Explore Portugal, Spain & France with Deacon bill Hamlin, May 12-23, 2025
Limited Seating!
Cost: $4,950/person*
Price includes:
- Round-trip airfare, including all airlines taxes/fuel surcharges
- Accommodation in deluxe hotels
- All hotel taxes and portages
- Meals as per itinerary (Breakfast & Dinner)
- Land Transportation by deluxe motor coach and entrance fees.
- Comprehensive sightseeing with a bi-lingual licensed local Guides.
*on double occupancy basis. $995 extra per single room.
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Day 1
Depart thes USA to France
Day 2
Arrive in Toulouse. Upon arrival, we will meet our tour escort and drive to Lourdes where we will spend the next two nights.
Day 3
Spend the day in Lourdes. Visit the historical and spiritual sites associated witth the visionary child, Bernadette. We will begin at the Grotto of the Apparitions, and then continue a guided walking tour, visiting the Basilica of St. Pius X, Boly Mill, The Soubirous family home, the Bascilica of the Rosary, the miraculous spring, and the healing baths. Celebrate Mass. After dinner, we will join in the nightly rosary and candlelight procession.
Day 4
After breakfast, we will dive to Zaragoza and check in at the hotel there. Then we will go to the city center for lunch and a panoramic walking tour with the guide. Visit the Basilica del Pilar with its magnificent altar built on the site where the Blessed Virgin appeared to the Apostle.
Day 5
After breakfast, we will check out and drive to Madrid. Upon arrival, we will check in at our hotel where we will spend the next two nights. Then we will head to the city center and break for lunch. Enjoy a panoramic walking tour with the guide to see Buen Retiro Park, Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, Puerta de Sol, Plaza Mayor, and the Royal Palace (from outside). We will visit the Cathedral of Almudena where we will celebrate Mass.
Day 6
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a day excursion to visit Toledo, the most popular example of past cultural mixtures. Crossing its Moorish bridge, visiting the Synagague, St. Tome church, the Gothic Cathedral, and stroll through narrow cobblestone streets. We then return to Madrid to enjoy leisure time for shopping. Later in the evening, enjoy a restaurant dinner with a Flamenco show.
Day 7
After breakfast, drive to Avila where you will get to walk the narrow cobblestone streets of the city as you trace the life of St. Teresa of Avila. Visit the Monastery of the Incarnation and the convent of St. Teresa. Celebrate Mass. In the late afternoon, we will continue to Salamanca.
Day 8
After breakfast, drive a short distance to visit Alba de Tormes, where St. Therese died in October 1582. You will have the opportunity to see her tomb and two important relics: her heart and her left arm. Return to Salamanca and discover the rich heritage of this university town, following in the footsteps of Spain’s greatest philosophers, scientists, writerrs, and artists. In the historic center of town is the world-famous Salamanca University, founded in 1218 as the first university.
Day 9
After breakfast, we will check out of the hotel and drive to Portugal. After a 5-hr drive, we will arrive in Fatima, where we will spend the next two nights. Check-in at the hotel upon arrival and celebrate Mass. Return to the hotel for dinner.
Day 10
Visit the Chapel of Apparitions, the Bascilica, and tombs of Francisco, Jacinta, and Sr. Lucia. We will also visit the Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In Aljustrel and Valinhos, we see the two homes of the little shepherds and site of the first and third of the “Angel of Peace”. We will stop at the parish churchc and cemetery wheree Francisco and Jacinta were once buried. Celebrate Mass. After dinner, join the nightly candlelight procession.
Day 11
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to Lisbon. Meet the local guide for a tour, which includes the Tower of Belen, the Monastery of St. Jeronimos, and Monument to the Discoveries. Continue to the old town of Lisbon and drive to visit the church of San Antonio to celebrate Mass. Free time for lunch and shopping. Check in at the hotel with time to rest before dinner.
Day 11
Leave to airport and return home.