Group Coordinator:  Penny Abbruzzese [email protected]

[email protected] 800-206-TOUR (8687)   mon - fri 9am - 5pm EST   YOUR TRIP INCLUDES: † Round trip airfare † Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges † 9 nights in first-class accommodations (or similar):        ~ Sept 14-16 | 2 nights: Hotel Santa Maria, Fatima        ~ Sept 16-18 | 2 nights: Hotel Compostela, Santiago de Compostela        ~ Sept 18-20 | 2 nights: Hosteria Garabandal, Garabandal        ~ Sept 20-23 | 3 nights: Grand Hotel Moderne, Lourdes † Transfers as per itinerary † Breakfast and Dinner daily † Wine with dinners in Lisbon, Salamanca & Garabandal † Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach † Assistance of a professional local Christian guide(s) † Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary † Mass daily & Spiritual activities † Luggage handling (1 piece per person)    † Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents   Not Included: Lunches. Beverages unless mentioned, Travel Insurance (www.206tours.com/insurance), Extended Cancellation Protection Plan @ $299 (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection), Tips to your guide & driver, Items of personal nature.

Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:

Day 1 | Sunday, Sept 13: Depart New York - Lisbon
Depart from New York, JFK for the overnight flights to Portugal. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

Day 2 | Monday, Sept 14: Arrive Lisbon - Fatima
Upon arrival in Lisbon Airport, retrieve your luggage and exit the baggage claim into lobby area where you will be greeted by a tour guide/driver. You will be escorted to the vehicle and driven to Fatima, the place where the Blessed Mother appeared in 1917 to three simple shepherd children and exhorted mankind to pray for world peace. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.

Day 3 | Tuesday, Sept 15: Fatima
Six times from May 13 to October 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three children belonging to the diocese of Leiria. A new Church is built, however just as beautiful, an older Church was constructed here in 1928, and millions of pilgrims visit each year. Fatima is one of the most visited holy places for Catholics from around the world. The atmosphere of intense spirituality and the importance of Fatima have been attested to by the visits of Pope Paul VI and Saint John Paul II. Touring Fatima, see the Little Chapel of the Apparitions, Basilica, the site of Francesco and Jacinta's graves, the Hamlet of Aljustrel where the children lived, and Valinhos, the site of Our Lady's appearance after the children's return from prison. Follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima. Join pilgrims from around the world in an evening candlelight procession to pray the rosary. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 | Wednesday, Sept 16: Fatima - Santiago de Compostela
After breakfast we will transfer to Santiago de Compostela to attend Mass before dinner and overnight.

Day 5 | Thursday, Sept 17: Santiago de Compostela
Visit Cathedral of St. James which is one of the finest examples of architecture in all of Europe. As pilgrims, we have the opportunity to climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the 'Botafumeiro' and admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral, before visiting the cloister museum. Enjoy a stroll on own, though the beautiful streets of Santiago de Compostela, the city of the apostle, full of historical buildings and other attractions (before or after dinner). Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

Day 6 | Friday, Sept 18: Santiago de Compostela - Covadonga - Garabandal
Arise this morning to depart Santiago de Compostela and visit the village Covadonga and the Basilica of Our Lady of Covadonga. After the visit, we will travel to the hamlet of Garabandal. Dinner and accommodation for next two evenings will be at one of the modest hotels in Garabandal. This sparsely populated village consists of only about 90 humble dwellings.

Day 7 | Saturday, Sept 19: Excursion to Potes & Santo Toribio de Liebana
After breakfast we will travel to Potes where we will see the "Lignum Crucis" - True Cross that is considered the biggest wood piece of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Visit the Chapel and the cloister where you may see reproductions of the "Beatos." We will also see The Door of Forgiveness in which you can see Jesus and his Twelve Apostles, with a round arch that opens only for pilgrims during the Jubilee Year that occurs only on the feast of Santo Toribio. The Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana is located in the Cantabrian Mountains, and one of the five places of Christianity that has the privilege of plenary indulgences. Return to Garabandal for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 | Sunday, Sept 20: Garabandal - Loyola - Lourdes
After breakfast, we will depart Garabandal by motor coach through the scenic countryside of Cantabria before arriving in Loyola, the birthplace of St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits. Here, we will see the 17thcentury Basilica dedicated to St. Ignatius and also visit his family home behind the sanctuary. We will have time to pray at the most venerated room where Ignatius, at age 30, was brought following his serious wounding at the Battle of Pamplona. We then continue through the spectacular Pyrenees Mountains on your scenic drive to Lourdes. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel and relax or explore before dinner. Following dinner you may choose to participate in the candlelight procession before retiring for the evening.

Days 9 & 10 | Monday and Tuesday, Sept 21 & 22: Lourdes
During the next two days in Lourdes you will also have an opportunity to: Attend Mass at the Grotto, watch a video presentation telling the story of Lourdes, and walk in the footsteps of St. Bernadette. See Boly Mill where St. Bernadette was born and the "Cachot," an abandoned prison where Bernadette's impoverished family lived. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring or submerge yourself in the healing baths. Experience Christ's love as you walk the life sized Stations of the Cross overlooking the Holy Grotto. Kneel in the Chapel built on the very rock of the Grotto, in obedience to the request of the "Immaculate Conception". Evenings are free for optional Blessed Sacrament Procession before dinner. Your role in the universal Church will have new meaning as you join the candlelight procession and group rosary.

Day 11 | Wednesday, Sept 23: Depart Lourdes - New York
Early morning departure to Pau Airport for your homebound flights back to New York.

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Any Questions? To register or for more information, please contact: Liz  tel: 800-206-TOUR (8687) or email: [email protected]

For general information, please contact: Penny Abbruzzese, [email protected]

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ABOUT FATIMA:
The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is one of most famous Marian Shrines in the world. Drawn by apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three local shepherd children in 1917. Four million people visit Fatima each year. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to shepherd children on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13th until October 13th. The events at Fatima gained particular fame due to their elements of prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to possible world war & the conversion of Russia.

ABOUT LOURDES:
She came for you and for every one of us! Six million pilgrims come to Lourdes each year and 10,000 visit this site daily. At the foot of the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, nestled between the spectacular mountain river, Gave de Pau, is Lourdes, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the World. Lourdes is the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Our pilgrimage and tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary and the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground Church. Drink from the spring that the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of the Grotto, which has flowed uninterrupted since 1858. Wash yourself in the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Contemplate Christ's Passion as you pray the unique three-dimensional Stations of the Cross. Attend the blessing of the sick, and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Daily Mass, and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday will be followed by a video presentation telling the miraculous story of Lourdes. Visit Lourdes and experience a spiritual journey from which many have claimed healing and conversion.

Santiago De Compostela Cathedral, Spain
St. Bernadette, Lourdes, France		Candlelight Procession, Lourdes, France

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