A Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes & Spain |Departing on Demand

Day 1 - Depart on your international overnight flight to Lisbon.

Day 2 - Lisbon to Fatima
Driver will greet you at the airport and escort you to your car for your approximately 90 minute drive to Fatima. Once you arrive in Fatima you will check into your hotel, if you'd like, you can catch up on your rest or take a walk across the street to the Sanctuary of Fatima complex.

Day 3 - Fatima
Learn the story of the apparitions of Fatima on a private tour of the sanctuary, and get insights from a local guide. Visit the Chapel of Apparitions, where Our Lady appeared before 3 shepherd children in 1917. Continue to the village of Aljustrel to discover the home of the children, and the church where they were baptized. Visit the sites of the apparition of the Angel of Peace and the 4th apparition of Our Lady at Valinhos, then visit the Basilica where the three children (Lucia lived to adulthood) are interred. Admire the modern Basilica of the Holy Trinity, consecrated in 2007 as part of the 90th anniversary o the apparitions. You will then journey to the countryside, where Mary appeared to Francisco and Jacinta Marto, and their cousin Lucia dos Santos from May 13, 1917 ever month until on the 13th until August, when she appeared at Valinhos. You will see their homes nearby, where Francisco died (Jacinta died in a Lisbon hospital) in 1919 and 192 Return to Fatima for time to pray and contemplate the meaning of the Holy Site.

Mass available to attend throughout the day.

Day 4 - Fatima to Salamanca
Today you will depart for Spain and Salamanca. This afternoon enjoy a walking tour of this university city. Chartered in 1218 by Alfonso IX of Leon, this school has been home t Cervantes, Cortes and St John of the Cross. The façade of the entrance to the university is an ornate wonder. The Old and New Cathedrals (12th and 16th Century) join at the edge of the University. The Plaza Mayor here is one of the most picturesque in all of Europe.

Day 5 - Salamanca to Burgos with stopover in Valladolid
This morning you will travel to Valladolid and visit the unfinished Cathedral. Walk the path past the Church of Saint Mary the Ancient, whose foundations and tower date back to the

12th century. Continue to Burgos, where we will pass through the Arco de Santa Maria, an ornate gateway through the old city walls built to honor Charles V. Visit the Gothic Cathedral, begun in 1221. This is a pilgrimage church on the Camino de Santiago.

Day 6 - Burgos to Lourdes
This morning you will journey through the Pyrenees to Lourdes. Here Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous 18 times in 1858. It has become a place of pilgrimage for millions of the faithful each year, and the spring water from the grotto is believed to have healing properties. While in Lourdes, you will have opportunity to participate in the afternoon processional and the evening candlelight processional.

Day 7 - Lourdes
Today you will celebrate Mass in one of the chapels here at the Sanctuary. Then enjoy a walking tour of the Sanctuary grounds and then to the homes of Bernadette and her family. This afternoon, you will have free time to partake in the healing waters baths or to explore more of the town on your own, from the various apparition sites to the castle fort that affords panoramic views of the Sanctuary and the Pyrenees.

Day 8 - Lourdes to Barcelona with stopover in Valcabrere and Montserrat
Today you will journey from Lourdes to the mountain top Monastery of Montserrat. The statue of the Black Virgin was uncovered in the Santa Cova in 880 AD. Celebrate mass here in one of the chapels. Stay overnight in accommodations at the monastery. (B, D)

Day 9 - Barcelona
This morning you will enjoy free time to explore Barcelona. This afternoon you can visit the Barri Gotic (gothic quarter) in the center of the city. Many of the buildings here are listed as World Heritage sites, including the Sagrada Familia Church, under continuous construction since 1882. Designed by renowned architect Gaudi, it is now slated for completion in 2026! While strolling La Rambla, see the font de Canaletes.

Day 10 - Return to US