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Tour Code: TM
Tour Length: 11 days

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MARIAN SHRINES OF EUROPE

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Enjoy 11 days in Portugal and Spain. Start in Lisbon with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle in Santarém; in Fatima, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine - where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917- the Chapel of the Apparitions, and the Spring. You can join the evening's rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage destinations during the Middle Ages along with Rome and Jerusalem. Travel along the ancient "Way of St. James" to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile and enjoy a guided visit to the cathedral. Travel along the Basque coast and arrive in 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. Across the Pyrenees Mountains to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End in Madrid, where guided sightseeing, including a visit to the Prado Museum, and a farewell dinner await you.

City Highlights
LISBON:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony

SANTARÉM:
Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle

FATIMA:
Walking tour, including visits to the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, the Chapel of the Apparitions, and the spring

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA:
Guided sightseeing; visit the cathedral

BURGOS:
Guided sightseeing, visit the cathedral

LOURDES:
Visit the grotto; guided walking tour, including the Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine and St. Bernadette's birthplace and family home

SARAGOSSA:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

MADRID:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Prado Museum; farewell dinner


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