Tour Description

This pilgrimage gives you the opportunity to visit sites important in the lives of some of our most beloved saints. The journey begins in the capital of Spain. Participate at Mass in the Basilica of St. Miguel, the most appropriate beginning for a spiritual journey. Visit Toledo where St. John of the Cross, while imprisoned, composed his most famous poem Spiritual Canticle. Celebrate Mass at his tomb in Segovia and see the Alcazar fortress palace of Queen Isabella. Travel through Spain, visiting Avila, the home of St. Teresa, and the Carmelite Convent Descalzos. The program concludes with a visit to Fatima. The Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima is a national shrine in Portugal built on the site where three young peasant shepherds first saw a "lady brighter than the sun." The appearance of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, to the shepherd children of Fatima has established and spread devotion in the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Participation in the evening torchlight procession and recitation of the Rosary will leave a lasting impression upon your pilgrim heart.

Your Package Includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York. (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
• Eight (8) nights’ accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities.
• Hotel upgrades are available upon request.
• Breakfast and dinner daily.
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure.
• Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
• Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide.
• Porterage at hotels.
• Entrance fees to all sites on itinerary.
• Services of a Passages Tour Manager from arrival to departure in Lisbon.
• Coordination of Liturgies.
• Portfolio of travel documents, including a Passages Flight Packet.

One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 30 participants)

10-Day Pilgrimage priced from $2,495
	from New York, double occupancy + departure taxes/fuel surcharge, November - March For other travel seasons, please inquire. Contact us today for your custom designed pilgrimage program and detailed proposal!

10-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Friday | Depart for Spain

Day 2 | Saturday | Arrive Madrid | Orientation tour of Madrid

Get a glimpse of Madrid’s most outstanding attractions: Puerta del Sol, the fountains of Neptune and Cibeles, Alcala Gate, Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, Plaza de Oriente, and the historic Plaza Mayor.

Day 3 | Sunday |
Tour of the Prado Museum | Tour of the Royal Palace | Mass at the Basilica of San Miguel

Tour of Prado Museum marked by works of El Greco, Velasquez, Murillo, and Goya. Collections include works by Italian and Flemish Masters. Visit the Royal Palace, Sabatini Gardens and the Campo del Moro. Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of San Miguel.

Day 4 | Monday | Full day excursion to Toledo

Leave Madrid for Toledo, a city with monumental walls and medieval designs, surrounded by the charm of the Tagus River. See the site that marks the imprisonment of St. John of the Cross. Admire the rich, artistic and ecclesial splendor of the great Cathedral and compare it to Toledo’s real jewel, the Chapel of Santo Tomé. Celebrate Mass at Santo Tomé.

Day 5 | Tuesday | El Escorial | Avila

Experience El Escorial, the world-renown monastery/palace built by King Phillip II. The “Valle de Los Caidos” is both a Basilica and memorial, honoring the fallen of Spain’s Civil War. This afternoon, enter the walls of the “City of Kings and Saints.” Avila is rich in mysticism and history. Celebrate Mass at the Cathedral or at the Church of St. Vincent in Avila.

Day 6 | Wednesday | Tour of Segovia

Drive along the scenic route of the Guadarrama Mountains. The Alcázar of Segovia will appear in romantic grandeur. Celebrate Mass at the Tomb of St. John of the Cross, in the Carmelite Convent Descalzos. Visit the Gothic Cathedral of Segovia at the Plaza Mayor and the romantic Alcazar fortress palace of Queen Isabella

Day 7 | Thursday | Avila | Salamanca

Full day tour the city of Avila. Visit the convent of St. Teresa, the Monastery of the Incarnation and St. Joseph Monastery. Celebrate Mass at the Monastery. This evening’s arrival to Salamanca takes in the beauty of the Plaza Major

Day 8 | Friday | Salamanca | Alba de Tormes | Fatima

The altar of Salamanca’s Cathedral will engage you with extraordinary depictions of the life of Christ. You will see the body of St. Teresa enshrined in the Carmelite Convent of Alba de Tormes. Celebrate Mass at the Convent. The day ends with participation in the evening Eucharistic Procession after arrival in Fatima.

Day 9 | Saturday | Full day in Fatima

Celebrate Mass at the Little Chapel of Apparitions in Fatima. Tour the Shrine to Our Lady of Fatima. Visit the tombs of the children, Capelinha, the Chapel of Apparitions. Visit Aljustrel, the hamlet where Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia lived. See Valinhos, where Our Lady appeared to the children. Participate in the evening candlelight Eucharistic procession and rosary in honor of Our Lady

Day 10 | Sunday | Return to the USA