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Tour Code: TB
Tour Length: 11 days
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LOURDES & SHRINES OF FRANCE
Overview Click map for larger sizeEnjoy 11 days in France. Start in Paris with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring all major sights and visits to Notre Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Shrine - where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure in 1830-and St. Vincent de Paul Shrine. During an excursion to Lisieux, visit Les Buissonnets, family home of St. Therese, and the basilica. St. Therese was known as "The Little Flower" and for her charming autobiography, The Story of a Soul. Also visit St. Peter's Cathedral and the Carmelite Convent where she lived as a nun. Return to Paris and the next morning board the high-speed "TGV" train to Lourdes, one of the world's most famous places of pilgrimage. Visit the Grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette's birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the "Blessing of the Sick," or join the evening's rosary and candlelight procession. Admire medieval Carcassonne on your way to Avignon, where a walking tour features the Palace of the Popes where the papacy resided in the 14th century. Stops are made in La Salette to visit the church and the Apparition Site; in Ars-sur-Formans to visit the St. John Vianney Shrine, his home, and the church where he preached; in Paray-le-Monial to visit the Chapel of the Apparitions and the Basilica of the Sacred heart; in Nevers to visit St. Gildard where St. Bernadette spent her life as a nun; and in Chartres to visit the magnificent cathedral. Return to Paris and enjoy a farewell dinner. City Highlights
PARIS:
Welcome and farewell dinners; guided sightseeing, visit Notre Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Shrine, and the St. Vincent de Paul Shrine
LISIEUX:
Visit Les Buissonnets, family home of St. Therese; the basilica; St. Peter's Cathedral; and the Carmelite Convent
PARIS - LOURDES:
By high-speed "TGV" train
LOURDES:
Visit the grotto; guided sightseeing, visit the Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine and St. Bernadette's birthplace and family home
CARCASSONNE:
Orientation
AVIGNON:
Orientation
LA SALETTE:
Visit the Our Lady of La Salette Shrine, the church, the Apparition site, and spring
ARS-SUR-FORMANS:
Visit the St. John Vianney Shrine, his home, and church
PARAY-LE-MONIAL:
Visit the Chapel of the Apparitions and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
NEVERS:
Visit St. Gildard
CHARTRES:
Visit the cathedral |
