Upon arriving at Lisbon airport, we will meet with our BLUE HEART TRAVEL tour

escort, and the driver and your Europe tour can start! The first stop will be for a

city tour and a Holy Mass in Lisbon! Time permitting, we will stop in Santarem –

visit the Eucharistic Miracle Sanctuary! Arrival in Fatima, dinner, and optional

participation in the candlelight procession on the same evening in the Sanctuary

of Our Lady of Fatima. Tonight we are staying in Fatima

Visit places connected with the apparition in Fatima! Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima, tiny village Aljustrel, home of visionaries, pasturage at Valinhos where Our Lady also appeared, and to the Cova da Iria, the actual place of the apparition where Our Lady of Fatima gave a message to the world through Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia. Holy Mass in one of the chapels in the Shrine. In the evening, participating in the prayer service (optional). Dinner and overnight stay in Fatima. 

Early in the morning, we depart for Santiago de Compostela, Spain — one

of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the world. Along the way, we’ll stop for lunch and enjoy the scenic landscapes of northern Spain. In the afternoon, we arrive in the city of Saint James, where we will visit the magnificent Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, home to the tomb of the Apostle St. James (Santiago) and a sacred site for pilgrims along the Camino de Santiago.

We’ll spend time in the beautiful Obradoiro Square before we check in to the hotel. Dinner, and rest for the night in this inspiring city.

After breakfast, we are on our way to Garabandal. Deep in the Cantabrian

Mountains in northern Spain, the small village of San Sebastian de

Garabandal became known worldwide for the Marian apparitions that took

place between 1961 and 1965. Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our

Lady of Mount Carmel, who delivered messages calling for prayer,

conversion, and devotion to the Eucharist. In the afternoon, we will

celebrate the Holy Mass and visit the site of the apparitions, Sanctuary of

the Pines” & San Sebastian Church. We are in Garabandal for dinner and

overnight.

After a leisurely morning in Garabandal and farewell Holy Mass, we will leave

for Lourdes. Upon arrival at Lourdes, we’ll check into the hotel and rest before

the evening Rosary prayer and a candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight

in Lourdes.

Tour of the Shrine for about 2 hours, visiting the Grotto of Massabielle where the Blessed Virgin appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Also, we will see The Baths, with the Lourdes miraculous water. A guided tour will include The Basilica of Immaculate Conception and Crypt, which was the first chapel built here as a place of worship, and the Rosary Basilica, Church of St. Bernadette. Our local Lourdes guide will then take us to all the sites associated with St. Bernadette. The Bolly Mill in Rue Bernadette Soubirous, where the Saint was born on January 7th, 1844, and it is a place where she spent the first years of her life. A group will also visit "Cachot" or jail, where Bernadette lived with her family in poverty at the time of the apparitions. The tour will also include the parish church and the baptismal font where she received baptism! The afternoon and time for lunch will be on your own. Free afternoon until dinner, and in the evening, the group can participate in the Candlelight Marian Procession. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. 

Today, the group will leave Lourdes! A morning bus ride of several hours before we reach the Loire Valley & town of Tours! The rich history of the place where St. Martin was a bishop, from Romans (Hill of Ceaser), Arabs during the 8th-century crucial battle, Vikings during the 9th century, and First, and Second World War, will be presented to us by our local guide. After the city tour, where we visit the tomb of St. Martin in the Basilica dedicated to him, and some free time, we will head to our hotel for a good night's rest! Tonight you are in your hotel in the Loire Valley! 

This morning we will continue our tour through France, our goal is Normandy Beach, where we visit the place remembering the great sacrifice US soldiers offered for the liberation of Europe from Nazis! The story about D-Day before we leave for Lisieux to St. Theresa of Little Flower! Check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight! 

We are in Lisieux, visit St. Therese the Little Flower. After Holy Mass, we will visit the Carmel, where Saint lived as a Carmelite nun. We will see the relics, the modern Basilica, dedicated to the Saint, "the greatest saint of modern times" (Pope Pious X), and we will also visit the family home, "Les Buissonets." Later in the afternoon, we are heading for the City of Lights, Paris! Check in to the hotel, dinner, and overnight. 

Today, the group will celebrate Holy Mass at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, hosting the tomb of St. Catherine Labore. Just across the street, we will visit the church of St. Vincent de Paul, founder of Daughters of Charity, the order to which St. Catherine belonged. Our sightseeing in Paris by bus will include Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and more. The group will also stop at the Basilica of Sacred Heart  - Sacre Coeur - and the visit will finish at Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter, with a dozen shops, restaurants, cafes, bookstores... Dinner on your own, overnight stay in Paris. 

Today, after breakfast, you will have a chance to explore Paris on your own! Pilgrims will have a free day for visits to museums, churches, and shopping centers, have lunch & a glass of fine wines, cruise the Seine River or stroll the streets of Paris! Last night in Paris for packing before departure back home. Farewell dinner in Paris!

 Transfer to CDG, Paris International Airport, for flight back home.