Day 2 Lisbon - Santarem - Fatima
After an orientation drive through Lisbon, we drive to the town of Santarem, one of the oldest cities in the world. We will walk through its narrow streets to the Church of St Stephen, containing the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle. See the 750-year-old Holy Miracle of Santarem, a relic of the Bleeding Host. Stolen by a woman in payment to a sorcerer, the host began to emit a brilliant beam of light and then to bleed. Reverently returned to the church of St Stephen, this miracle has been on continuous display since 1269. In the early afternoon, we drive to nearby Fatima, the place where the Blessed Mother appeared in 1917 to three simple shepherd children and exhorted mankind to pray for world peace. After settling into your hotel, you may participate in a candlelight procession or relax. Dinner and overnight.

Days 3 & 4 Fatima
After breakfast, we will celebrate Mass at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions. Touring Fatima, we see the Basilica, the site of Francesco's 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. Follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary which overlooks all of Fatima. Join pilgrims from around the world in an evening candlelight procession to pray the rosary. Don’t forget your white handkerchief for the Adeus farewell, when thousands of pilgrims wave a loving farewell to the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.

Day 5 Fatima - Trujillo - Madrid
After breakfast we motor across rural Portugal into Spain. We stop in the charming city of Trujillo to visit its magnificent Plaza. Then on to Spain's capital, Madrid. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 Madrid / Excursion to Toledo
After breakfast, we tour the picturesque Spanish capital. We’ll see acacia-lined broad avenues, the old quarters, Puerta del Sol, Retiro Park, and Plaza de Espana. Our morning concludes with a visit to the Royal Palace, a treasure-house of tapestries, porcelain clocks, and other masterpieces. Afternoon excursion to the medieval city of Toledo perched high above the Tagus River. Highlights include Toledo's 13th-century cathedral, St Thomas Church, El Greco's House, and one of the damascene metal workshops. Dinner and overnight in Madrid.

Day 7 Madrid - Avila - Segovia - Burgos
Breakfast then we drive to Avila, a lovely 16th-century Spanish city. Avila has changed very little since the days of St Teresa, to whom the city is dedicated. St Teresa, a great mystic, was the first woman to be named a Doctor of the Church. We visit the Cathedral which contains many of her relics, the monument marking her birthplace, and the Carmelite Convent where her miraculously pierced heart rests in a glass reliquary. Later we drive to Segovia, a charming city that possesses a multitude of important historical monuments such as the magnificent Lady of the Cathedrals church and a Roman aqueduct. Crossing Spain we head to Burgos, famous for its splendid Gothic cathedral, one of the largest and most majestic in all of Europe. Dinner and overnight in Burgos.

Day 8 Burgos - Lourdes
After breakfast we leave Spain. You will delight in the scenery as we motor through the Pyrenees Mountains. Situated between the spectacular mountain river, Gave de Pau, stands picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. After settling in, we celebrate Mass at the famous Grotto. Later our 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 after which you may participate in a nightly candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.

Day 9 to 11 Lourdes
During your stay in Lourdes you will have a chance to celebrate daily Mass at the Grotto, 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 the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of 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. Time for private devotions before dinner and overnight.

Day 12 Lourdes - USA
After breakfast we leave via Paris airport for the return flight to the USA

Optional: 3 nights in Paris, Nevers, Lisieux / $599

Day 12 Lourdes - Paris
After breakfast we take a short flight to Paris and then settle into our hotel. In the afternoon we tour this beautiful city, first celebrating Mass at the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, and then visiting the Champs Elysees, L’Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Church of the Sacre Coeur, and the Church of St Vincent De Paul. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Day 13 Paris / Excursion to Nevers
Depart by motorcoach for Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire Valley. St Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers, having taken the veil in 1867. Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died of asthma at the age of 35. See St Bernadette’s incorrupt body at the convent of St Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Dinner and return to the hotel in Paris

Day 14 Paris / Excursion to Lisieux
After breakfast we travel northwest by motorcoach to the town of Lisieux, the birthplace of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times." Her extraordinary love for God and service to humanity will come alive as you visit the Basilica Cathedral of St Peter, and Les Buissonets, her family home. On display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "Little Flower." View the statue depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St Therese during an ecstacy before curing her illness. Combine your prayers in the Carmel Chapel with those of the Carmelite sisters, just as St Therese did before her death in 1897. Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.

Day 15 Paris - USA
Breakfast, then travel to the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal to celebrate Mass. View the incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouret whose guardian angel led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision of the miraculous medal and later the green scapular. Transfer to the airport, filled with treasured memories, for your return flight to the United States

Your Trip Includes:
  Round-trip flights: New York / Lisbon / Lourdes / Paris / New York
  10 nights in 3-star superior tourist class hotels:
  3 nights: Fatima
  2 nights: Madrid
  1 night: Burgos
  3 nights: Lourdes
  1 night: Paris (3 nights if taking optional post-tour trip)
  Breakfast and dinner daily
  All transfers as per itinerary with private motor coach
  Assistance of English-speaking tour guides
  Hotel taxes
  Sightseeing as listed
  Flight bag and portfolio of travel documents

Not Included:  Lunch.  Airprt tax of $85. Travel insurance at $99. Tips to guides and drivers ($5 per day).  Items of personal nature.