Day 1 
- Depart Chicago O'Hare
Day 2
- Arrival in Paris
- Paris visit
- Chapel of Miraculous Medal
- St. Catherine Laboure
- St. Vincent De Paul's
- Continue to Lourdes
Day 3
- Lourdes
- Holy Mass at the grotto
Day 4
- Lourdes
- Our Lady of Torreciudad
- Barbastro
Day 5
- Torreciudad
- Zaragoza
- Our Lady of the Pillar
- Guadalajara
Day 6
- Madrid
- Avila
Day 7
- Avila
- Segovia
- Alcazar Castle
Day 8
- Our Lady of Sonsoles
- Alba de Tormes*
- Salamanca
- Our Lady of Fatima
Day 9
- Fatima
Day 10
- Fatima
- Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem
- Lisbon
Day 11
- Return to the USA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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LEGEND: (M = Aircraft Meals / B = Breakfast / D = Dinner)


Day 1: Friday, October 17th (USA Departure)
Meet your Mater Dei Tours representative at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport 
(Flights are included from Chicago, Illinois.  Contact us for air 
transportation add-on costs from other cities).  Board your flight to 
Paris, France. (M)
 
Day 2: Saturday, October 18th (Arrival in Paris and Lourdes, France)  
Arrive in Paris in the morning.  After European Immigration enjoy a 
panoramic drive through Paris to reach the Chapel of the Miraculous  Medal (thanksgiving Mass – for a safe arrival - celebrated here),  where Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Laboure (her incorrupt body  is in the same chapel).  After Mass, visit St. Vincent De Paul’s 
preserved remains at a chapel nearby.  Return to the airport to catch  our flight to Lourdes.  Check into our hotel in Lourdes, relax and 
freshen up.  Join your fellow pilgrims for a welcome dinner at our  hotel. (M, D)
 
Day 3: Sunday, October 19th (Lourdes, France)
Enjoy a special day in Lourdes.  Begin with Holy Mass at the grotto 
(site of the apparitions - Mass might be con-celebrated with other 
English speaking priests).  Afterwards, you may opt for a personal day  at leisure in Lourdes or you may want to follow your escorts on an 
informal orientation walk of the land of St. Bernadette, including the  sanctuary and sites like the Mill, where St. Bernadette was born, and  the "Cashot", where Bernadette’s family lived.  Afterwards view a  special video presentation in the main office.  Remainder of the day at your leisure. (B)
 
Day 4: Monday, October 20th (Lourdes, Shrine of Our Lady of 
Torreciudad, Barbastro)
Our memorable visit to Lourdes ends as we embark on an unforgettable 
journey that promises to be a visual feast, crossing the Pyrenees 
Mountain Range.  Prepare your cameras as we ascend the French Pyrenees 
through small and picturesque ski resort villages encountered along 
the way.  After crossing the border into Spain through the Bielsa 
tunnel, slowly descend through majestic sights of the Aragonian 
Pyrenees.  Follow the current of the mountain waters until we arrive 
at Torreciudad, the most beautiful Marian Shrine in all of Spain. 
Travel through the spectacular landscape surrounding the sanctuary and 
the Hermitage, dating back to the Romanic times.   Set above the 
clouds in the Aragonian Pyrenees, Torreciudad has been a local 
pilgrimage site for centuries.  Upon arrival, there is a brief tour of 
Torreciudad, hosted by its Rector, Monsignor Javier de Mora-Figueroa.  
After the tour, there is a special program containing a meditation, 
the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis), the Sacrament of Confession and 
Holy Mass.  Close the program with adoration to the Blessed 
Sacrament.  Tonight enjoy the best of Aragonian cuisine in an award 
winning restaurant in Barbastro, a charming town in the wine region. (B, D)
 

 
 

Day 5: Tuesday, October 21th (Torreciudad, Zaragoza – Shrine of Our 
Lady of the Pillar & Guadalajara)
After breakfast return to Torreciudad for Mass.  Before departing 
Torreciudad, fulfill the local pilgrimage tradition of kissing the 
medallion that once graced the very old statue of Our Lady of 
Torreciudad. Head southwest from this beautiful region of Spain to 
visit Zaragoza (Saragossa).  Our visit features the world famous 
Marian Shrine of the “Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar” (Our Lady 
of the Pillar), where Our Blessed Mother appeared standing on top of a 
Pillar to the apostle St. James.  This event happened while he was on 
his famous apostolic mission to Spain known as the “Camino de 
Santiago” (Road of St. James), one of the world’s most famous 
pilgrimage routes.  In the massive Plaza de España (Spain Square), 
visit the chapel in the Basilica where the Pillar still stands.  As a 
sign of fulfillment of your pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Pillar, we 
will have the opportunity to practice the local custom of kissing the 
venerable column (or Pillar) where Our Lady once stood.  Depart 
Zaragoza continuing southeast towards Guadalajara, the last province 
before entering Madrid. (B, D)
 
Day 6 Wednesday, October 22th (Madrid & Avila)
Depart Guadalajara for Madrid, the Capital of Spain.   Arrive in 
Madrid for a guided visit of the Prado Museum, ranked as the 3rd most 
valuable museum of art in the world. After the museum visit, there is  panoramic drive of Madrid’s most famous sights like "Puerta de 
Alcalá", the “Gran Via”, Cibeles Fountain, the Royal Palace and the  massive Cathedral of the “Almudena”, dedicated to the Virgin Mary 
(Holy Mass celebrated here).  After Mass, head north for the walled 
city of Avila, the land of St. Teresa de Jesus, the reformer of the 
Carmelite Order and first female Doctor of the Church.  Tonight, the 
famous medieval walls of Avila become very welcoming as we stay at a 
historic palace within the walls of Avila, in front of the massive 
Cathedral of Avila.  Enjoy a delicious dinner. (B, D)
 
Day 7 Thursday, October 23th (Avila, Segovia)
Enjoy a morning walking tour of Avila featuring the life of St.  Teresa.  Afterwards,   depart for historic Segovia.  With its imposing 
Alcazar Castle, ancient Roman aqueduct and historic Cathedral, Segovia  is one of the most captivating cities in Castilla and one of UNESCO’s  patrimonies to humanity.  Mass is celebrated at the church which  houses the remains of St. John of the Cross, co-reformer of the  Carmelite Order.  Return to Avila for a leisurely evening on your  own.  Before entering the walls of Avila visit the famous “Cuatro  Postes” (four posts), a famous spot in the life of young St. Teresa  and a great panoramic spot to take a picture of the city. (B)
 
 
 
Day 8: Friday, October 24th(Shrine of Our Lady of Sonsoles, Alba de 
Tormes*, brief stop in Salamanca & the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima) 
Start the day with a brief visit to the peaceful Marian Shrine of “Our 
Lady of Sonsoles”.  Many Spanish pilgrims come here in the months of 
May and October to visit Our Lady.  *BONUS VISIT: Only if time allows, 
visit unforgettable Alba de Tormes resting place of the incorrupt body 
of St. Teresa of Avila (and the place where she died).  Depart Spain 
for Portugal, but first we make a stop by the old Roman Bridge of 
Salamanca, a wonderful picture spot of the beautiful Cathedral of 
Salamanca.  Afterwards, relax and enjoy the ride with views of the 
Portuguese countryside as we approach one of the holiest Marian 
Shrines, the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.  This is the famous site 
where Our Lady appeared to 3 little shepherds in 1917.  Join your 
fellow pilgrims for dinner at our hotel. Afterwards, join pilgrims 
from all over the world while they pray the Holy Rosary at the 
Sanctuary grounds in a candle light procession. (B, D)
 
Day 9: Saturday, October 25th (Fatima) 
Spend the whole day at the Fatima Shrine (at leisure – with 
opportunity for Confessions, Rosary, Way of the Cross, Adoration to  the Blessed Sacrament and personal prayer time), or you may want to  join us for a morning visit to the site of the  August 19th Marian  Apparition as well as the apparition site of the Angel of Portugal.   Also visit the homes of Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta (with a  possibilities of meeting relatives), as well as the home of Lucia’s  family.  Stop at a Portuguese market for lunch and shopping.  Tonight,  join your new pilgrim family for an unforgettable celebration dinner with a Portuguese family in a local village (bring cameras!). (B, D)
 
Day 10: Sunday, October 26th Fatima, Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem &  Lisbon)
Depart Fatima and travel to a small Portuguese town to witness the  13th century Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem.   Farewell Mass is  celebrated here after Eucharistic Adoration.  Continue to Lisboa  (Lisbon), the Capital of Portugal.  After a panoramic drive of the  city sites (including Jeronimos Monastery, Monument to the Navigators  and more).  Arrive at our hotel with plenty of time to pack.  We  gather together one last time for dinner in a spirit of thanksgiving for an inspiring, memorable and safe pilgrimage. (B, D)
 
Day 11: Monday, October 27th ( (Lisbon airport)
Early morning transfer to Lisbon Airport.  As our plane takes-off, 
take one last look out the window at the unique landscape of this 
beautiful land and say: Thank you Mary! (B, M)
 

11 - Day Trip Inclusions:

  • Air transportation from Chicago to Paris, to Lourdes, from Lisbon to Chicago (other U.S. cities available at an add-on-price. Pilgrimage also available on a land-only basis)

  • 1st Class accommodations in nice properties including a 16th Century Castilian palace.

  • 16 meals: 9 breakfasts and 7 dinners

  • Visits and tour admissions as listed on itinerary

  • Spiritual program including Holy Mass daily (in unforgettable places), Meditations, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration, Way of the Cross and More.

  • Tranportation on air conditioned motorcoach.

  • Fr. Diego Cuevas as Spiritual Director

  • Professional chauffeur throughout the tour

  • Tour Manager throughout the duration of the trip - Arthur Pahl

  • English Speaking local expert tour guides.

  • Escorted from the US by Dennis Gaetano from Twin Cities Pilgrims and Juan Landa from Mater Dei Tours

  • Hospitality, local government sales taxes & fees (except taxes, government and ticket fees & fuel surcharges relating to airfare - see below)

  • Full travel documentation with luggage tags, in a re-usable travel wallet
     

Does Not Include:

  • Tips & gratuities of Tour Guides, Tour Manager & Drivers (read confirmation information for suggestions); Airfare taxes and ticketing fees and surcharges (approximately $407.00)

 Price: $2659.00*
* (Per person, based on double room occupancy, sharing room with another passenger (2 people in 1 room). Plus Taxes, Fees & Fuel Surcharges of approximately $407.00 per person)

  • Optional Airfare from Minneapolis/St. Paul: $249.00 (includes taxes and feels and is subject to change before departure)
  • Optional Single Room Occupancy:  $3119.00 (one room per person, limited availability)
  • Optional Land Only:  $2249.00* (Passenger assumes responsibility to meet group at first hotel of itinerary.  Read "Land Only Bookings" in Terms and Conditions.) *Rate on box appears as double occupancy.  Add $460 if single occupancy is desired. 
  • Optional Triple Occupancy:  $2635.00 (per person price based on triple room occupancy, 3 people sharing 1 room - limited availability.)
  • Travel Guard/AIG Insurance: $168.00*  A $5.00 processing fee from Travel Guard is included.  *Add $18 for Single Occupancy passengers traveling from Minneapolis. 
  • Deposit of $500 per person is due to secure space (no later than July 1st, 2008 or while space lasts)
  • Balance is due on  July 31st, 2008.

Cancellation Schedule:

  • All Cancellations must be received in writing!
  • 95 days prior to departure or before...................$300.00 per person
  • 94 to 65 days prior to departure.........................$50% of tour cost
  • 64 to 35 days prior to departure ........................$75% of tour cost
  • 34 to 0 days prior to departure .......................No Refunds

 

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