PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES, FATIMA AND SANTIAGO

ITINERARY

Day 1

Arrival in Lisbon. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 2

Breakfast. Tour of the city beginning in the Belem district from where the sailors of the 15th and 16th centuries navigated to discover new lands, visiting the Tower of Belem, the Monasterio dos Jeronimos, and the Monument of the Discoveries. Then we move to the Alfama district visiting the Se Cathedral and the San Antonio church, built in the birthplace of San Antonio. At the end of the day, great panoramic views of the city from St. George Castle. Transfer to Fatima. Participation in the celebration of the Holy Rosary and the procession of the candles. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3

Breakfast. Visit of the Fatima Sanctuary with Holy Mass. Travel to Aljustrel, the birthplace of the three shepherds and visit the places of the apparitions of Valinhos and Loca do Cabeço. Transfer to the seaside town of Nazare to appreciate one of the most beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean. Free time to enjoy the beach and the sea. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.

Day 4

Breakfast. Transfer to Santiago de Compostela. On the way, a short tour of Coimbra once the most important university center of the country. Arrival in Santiago. Visit the Cathedral with the grave of Saint Jacob. Dinner and overnight near Santiago de Compostela.

Day 5

Breakfast. Transfer to León, to visit the Cathedral. Continue to Burgos, walk through the historic center to visit the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos, among others. Dinner and accommodation near Burgos. 

Day 6 

Breakfast. Transfer to Lourdes, the spiritual capital of France. On the way, a short stop in San Sebastian. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7

Breakfast. Visit the sanctuary with the Crypt, the Basilica of the Sacred Conception, the Basilica of the Rosary, the Via Crucis, the Basilica of Saint Pius X and the Basilica of Saint Bernadette. Dinner. Participation in the procession of the torches. Overnight. 

Day 8

Breakfast. Transfer to Barcelona. In the evening free time for individual walks. 

Day 9 

Breakfast. Transfer to Montserrat, the holiest place in Catalonia, where the figure of the Madonna, La Moreneta, is venerated. Return to Barcelona. In the early afternoon, walking tour of the city; the Sagrada Familia, the historical center with its winding medieval streets, the Cathedral of St. Eulalia, the monument of Columbus and La Rambla. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10

Transfer to the airport. Flight home.