T746 Tourcode :PIL2020C |
| Pilgrimage Tour: Our Lady of Lourdes |
Paris - Lourdes – Nevers – Paris
8 days / 7 nights |
| Day 1 | Paris
Upon arrival at Paris airport, meet our ISCRA Representative (optional). Transfer to the hotel for check-in procedure. Dinner and overnight in Paris. |
| Day 2 | Paris – Lourdes
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Lourdes by coach or TGV high-speed train with packed lunch provided. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and dinner. In the evening you can join one of the most popular events in Lourdes: the Candlelight Marian Procession starting every day at 9:00 PM. Overnight in Lourdes. |
| Day 3 | Lourdes
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a guided tour to learn more about the most important Marian Pilgrimage site in the world. Visit the Grotto of Massabielle, where the Virgin appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, The Sanctuary Baths, the Three Basilicas and the Crypt. Continue to the town to see the sites connected to St. Bernadette: the Boly Mill (St. Bernadette’s birthplace), the “Cachot” where the Saint lived at the time of the visions, and the Sacred Hearth Parish Church. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon at disposal for spiritual activities and private prayer. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. |
| Day 4 | Lourdes
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day at disposal to spend more time in Lourdes: pray together with other pilgrims from around the world attending Holy Mass, join the Eucharistic procession, explore The Way of the Cross on own or go to The Baths to immerse yourself in Lourdes water. Lunch, dinner and overnight in Lourdes. |
| Day 5 | Lourdes – Nevers
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Lourdes and enjoy a scenic drive through the French countryside to reach Nevers, where St. Bernadette lived for twelve years as a member of the Congregation of The Sisters of Nevers. Packed lunch provided. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight in Nevers. |
| Day 6 | Nevers – Paris
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Convent of Saint Gilard where St. Bernadette’s body still rests, entirely incorrupt, since her death in 1879. Lunch at restaurant. Continue to Paris. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight in Paris. |
| Day 7 | Paris
After breakfast, visit the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Rue du Bac. Continue to Notre Dame Cathedral and Saint Vincent de Paul Church. Lunch at restaurant. In the afternoon enjoy a panoramic sightseeing tour: pass by the Arch of Triumph and the Champs-Elysees, see the Opera House, Louvre Museum and proceed to the Hotel des Invalides. Stop at one of the most recognizable symbol of Paris, the Tour Eiffel (entrance included). End your day with an amazing Seine cruise. Dinner and overnight in Paris. |
| Day 8 | Paris
After breakfast transfer to the APT according to your flight details. |