the train station, where we board the TGV bullet trai,n which takes us to Lourdes. We will check into our hotel and celebrate Mass in Lourdes. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. Day 9 - Lourdes Today, we celebrate Mass at the grotto, where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette. Drink water from the miraculous spring that has healed many and visit the healing baths. Our group will have the opportunity to see Boly Mill, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, and the “Cachot,” an abandoned prison, where Bernadette’s impoverished family lived., Pray the Stations of the Cross and attend the Blessing of the Sick in the afternoon. We will have a farewell dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Lourdes. Day 10 - Lourdes, Burgos After breakfast, we depart Lourdes and travel through the spectacular Pyrenees Mountains. Then, we will reach Burgos in the afternoon. Check in at our hotel. Then, we will visit the city’s historical Gothic cathedral with its superb architecture and its unique collection of works of art, including paintings, choir stalls, tombs and stained-glass windows. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 11 - Burgos, Salamanca, Fatima We depart to Fatima. En route, we will stop in Salamanca and explore around the old cobblestone streets and quiet squares. Enjoy time at leisure in the magnificent Plaza Mayor. Celebrate Mass. Continue to Fatima, where we will spend the night. After dinner, you may choose to join the candlelight procession. Day 12 - Fatima We tour The Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima. The Basilica contains the tombs of the two young shepherd children, Jacinta and Francisco, and the tomb of Sister Lucia. View the Crown of the Virgin, which is located in the Chapel of the Apparitions. Visit the Hamlet of Aljustrel and the homes of the children. Walk the Hungarian Stations of the Cross leading uphill to a marble monument of Christ on the Cross. After dinner, we can choose to join the candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight in Fatima in Lisbon. Day 13 - Fatima, Lisbon After breakfast, we depart Fatima to Lisbon, enjoy a panoramic tour. See the Tower of Belen, Monastery of St. Jeronimos, and Monument to the Discoveries. Continue to the old town of Lisbon for leisure time and lunch on your own. Then, drive to the Church of San Antonio. Dinner and overnight.
Day 14 - Return to the USA
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