Pilgrimage Greece
Spiritual Director: Fr. Rogelio Gonzalez
Group Leader: Cora Reyes
*Optional Post Tour Turkey
September 29 - October 2, 2023
CR091923
Pilgrimage Greece
Spiritual Director:
Fr. Rogelio Gonzalez
Group Leader:
Cora Reyes
*Optional Post Tour Turkey:
September 29 - October 2, 2023
CR091923
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Follow in the footsteps of St. Paul and experience beautiful sites throughout Greece on this special pilgrimage. Visit Philippi where Paul the Apostle delivered his first sermon and established the first Church in Europe, Mars Hill in Athens where he spoke to the Athenians, Corinth and the site of St. Paul's trials by Gallio, and more! Return home with a newfound connection to the scripture, St. Paul & your faith!
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Your trip includes
- Round Trip Airfare from San Francisco (SFO) or Los Angeles (LAX) on Turkish Airlines
- All Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges
- Centrally located first class hotels: (or similar) in double occupancy
- 3 nights Optional Post Tour to Turkey:
- ~ 3 nights: Sep 29 – Oct 02: Hotel Barcelo Istanbul, Turkey
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner while on Cruise
- Wine and mineral water with dinners
- Wine/beer/soft drinks with Lunches and dinners on board 3 day cruise
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Wireless headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Catholic Guide
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Catholic Priest, Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Port taxes & fees
- All tips included while on cruise
- Shore excursions while on ship include:
~ Mykonos - Walking tour ~ Kusadasi - Ephesus & the house of the Virgin Mary ~ Patmos - Monastery of St. John & Grotto of Apocalypse ~ Crete - Palace of Knossos ~ Santorini – Thira (Fira) by cable car, walking tour, Mass at Santorini Cathedral - Bosphorus Cruise with dinner and Turkish show during Post Tour
- Flight bag & PDF digital confirmation of all travel documents
Centrally located first class hotels: (or similar)
Electra Metropolis
AthensHotel Grand Meteora
MeteoraDeluxe Monasty Hotel
ThessalonikiHotel Barcelo Istanbul
TurkeyNot included
- Lunches and beverages not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver.
Optional
Itinerary
Why buy "With Airfare" from 206 Tours
- In case your flight is cancelled 206 Tours will assist to get you to your destination.
- Your transfer will be waiting.
- In the rare event your tour is not operating we will refund you.
- Your seats will be assigned.
- If you need to travel a few days prior, stay a few more days or make a stop-over, we will arrange it for you.
If you do not buy Airfare from 206 Tours
- If your flight is cancelled, delayed or overbooked, 206 Tours is unable to rebook your flights
- To guarantee your arrival and departure transfer, we need your detailed flight arrival / departure by 45 days prior. Any changes within 45 - 3 days prior, additional transfer cost may apply.
- Any changes to your arrival / departure within 3 days of departure, we may not be able to rebook your transfer, you may need to make your own arrangements.
- If you book your own airfare, travel insurance provided by 206 Tours may not reimburse expenses caused by your trip interruption or cover your expenses due to flight changes.
Book your trip now
$400 Deposit is due at the time of Registration
Dates
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Options & Upgrades
*All pricing is per person
Single Supplement / Solo Traveler Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (One-Way) Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (Round-Trip) Upon Request
Post Tour to Turkey
*All pricing is per person
Optional Post Tour Turkey:
September 29 - October 2, 2023
- ~ 3 nights: Sep 29 – Oct 02: Hotel Barcelo Istanbul, Turkey
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Wine and mineral water with dinners
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Wireless headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Catholic Guide
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Port taxes & fees
- Bosphorus cruise with dinner and Turkish show
- Flight bag & PDF digital confirmation of all travel documents
Not included
- Lunches and beverages not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver.
Blue Mosque · Hagia Sophia · Basilica Cistern · Topkapi Palace · Grand Bazaar · Galata Bridge · Hippodrome · Constantine Obelisk · Basilica of St Anthony of Padua · Golden Horn · Church of Chora · Balat · Cathedral of the Holy Spirit · Spice Market · Bosphorus Strait
Itinerary
Day 11, Fri, Sep 29: Thessaloniki Airport – Istanbul
Morning arrival to Istanbul; depart from the airport for an overview of the city of Istanbul which was the capital to two major Empires. Drive over Galata Bridge to the old town which was once known as Constantinople, First visit Topkapi Palace, a huge walled complex hugging the Bosporus. Built in 1468 by Mehmet the Conqueror, the imperial residence of Ottoman sultans is now a museum that houses the artifacts dating back six centuries. The extraordinary collection includes the imperial treasury, weapons, calligraphy, Chinese porcelain, art, artifacts, and jewels. We continue the day with a tour of Basilica Cistern, the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns beneath the city that provided a water filtration system for the buildings nearby. Today it’s popular tourist attraction. After, we visit The Basilica of St Anthony of Padua ,the most prestigious Catholic Church in Istanbul. An imposing red brick building, it was originally built on this site in 1725, but was demolished in the early 20th Century, to make way for a tramway. However, the church was rebuilt by the architect, Giulio Mongeri and completed in 1912, and stands as a fine example of the Italian neo-Gothic and Tuscan-Lombard styles. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel
Day 12, Sat, Sep 30: Istanbul
Morning drive to Dolmabahce Palace which is the largest palace in Turkey. It served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922 and is known for the largest collection of Bohemian and Baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world. It has a famous Crystal Staircase in shape of a double horseshoe and is built of Baccarat crystal, brass and mahogany. After, we visit famous Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar) It is one of the oldest bazaars in the city dated 17th century. Spice market took its name from the fact that goods from the Far East and India arrived here from Egypt on the so-called Mısır Kervani (Egyptian Caravan). Next, visit Balat old Jewish neighborhood. Its name from the Greek word “palation”, meaning Palace. Balat has unique architecture, churches, synagogues, trade guilds and social life. After, we will visit Cathedral of Holy Spirit ;the Cathedral, built in Roman style in 1845-46, has been the See for ten years, from 1934 to 1944, of the Apostolic Delegate Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope with the name of John XXIII. and in 2016 has been canonized. His portrait, on the left of the cathedral was painted in 2000, when his name was given to the street behind our cathedral. This cathedral is the main spiritual center for the Latin Catholics of the Vicariate of Istanbul, who is the Pastor (Apostolic Vicar – Bishop) of the Latin Community. The Holy Spirit Cathedral gave a warm welcome to four popes, whose names are written on the commemorative plaques on the church walls.
We return to hotel to refresh .Depart for our evening Bosporus Cruise; An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions. Dinner and Turkish show on board. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 13, Sun, Oct 01: Istanbul
After breakfast drive to the Hippodrome, the center of activities during the Byzantine era and Ottoman Empire time for four hundred years. Here the chariots thundered the skies and grounds had been the scene to countless military and political dramas. See the Constantine Obelisk, the Serpentine Column which was a memorial, was brought from Greece and Egyptian Obelisk which was once located at the Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Enter to the Blue Mosque (The Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I), world-renowned for the thousands of blue glazed tiles covering the walls. See the grandeur of a 17th Century old masterpiece. Later walk to St. Sophia which was a mighty church at the center of Byzantine Constantinople. The building dates to 535 AD and was built by Emperor Justinian. It was converted to a Mosque in 1452. Today it is a museum. See the largest cupola and fine Byzantine mosaics of the Church. Later, you will be taken to the Grand Covered Bazaar, a bargain-hunters paradise with its tantalizing maze of nearly 4000. The narrow alleys are filled with shops offering jewelry, carpets, leatherware, copper goods, spices, herbs and more. This promises to be one of the most rewarding shopping experiences of your entire tour.
Dinner and overnight at your Hotel
Day 14, Mon, Oct 02: Istanbul - USA
Following breakfast at your Hotel transfer to the Airport for your return flights Home.
Options and upgrades
*All pricing is per person
Single Supplement / Solo Traveler Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (One-Way) Upon Request
Business Class Trans-Atlantic (Round-Trip) Upon Request
Post Tour to Turkey
*All pricing is per person
Optional Post Tour Turkey:
September 29 - October 2, 2023
- ~ 3 nights: Sep 29 – Oct 02: Hotel Barcelo Istanbul, Turkey
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Wine and mineral water with dinners
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Wireless headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Catholic Guide
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Port taxes & fees
- Bosphorus cruise with dinner and Turkish show
- Flight bag & PDF digital confirmation of all travel documents
Not included
- Lunches and beverages not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver.
Blue Mosque · Hagia Sophia · Basilica Cistern · Topkapi Palace · Grand Bazaar · Galata Bridge · Hippodrome · Constantine Obelisk · Basilica of St Anthony of Padua · Golden Horn · Church of Chora · Balat · Cathedral of the Holy Spirit · Spice Market · Bosphorus Strait
Itinerary
Day 11, Fri, Sep 29: Thessaloniki Airport – Istanbul
Morning arrival to Istanbul; depart from the airport for an overview of the city of Istanbul which was the capital to two major Empires. Drive over Galata Bridge to the old town which was once known as Constantinople, First visit Topkapi Palace, a huge walled complex hugging the Bosporus. Built in 1468 by Mehmet the Conqueror, the imperial residence of Ottoman sultans is now a museum that houses the artifacts dating back six centuries. The extraordinary collection includes the imperial treasury, weapons, calligraphy, Chinese porcelain, art, artifacts, and jewels. We continue the day with a tour of Basilica Cistern, the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns beneath the city that provided a water filtration system for the buildings nearby. Today it’s popular tourist attraction. After, we visit The Basilica of St Anthony of Padua ,the most prestigious Catholic Church in Istanbul. An imposing red brick building, it was originally built on this site in 1725, but was demolished in the early 20th Century, to make way for a tramway. However, the church was rebuilt by the architect, Giulio Mongeri and completed in 1912, and stands as a fine example of the Italian neo-Gothic and Tuscan-Lombard styles. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel
Day 12, Sat, Sep 30: Istanbul
Morning drive to Dolmabahce Palace which is the largest palace in Turkey. It served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922 and is known for the largest collection of Bohemian and Baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world. It has a famous Crystal Staircase in shape of a double horseshoe and is built of Baccarat crystal, brass and mahogany. After, we visit famous Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar) It is one of the oldest bazaars in the city dated 17th century. Spice market took its name from the fact that goods from the Far East and India arrived here from Egypt on the so-called Mısır Kervani (Egyptian Caravan). Next, visit Balat old Jewish neighborhood. Its name from the Greek word “palation”, meaning Palace. Balat has unique architecture, churches, synagogues, trade guilds and social life. After, we will visit Cathedral of Holy Spirit ;the Cathedral, built in Roman style in 1845-46, has been the See for ten years, from 1934 to 1944, of the Apostolic Delegate Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope with the name of John XXIII. and in 2016 has been canonized. His portrait, on the left of the cathedral was painted in 2000, when his name was given to the street behind our cathedral. This cathedral is the main spiritual center for the Latin Catholics of the Vicariate of Istanbul, who is the Pastor (Apostolic Vicar – Bishop) of the Latin Community. The Holy Spirit Cathedral gave a warm welcome to four popes, whose names are written on the commemorative plaques on the church walls.
We return to hotel to refresh .Depart for our evening Bosporus Cruise; An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions. Dinner and Turkish show on board. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 13, Sun, Oct 01: Istanbul
After breakfast drive to the Hippodrome, the center of activities during the Byzantine era and Ottoman Empire time for four hundred years. Here the chariots thundered the skies and grounds had been the scene to countless military and political dramas. See the Constantine Obelisk, the Serpentine Column which was a memorial, was brought from Greece and Egyptian Obelisk which was once located at the Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Enter to the Blue Mosque (The Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I), world-renowned for the thousands of blue glazed tiles covering the walls. See the grandeur of a 17th Century old masterpiece. Later walk to St. Sophia which was a mighty church at the center of Byzantine Constantinople. The building dates to 535 AD and was built by Emperor Justinian. It was converted to a Mosque in 1452. Today it is a museum. See the largest cupola and fine Byzantine mosaics of the Church. Later, you will be taken to the Grand Covered Bazaar, a bargain-hunters paradise with its tantalizing maze of nearly 4000. The narrow alleys are filled with shops offering jewelry, carpets, leatherware, copper goods, spices, herbs and more. This promises to be one of the most rewarding shopping experiences of your entire tour.
Dinner and overnight at your Hotel
Day 14, Mon, Oct 02: Istanbul - USA
Following breakfast at your Hotel transfer to the Airport for your return flights Home.
About your trip
- Thessaloniki
- Phillippi
- Kavala
- Delphi
- Athens
- Kusadasi
- Ephesus (Mary's House)
- Patmos
- Santorini
About Greece and Saint Paul:
The important role that Greece has played in history is widely known; philosophy, the arts, medicine, democracy. But there is also a great page in the history of Christianity: early days of Christianity and the ministry of the Apostle Paul! This amazing man, moved by the Holy Spirit preached "good news" to Jews and Gentiles. Traveling along the major trade routes of the Roman empire and visiting large thriving communities of Asia Minor and Greece his mission was accomplished; Christianity became the biggest religion in the world. Our tours are not just tours; they are an inspiring journey to the actual places where the Apostle Paul lived and preached God's word. Travel with our bible-oriented guides down timeless roads; take time to pray and rejoice in the ancient biblical sites; visit thousand-year-old Churches and temples; and encounter a unique spiritual experience that will help you to better understand "The Steps of Paul" selecting bible-oriented guides, incorporating lectures and providing printed material, for people to achieve a deeper understanding of the Apostle Paul and his work.
Know Before You Go
We promise to do all within our power to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. Please feel free to contact us, please note should any problems arise during your trip you should first contact your local emergency contact in your destination country or the 206 Tours.
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