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Day 2 Sun. Sep 16 - ARRIVE LISBON, PORTUGAL: Transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. At 6 PM, meet your Tour Director, then leave the hotel for a welcome dinner with your traveling companions at a local restaurant. (D)

Day 3 Mon. Sep 17 - LISBON - SANTAREM - FATIMA: Sightseeing with a Local Guide features visits to JERONIMOS MONASTERY and the CHURCH of St. ANTHONY. Afterwards, depart for Fatima, and while en route, visit the CHURCH OF THE HOLY MIRACLE in Santarem, site of a famous Eucharistic Miracle. Then, visit OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE and the CHAPEL OF THE APPARITIONS, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917. Join this evening’s rosary and candlelight procession at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. (B, D)

Day 4 Tue. Sep 18 - FATIMA: Morning orientation features the Parish Church where the visionaries were baptized, as well as their homes and their tombs. Afternoon at leisure. Join this evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. (B,D)

Day 5 Wed. Sep 19 - FATIMA-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN: Enjoy guided sightseeing in Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage destinations during the Middle ages along with Rome and Jerusalem. Visit the CATHEDRAL where behind the high altar lie the relies of St.James the Apostle, the brother of St. John the Evangelist. (B, D)

Day 6 Thu. Sep 20 - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - BURGOS: Travel along the ancient “Way of St.James” to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile. Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a visit to the magnificent CATHEDRAL. (B, D)

Day 7 Fri. Sep 21 - BURGOS - LOURDES, FRANCE: Continue along the Basque coast and arrive in Lourdes, home to one of the world’s most famous places of pilgrimage. Your guided walking tour includes visits to the GROTTO where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, the OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE, the BIRTHPLACE OF ST. BERNADETTE, and her FAMILY HOME during the time of the apparitions. Join this evening’s memorable rosary and candlelight procession. (B,D)

Day 8 Sat. Sep 22 - LOURDES: Why not bathe in the healing waters and attend the “Blessing of the Sick” or join an optional excursion. (B,D)

Day 9 Sun. Sep 23 - LOURDES - CARCASSONNE - AVIGNON: First a brief stop in Carcassonne, a medieval town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, continue to Avignon. Enjoy a walk through this pretty town where the papacy resided in the 14th Century. (B, D)

Day 10 Mon. Sep 24 - AVIGNON - NICE AREA - MILAN, ITALY: Stop in Nice, browse through the elegant shops or stroll along the Promenade des anglais. Join your Tour Director for a walk through the OLD TOWN and its colourful flower market. Free time for lunch while in Nice. Next travel to the dynamic city of Milan, hub of Italy’s economic miracle with its famous La Scala Opera House, glass-domed GALLERIA, and magnificent gothic DUOMO (B,D)

Day 11 Tue. Sep 25 - MILAN - VERONA - PADUA: This morning stop in Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet’s Balcony and stroll around the lovely market square. Don’t miss the Arena, an incredibly well-preserved pink marble Roman amphitheatre. Built in the 1st century AD, it is now the magical venue for world-famous opera performances. Next, visit the BASILICA OF ST.ANTHONY to see the tomb and reliquaries of this miracle-working saint and patron of lost and stolen articles. (B,D)

Day 12 Wed. Sep 26 - PADUA - RAVENNA - ASSISI - ROME: Along the coastline of the Adriatic Sea to Ravenna. Here, see the famous mosaics in the 6th- century BASILICA of ST.APOLLINARIS IN CLASSE. In the afternoon, arrive in Assisi. During your walking your with a local guide, visit ST. CLARE’s CHURCH monastic life and view the priceless frescoes adorning the walls of the church. In the late afternoon arrive into Rome the “Eternal City” (B, D)

Day 13 Thu. Sep 27 - ROME. Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Time for independent t activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. Tonight celebrate the end of a fantastic tour at a FAREWELL DINNER. (B, D)

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