Make your way to Newark airport, where you will board your overnight flight(s). Your meals will be served on board.

Upon our arrival in Lisbon, we will be met by our Tour Manager, who will guide us via private coach on a panoramic tour of this historical and beautiful city! We will see sites such as the Jeronimos Monastery, Belem Tower and Discoveries Monument. After our guided tour, we will have time for an independent lunch before celebrating Holy Mass together at Saint Anthony’s Church. After Mass we will enjoy some free time in Lisbon before checking in at our hotel. After settling in, we will enjoy a delicious welcome dinner together before getting some much needed rest. Holy Mass: Saint Anthony’s Church in Lisbon Meals Included: Dinner Overnight.

We will start our day with breakfast and then depart for the town of Sintra. Here we will have a guided tour of the Palace de Pena before enjoying free time for an independent lunch. After lunch, we will board our motorcoach and depart for Fátima. Upon our arrival, we will begin our guided tour with a local religious sister who will introduce us to the holy town of Fátima. We will have the opportunity to visit the Sanctuary in Fátima, and then Valinhos, where the Guardian Angel of Portugal appeared to the Fátima children, and finally Aljustrel, where the Fátima children were born. If time permits, we will also walk the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra. After our thorough tour, we will participate in Holy Mass at the Chapel of the Apparitions, also known as “La Capelinha.” After Mass, we will return to Lisbon. Upon our arrival at our hotel, we will have dinner together before retiring for the evening. Holy Mass: La Capelinha in Fatima Meals Included: B,D. Overnight in Lisbon.

After breakfast, depart for a long bus ride to Madrid. Dinner and overnight.

Today we will enjoy a full day in Madrid! After breakfast we will begin with a guided tour of this remarkable city. We will experience the Prado Museum before enjoying a panoramic tour that will include sites such as Plaza de España, Gran Vía, Paseo de la Castellana, Calle and Puerta de Alcalá, Cibeles and Neptuno fountains. We will celebrate Holy Mass at the Almudena Cathedral before breaking for an independent lunch. After lunch, we will receive a guided tour of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and its museum. After our tour concludes, we will return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: Almudena Cathedral in Madrid Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight Madrid.

Following Today we will be taking a day trip to central Spain to visit San Lorenzo del Escorial. Upon arrival we will begin with the celebration of Holy Mass and then continue into our tour. San Lorenzo de El Escorial was built by King Philip II in the sixteenth century and designed by Juan Bautista de Toledo. It is the largest Renaissance building in the world, and most famous for the monastery that lies within it. After our tour, we will break for an independent lunch before returning back to Madrid. Once back in Madrid, we will receive another guided tour of the city, this time including the Old Quarter, the Puerta del Sol, the Plaza Mayor and La Almudena Cathedral. Once our tour concludes we will return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: San Lorenzo del Escorial Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: Madrid.

After breakfast, we will enjoy a guided visit of the Reina Sofia Museum, home to Picasso’s Guernica. After this tour, we will depart Madrid for Segovia. After enjoying an independent lunch, we will receive a guided tour of Segovia, which will include a Roman Aqueduct and a stop at the Pradera de San Marcos to view the beautiful Alcazar castle. We will celebrate Holy Mass at the Cathedral of Segovia before boarding our motorcoach and continuing on our journey to the town of Burgos. Upon arrival we will check in to our hotel before enjoying dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: Cathedral in Segovia Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: Burgos.

Following breakfast we depart Burgos for Loyola, the birthplace and home of Saint Ignatius! Here we will tour the actual home of Saint Ignatius, as well as the incredible Basilica built in his honor by the great Italian architect Carlo Fontana. Finished in 1738, it is baroque in style, with a circular floor plan and a 65 meter-high dome. We will celebrate Holy Mass in the Conversion Chapel in the Santa Casa in Loyola. After Mass, we will have time for lunch before continuing on our motorcoach to the beautiful San Sebastian. Upon our arrival everyone will have free time to explore the old city or the famous La Concha beach. After a long day of travel we will enjoy a leisurely dinner before retiring for the evening. Holy Mass: Conversion Chapel in the Santa Casa in Loyola Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: San Sebastian.

Following breakfast we will depart for Pamplona, the capital of Navarre, known world-over for its annual “running of the bulls.” More importantly than this famous sport, however, is an event that took place here in 1521 that would have reverberations around the entire world. It was here that Ignatius’ leg was shattered by a cannonball. If that had not happened, Ignatius may never have experienced such a great conversion of heart, and the Jesuits would not have been formed. The rest is history. In Pamplona we will enjoy a walking tour of the old quarter and the Citadel of Pamplona, followed by free time for lunch. In the afternoon we will depart Pamplona for Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon and one of the most important cities in Spain. It is here, tradition tells us, that Mary once appeared to Saint James the Apostle, who, following the Ascension of Our Lord, set out to preach the Gospel to the people of Spain. “As he was praying with his disciples one night . . . the Mother of God, who still lived, appeared to him, and commanded him to erect an oratory in that place. . . his disciples soon constructed a small chapel. In the course of time a larger church was built and dedicated. . .” In Zaragoza we have the first recorded Marian Apparition – for it took place while she was still alive – and the oldest place of Marian devotion in the world. Here we will tour the old quarter and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, followed by Holy Mass. We will then enjoy dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: Basilica of Our Lady of El Pilar in Zaragoza Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch Overnight: Zaragoza.

After breakfast we will depart Zaragoza for Montserrat, a gorgeous mountaintop abbey where Saint Ignatius hung his military vestments before an image of Our Lady, symbolically putting his old life behind him. We will enjoy an independent lunch along the way. Upon our arrival in Montserrat, we will experience a tour of the abbey before celebrating Holy Mass together. We will also have the opportunity to venerate a historic statue of the Virgin of Montserrat, colloquially known as ‘La Moreneta.’ We will then return to Barcelona where we will check in to our hotel, before sharing a group dinner together and retiring for the evening for some much needed rest. 3 ITINERARY CONTINUED Holy Mass: Abbey of Montserrat Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: Barcelona.

Following breakfast and the celebration of Holy Mass, we will enjoy a full day of touring Barcelona! Our morning tour will include the Park Guell, a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous for its beautiful mosaics and architecture. We will then have free time for lunch. In the afternoon we will have our second guided tour, this time including a panoramic visit of Montjuic, translated as the “Jewish Mountain,” and Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona. Upon the completion of our tour we will return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: TBD in Barcelona Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: Barcelona.

Following breakfast, we will depart for the Sagrada Familia, the great unfinished nineteenth-century basilica by Servant of God Antoni Gaudí. Here we will enjoy a guided tour and celebrate Holy Mass in the Crypt of the Basilica. We will then have the rest of the day to enjoy on our own as we wish. This would be a great time to try some local food, explore, pray, rest or purchase some souvenirs. In the evening we will all return to our hotel for our final farewell dinner and overnight. Holy Mass: Crypt of the Basilica of La Sagrada Familia Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner Overnight: Barcelona.

After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, leave by motorcoach and transfer to Barcelona airport for return flights home.

*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.