Adriatic Pilgrimages 2023/2024

bosnia, croatia Montenegro, Slovenia, and Italy

where the young visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Pray at the statue which commemorates the spot where Our Lady appeared. Return to our hotel for checkout and transfer to Dubrovnick. We will enjoy the beauty of this city with its magnificent Old Town and the grand fortifications, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Continue to visit The Franciscan Monastery and the world famous exhibits. Visit St. Blaise Church, patron saint of Dubrovnik and throat illness and the Cathedral of Assumption. We will also see the Rectors Palace, Bell Tower clock, Orlando Column, and the Sponza palace. Dinner and overnight in Dubrovnick. Day 6 – Dubrovnik, Montenegro After breakfast, we will drive along the Adriatic coast and arrive in the Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, Europe’s southern fjord. Upon arrival, we will take a drive up a dramatic mountain road to a tiny village for a tasting of local wine and cheese. Enjoy some time at leisure, then, join a guided walking tour in the village of Kotor. Return to Dubrovnik. Tonight, we will enjoy a boat ride around the old city walls to St. Jacov beach and have a typical Croatian dinner. Day 7 – Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar This morning, we will drive along the Adriatic coast to Split, a UNESCO site. During our walking tour of the Old Town, we will visit the Palace of Diocletian and the Cathedral of St. Domniu. The structure was built as a mausoleum for Diocletian. It was the second oldest structure used by any Christian cathedral. The cathedral was named after St. Domnius, the patron saint of Split.

Day 1 - Departure Our journey begins as we depart the USA.

Day 2 - Sarajevo Upon arrival, we will enjoy a panoramic tour of the capital of Bosnia. This evening, we will be delighted by a folklore welcome dinner. Day 3 - Sarajevo, Monstar, Medjiugorie After breakfast, we will enjoy a panoramic and walking tour with the local guide. Continue to the Latin bridge, the Bacarsija, the city’s old bazaar and the historical and cutural center. Break for lunch. Drive to Mostar, a city in southern Bosnia straddling across the Neretva river. Picture stop and walk on the rebuilt Old Bridge (a UNESCO world heritage site). Continue to Medjugorje, the village where the apparition of the Lady of Medjugorje occured in June 1981. Dinner and overnight are in the hotel. Day 4 - Medjiugorie Early this morning, climb up the Cross Mountain (Krizevac), where we will pray the Stations of the Cross as we make our way to the summit. Return to the hotel for rest. The afternoon is at leisure. Celebrate Mass. Then, join the villagers and pilgrims from all over the world to pray the joyful and sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Dinner and overnight are at the hotel. Day 5 - Medjugorje, Dubrovnik This morning, we will have the chance to climb the Apparition Hill,

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Included: Roundtrip flight, airline taxes & fuel surcharges, four star hotels with daily breakfast & dinner, private motor coach, tour guide, entrance fees and local taxes, daily mass when and where possible.

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