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Madrid,
Segovia, Burgos, Loyola & Lourdes
August 14 -
26, 2010
YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:
Round-trip air from New York to Madrid
(special
Add-on Airfares
from all
other US gateways)
Airline Fuel Surcharge (approx. $280)
11 nights at first class or 3 stars hotels
7 nights: Madrid
1 night:
Hotel Meson El Cid, Burgos
3 nights:
Hotel Saint Saveur, Lourdes
Breakfast daily
Dinner daily (not in madrid)
One welcome dinner on your first night in Madrid
Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
Hotel taxes and service charges
Tour escort throughout your stay
Mass daily
Baggage handling
Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Not Included:
Airport taxes
(approx. $90-120, subject to change), Lunches,
Dinners & Drinks in Madrid,
Travel Insurance
optional at $99-$165. Tips to your guide & driver (Euro
6-8 per day). Items of a personal nature. World Youth
Day Official Registration, Anything not mentioned above.
Sample Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1:
Aug 14 - Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your
home town. Meals are served on board.
Day 02:
Aug 15
We arrive in Madrid and transfer to our hotel. Welcome
dinner is served tonight at our hotel before the opening
ceremonies. Opening ceremonies sight to be announced.
Day 03 - 06: Aug
16 - 19
After breakfast each day we will participate in the
World Youth Day Programs and activities schedule.
Overnight at your hotel.
Day 07:
Aug 20:
World Youth Day activities today and tonight is the
World Youth Day Vigil and Closing Mass officiated by His
Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.
Day 08:
Aug 21:
The World Youth Day 2011 celebration comes to an end
today with Mass with The Holy Father. Afterwards we
retire to our hotel to rest up before departure.
Day 09: Aug
22:
Madrid
- Segovia - Burgos
Depart from Madrid this morning for a visit to the
famous Segovia, about 50 miles from Madrid. The
interesting architecture makes Segovia a must-see city
in one’s Spanish itinerary. Visit a 2000 year old Roman
aqueduct, a fairytale castle, a 14th century cathedral.
Segovia's charm lies in its setting, its variety of
architecture, and its people. Continue to Burgos for
overnight. Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile
is a beautiful city you shouldn’t miss while in Spain.
Day 10: Aug
23:
Burgos - Loyola - Lourdes
After breakfast depart Burgos, heading for Lourdes,
France. En route stop in Loyola, the birthplace of St
Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Here, we'll
see the 17th Century Basilica dedicated to St Ignatius.
Behind the sanctuary is the family home of St. Ignatius,
which we'll visit during our stop. The most venerated
place in this building is the room where Ignatius at age
30, was brought following his serious wounding at the
Battle of Pamplona. Later we motor through the Pyrenees
Mountains into Lourdes. Here, standing between the
spectacular mountain-river, Gave de Pau, stands
picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette to
whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of
Massabielle. Settle into your hotel, explore before
dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before
retiring for the evening.
Day 11 and Day 12: Aug
24 & 25:
Lourdes
After breakfast, our guided tour of Lourdes will include
the sanctuary; the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's
largest underground church; and the baths where hundreds
of miraculous cures have taken place. Enjoy 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, pray at the Grotto and 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." Attend the
blessing of the sick and participate in nightly
candlelight processions requested by Our Lady, and take
time for private devotions. Each evening dinner and
overnight at your hotel.
Day 13: Aug
26:
Lourdes - Lourdes Airport
Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning we will transfer
to Lourdes Airport
where your Post-World Youth Day tour will end.
See “Optional Tours” available.
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