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Your pilgrimage begins today with an overnight flight from your local airport to Barcelona.
Afternoon hotel check-in followed by dinner.
Overnight Barcelona
We spend the day in Barcelona, where we have a guided tour of this beautiful city, including a visit to Antoni Gaudí’s breathtaking Sagrada Família.
Overnight Barcelona
Your pilgrimage begins today with an overnight flight from your local airport to Barcelona.
Afternoon hotel check-in followed by dinner.
Overnight Barcelona
Following breakfast, we travel to the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat. Here, we visit the basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Montserrat. Following our visit, we continue to Zaragoza where we see the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and its connection with St. James.
Overnight Zaragoza
We arrive in Ávila today, the City of Kings and of Saints, completely encircled by 11th century walls. This is the birthplace of St. Teresa, one of the greatest mystics, and the patron of the Avila Institute. We visit the Museum of and celebrate Mass at the Convent of La Encarnación where St. Teresa entered religious life. In the museum, we see various relics and the stairs were Teresa had an encounter with the Child Jesus.
Overnight Ávila
We continue our visit of Ávila today. The walled city of Ávila is the home of St. Teresa, one of four female Doctors of the Church. We visit the Cathedral, which contains many of St. Teresa’s relics, the crypt of the Convento of La Santa, built on the site of the house where she was born and home to the most comprehensive museum dedicated to her life, and the Convent of San Jose, the first convent that she founded. We also visit Los Cuatro Postes, where tradition says little Teresa and her brother Rodrigo were stopped by their uncle as they were heading to martyrdom. This spot provides a spectacular view of the city walls.
Overnight Ávila
After breakfast this morning, we depart for Santiago de Compostela. En route, we visit the Old Cathedral of Salamanca and Convent of St. Stephen.
Overnight Santiago de Compostela
Today we have an opportunity to walk a portion of the “Way of St. James,” followed by a guided tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Overnight Santiago de Compostela
We depart for Santander this morning, stopping on the way in Oviedo to visit the Cathedral of San Salvador. This Cathedral is home to the Shroud of Oviedo, believed to be a bloodstained piece of cloth wrapped around Jesus’ head when He was buried. We arrive in Santander and visit Santander Cathedral before dinner.
Overnight Santander
We’re off to Lourdes today. This afternoon, we will visit the Grotto of Massabielle where the healing waters flow.
Overnight Lourdes
Today we visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Cave of Apparitions, the Basilicas and the House of St. Bernadette. In the afternoon we’ll have free time to participate in the ceremonies of the Sanctuary and bathe in the miraculous waters. After dinner, we participate in the Candlelight Rosary Procession.
Overnight Lourdes
Following breakfast, we travel to the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat. Here, we visit the basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Montserrat. Following our visit, we continue to Barcelona. Dinner.
Overnight Barcelona
With a renewed sense of pilgrimage and an invigorated love for our Catholic faith, we bid farewell and board our flight home.
