other attractions (before or after dinner). Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

DAY 5- SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA-GARABANDAL

Arise this morning and drive through the scenic countryside of Spain and enjoy the lush green mountains before we arrive to the hamlet of Garabandal. Dinner and accommodation for the next two evenings will be at one of the modest hotels in Garabandal. This sparsely populated village consists of only * about 90 humble dwellings. Rest of the day for private devotions.

DAY 6- GARABANDAL

Little has changed in this rural town since Jun 18, 1961 when four children had an apparition first of an Angel sent to prepare the children for a visit from the Virgin. From Jul 2, 1961 sporadically until Nov 13, 1965, the Blessed Virgin visited them, speaking, guiding and confiding secrets of future events. The children reported a promised future miracle at the grove of pine trees on a bluff overlooking the village of Garabandal. It will be on the feast-day of a little-known martyr of the Eucharist and coincide with an event in the Church. During your stay you will have time for reflection, devotions and follow the Stations of the Cross. Speak with villagers who witnessed the apparitions, attend Mass and bask in the tranquility. Return motor coach trip to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7-GARABANDAL-ZARAGOZA-BARCELONA

Today, we begin with our long drive and excursion to Zaragoza. Crossing the Sierras of Zaragoza, see the remote homes of the Spanish village. Arrive late noon for lunch and continue visit to the Basilica Del Pilar, “Nuestra Senora del Pilar” where we will celebrate our mass. On to Barcelona for our dinner and overnight.

DAY 8-BARCELONA-MONTSERRAT-BARCELONA

After breakfast, start of our half day tour within Barcelona with our visit to SAGRADA FAMILIA, including its cathedral and cloister. In the afternoon, proceed to Montserrat to visit the Royal Basilica and the Monastery which houses the famous Black Virgin, “Virgin Morenata”. Goback to Barcelona for dinner and overnight.

DAY 9-BARCELONA-LOURDES

Prepare for long distance transfer to Lourdes via Andorra. Enjoy a lunch stop in this border. Continue a scenic drive to one of the major Marian pilgrim centers of the world, Lourdes. Upon arrival you will check in to your hotel and relax or explore before dinner. Following dinner, you may choose to participate in the candlelight procession before retiring for the evening.

DAY 10 – LOURDES

After breakfast, our guided tour of Lourdes will include the sanctuary; the Basilica of St Pius X, the world’s largest underground church; and the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Enjoy a video presentation telling the story of Lourdes, and walk in the footsteps of St Bernadette. See Boly Mill where St Bernadette was born and the “Cachot,” an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s impoverished family lived. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring, pray at the Grotto and submerge yourself in the healing baths. Experience Christ’s love as you walk the life-sized Stations of the Cross overlooking the holy Grotto. Kneel in the chapel built on the very rock of the Grotto in obedience to the request of the “Immaculate Conception.” Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady, and take time for private devotions.

DAY 11- LOURDES – PARIS

Depart for Paris via the TGV Train. Upon arrival in this city of Romance, we view the famous Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysees, the Opera House, Concorde Square and L’ Arc De Triomphe. Proceed to Rue du Bac and have our Eucharistic celebration at the Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal where the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure is still lying-in state. Gain merciful blessings and healing as we pray to our dear saint. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

DAY 12- Paris-Lisieux-Paris

Begin the day heading to the charming town of Normandy region to visit Lisieux, the childhood home of St. Therese and her family. Visit the Basilica of Saint Therese of the child Jesus, the beautiful church dedicated to her and where the relics and incorrupt body of St. Therese is located. Free time for private devotions. Lunch enroute. Drive back to Paris and view the Louvre Museum, and continue visit to the beautiful Sacre Coeur Church in Montmartre, inspired by the Sacred Heart Devotion which began in Paray-Le-Monial by St. Margaret-Mary. Back at the hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 13- PARIS- NEVERS- LA SALETTE

Today proceed to Nevers and visit Saint Gildard Convent, the site where St. Bernadette’s incorrupt body rests. While here, you will pray and reflect upon the life of the beloved Saint. Lunch enroute. Continue drive to La Salette, located in a high alpine pas-ture in the French Alps, La Salette is the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1846 to two shepherds, Melanie Matthew and Maximin Gird. Our Lady appeared to these shepherds crying, lamenting over the lack of observance of Sundays and the profaning of her Son’s holy name. A spring forever marks the spot where the Virgin appeared and where millions of pilgrims come to in order to drink the fresh spring water and to pray. The stunning mountain scenery and lush mountain trails make La Salette one of the most spectacular pilgrimage site in France, with a beautiful Basilica built to honor the Virgin Mary. In 1996 La Salette celebrated the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s first appearance. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 14- LA SALETTE-AVIGNON-NICE

After breakfast we leave for Avignon, the city that served as the “Second Capital” of the Catholic Church during most of the 14th century. See the Pont D’Avignon and Avignon’s medieval ramparts, walls and towers. Continue to Nice for dinner and overnight.

DAY 15-NICE-MONACO-PISA

This morning travel to Pisa passing by the place of the rich and the famous, Monaco. See more of the French Riviera from a base in Nice to the luxurious city-state of Monaco. Watch the changing of the guard at Monaco’s Royal Palace and do a lap of Monaco’s Formula One Grand Prix circuit. Continue drive to Pisa, and ride the shuttle to Piazza Duomo, view and photo stop at the famous Leaning Tower, the Baptisty and the Campanile. We will arrange mass at the Cathedral of Pisa, considered as one of the best in the world. Free day until transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.