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Lourdes, Paris, Nevers & Lisieux, France

Proposed Itinerary

Day 1 - Depart USA
Depart from New York, JFK or from your hometown for the overnight flights to France.

Day 2 - Lourdes
Upon your arrival in Lourdes transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before retiring. Dinner and overnight.

Days 3 & 4 - Lourdes
During your stay in Lourdes you will have a chance to celebrate daily Mass, and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday, 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. 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 5 - Lourdes - Paris - Nevers

After breakfast leave on the one-hour flight to Paris. Leave by motor coach for Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire Valley. After taking the veil in 1867, St Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers. Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died of asthma at the age of 35. See St Bernadette's incorrupt body at the convent of St Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Dinner and return to the hotel in Paris.

Day 6 - Nevers - Chartres - Lisieux
After breakfast we depart for Chartres, famous for its stained-glass windows and wonderful colors dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. We will tour the Cathedral followed by free time for to explore and enjoy Chartres and it's famed maze on your own.  Dinner and overnight in Lisieux.

Day 7 - Lisieux - Rouen - Paris
After breakfast we travel northwest by motor coach to the town of Lisieux, the home of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times." Her extraordinary love for God and service to humanity come alive as you visit the Basilica Cathedral of St Peter, and Les Buissonets, her family home. On display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little flower." View the statue depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St Therese during an ecstacy before curing her illness.
During our stay in Lisiuex a mass will be celebrated.  Before leaving tour the ancient Cathedral of St Peter and the Carmelite Convent. We continue on to Rouen where on the 30th May 1431, Joan of Arc was burnt at Place du Vieux Marche.  We will visit the Joan of Arc museum and Rouen church.  We continue on to Paris for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 - Paris 

Wake up in Paris and depart for mass at  Shrine of the Miraculous Medal for Mass. View the incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouret whose guardian angel led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision of the Miraculous Medal and later the Green Scapular. Later this afternoon our panoramic tour of Paris will feature: Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs Elysees as well as other sights on your Panoramic Paris tour. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9 - Paris - USA
Transfer to the airport for your return flights to the United States.

 

 

Tour Features

  • Round trip airfare from New York
  • Accommodations in Superior Tourist and/or First Class Hotel, twin-bedded rooms with private facilities
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Transfers between airport and lodging with porterage at hotels
  • Assistance of Multi-lingual Tour Escort
  • Sightseeing as specified in itinerary
  • Welcome Packet / Document Portfolio
  • Daily Mass and all spiritual activities coordinated

 

Optional 2 Day Extension in Paris Available for $350 per person

Day 9 & 10 - Paris
Enjoy the next two days on your own to explore Paris!  You may shop, explore, rest of relax! 

Dinner on your own both nights.  Overnight in Paris.

Day 11 - Depart from Paris
Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

* Please note that you will not have a tour escort or spiritual director with you for the last two night in Paris. 

These final nights are intended to provide you with time for personal exploration of Paris.
 

Pricing

Tour #

2010  Pilgrimages Dates

Price

LP10 0903September 03 - 11, 2010$3,099.00
LP10 0917September 17 - 25, 2010$3,099.00
LP10 1001October 01 - 09, 2010$3,199.00
LP10 1105November 05 - 13, 2010$2,949.00
Airport Taxes: *$300 subject to change (*You will be billed separately for the exact amount of the airport taxes 60 days prior to departure)
Single Supplement: $799.00
Special Add-on Fares available from your hometown.
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Tour #

2011  Pilgrimages Dates

Price

LP11 0121January 21 - 29, 2011$2,799.00
LP11 0218February 18 - 26,2011$2,899.00
LP11 0304March 4 - 12, 2011$2,949.00
LP11 0318March 18 - 26, 2011$2,949.00
LP11 0401April 01 - 09, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 0415April 15 - 26, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 0429April 29 - May 07, 2011$3,199.00
LP11 0513May 13 - 21, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 0527May 27 - June 04, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0610June 10 - 18, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0624June 24 - July 02, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0708July 08 - 16, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0722July 22 - 30, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0805August 05 - 13, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0819August 19 - 27, 2011$3,299.00
LP11 0902September 02 - 10, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 0916September 16 - 24, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 0930September 30 - October 08, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 1014October 14 - 22, 2011$3,099.00
LP11 1028October 28 - November 05, 2011$2,949.00
LP11 1111November 11 - 19, 2011$2,949.00
LP11 1125November 25 - December 03, 2011$2,949.00
Airport Taxes: *$300 subject to change (*You will be billed separately for the exact amount of the airport taxes 60 days prior to departure)
Single Supplement: $799.00
Special Add-on Fares available from your hometown.
click here for more information.

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