Depart US

Upon arrival at airport, we will be greeted by our tour Manager and driver. We will board our coach and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, we will enjoy a guided tour of Amsterdam to experience its seventeenth-century historical and picturesque atmosphere amidst its canals and squares. During the walking tour, we will view the Royal Place, Vrijheidsbeeld (National Monument), the Flower Markets, the Opera House, and City. After lunch, we will take our canal cruise and enjoy the views as we glide along the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed canals. Balance of the day at leisure for shopping. Today we will celebrate Mass in the chapel of Begijnenhof, the site of the Eucharistic Miracle. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Today, we will continue our drive to Bruges. Upon arrival, we will enjoy a walking tour of the old city to see the famous masterpiece of Michelangelo “Madonna”. We will also visit the Basilica of the Holy Blood. Here we will celebrate Mass. In the afternoon, we will continue to Brussels. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

After breakfast, we will drive to Banneux to visit the Marian Shrine, where between January 15 and March 2, 1933, the Holy Virgin appeared to Mariette Deco. Here we will celebrate Mass. In the afternoon, we will return to Brussels to enjoy a panoramic tour including the Grand Palace, Guild houses, and the Romanesque St Michel & St Gudule Cathedral. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast and check out, we will drive to Braine-l’Alleud to visit the Abbey of St Charbel. Here we will celebrate Mass. Then, we will continue to Beauraing to see the Basilica of the Virgin of the Golden Heart. In the afternoon, continue our drive to Paris. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

This morning we will enjoy a guided tour including the Basilica of Sacre Coeur and the Montmartre quarter. Then we will enjoy a panoramic tour including the Champs Elysees, Arc of Triumph, and Eiffel Tower (not included). We will see also Notre Dame Cathedral (from the outside), which is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. In the afternoon, we will celebrate Mass at the Chapel of Miraculous Medal. Balance of the day at leisure for shopping. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, we will depart Paris to Lisieux. Upon arrival, we will visit the sacred places of St. Therese and her recently canonized parents, St. Louis Martin, and St. Marie Zelie Guerin Martin. Celebrate Mass. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

This morning we will depart the hotel and drive to Pontmain. Upon arrival, we will see the Church of Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope. It is the title given to the Virgin Mary following her apparition at Pontmainon on January 17, 1871. Here, we will celebrate Mass. After lunch, we will continue our drive to Tours. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

After breakfast, we will reach the Sanctuary of Pellevoisin, where Our Lady appeared to Estelle Faguette in 1876. Then, we will continue to Nevers, the site where St. Bernadette lived for twelve years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers. The Saint suffered from several illnesses, for this reason, St. Bernadette received “The Last Sacraments” three times and eventually passed away in 1879, at the age of thirty-five. We will visit the Convent of Saint Gildard and celebrate Mass. In the afternoon, we will continue to Paray le Monial. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight.

After breakfast, we will start celebrating Mass. Following Mass, we will visit the Chapel of the Visitation, where Jesus exposed His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the seventeenth century. These apparitions allowed St. Margaret to rest herself upon Jesus’ Sacred Heart and to experience the unconditional love for humanity.  After a break for lunch, we drive to Lyon(approx. 2-hour drive). We have time for an independent dinner in Lyon, before we fly to Pau. A short transfer to Lourdes and check into our hotel.

We spend the day in Lourdes. In the morning we will visit the historical and spiritual sites associated with the visionary child Bernadette. We will begin at the Grotto of the Apparitions, and then continue on a guided walking tour visiting the Basilica of St. Pius X, Boly Mill, Soubirous family home, the Basilica of the Rosary, the miraculous spring and the healing baths. Celebrate Mass.

After breakfast, we enjoy another morning in Lourdes. Return to the hotel for lunch and check out. We will drive to Bordeaux to embark our flight to Lyon.  We arrive in Lyon, check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Depart home.