PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES + 3 DAYS OF SEASIDE REST
Program
Departure
Meeting of pilgrims at 6:30, boarding the bus. Daily prayers. Departure from Lviv and travel through the Carpathians to the Hungarian border. Overnight travel to Italy.
Rest on the Venetian coast
Morning prayers. Arrival in Lignano Sabbiadoro. Rest on the Adriatic Sea. Self-guided exploration of the town, home to Europe’s most attractive Adriatic beach, with the cleanest calm sea on one side and pine forests on the other – the best that nature could create for a beach holiday.
Walk through beautiful pine parks. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.
Tour of Verona
Breakfast. Check-out from the hotel. Morning prayers. Transfer to Verona. City tour.
Guided tour of Verona, including the Arena Roman amphitheater, Via Mazzini, Juliet’s courtyard, Montague houses, Adige River, Roman Stone Bridge, Gothic Cathedral of St. Anastasia, Piazza delle Erbe, and Madonna fountain. Free time. Transfer to Savona.
Free time for rest on the Mediterranean coast. Overnight travel to France.
Arrival at Lourdes
Morning prayers. Arrival in Valras-Plage.
Free time for rest on the Mediterranean coast.
Transfer to the Pyrenees foothills. Arrival in Lourdes, hotel check-in. Visit to the Grotto – site of the Virgin Mary’s apparition and participation in the rosary candlelight procession. Return to the hotel.
Free time. Overnight stay.
Overall a walking tour
Morning prayers. Divine Liturgy. Breakfast.
Guided walking tour of Lourdes. Visit main sites related to Bernadette’s life: parish church, Soubirous family home, Boly Mill, hospital.
Divine Liturgy. In the afternoon, opportunity to collect water from the spring near the grotto, Stations of the Cross, participation in the Blessed Sacrament procession and Rosary at the Grotto of the Virgin Mary’s Apparition.
Return to the hotel. Free time. Overnight stay.
Acquaintance with the city of Rakamadur
Morning prayers. Divine Liturgy at 7:00. Breakfast.
Hotel check-out. Liturgy at the Ukrainian Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Blessing of religious items.
Transfer to Rocamadour. Tour of Rocamadour, known as the “city of one street” built on an almost vertical cliff. Visit to the miraculous Black Madonna statue.
Free time. Transfer to the hotel, check-in. Overnight stay.
Acquaintance with cities
Morning prayers. Breakfast. Hotel check-out.
Transfer to Nevers. City tour. Visit to the chapel of the Saint-Gildard Convent, where St. Bernadette Soubirous’ incorrupt body rests. Tour of Nevers’ historical sites. Free time.
Transfer to Paris. Arrival in Paris. Bus city tour including the Louvre, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Les Invalides, Alexander III Bridge, Grand and Petit Palais, and Paris Opera. Visit to St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Divine Liturgy.
Free time. Hotel check-in. Overnight stay.
Free day in Paris
Morning prayers. Breakfast. Hotel check-out. Transfer to central Paris. Visit Notre-Dame de Paris.
Free day in Paris. Overnight travel to Germany.
Walking tour of Munich
Morning prayers. Arrival in Munich. Guided city tour. Walking tour of Munich’s historical center, including Marienplatz, Alter Hof, Hofbräuhaus, Residenz, Odeonsplatz, Frauenkirche, and Old and New Town Halls.
Free time. Group gathering. Overnight travel to Ukraine.
Homecoming
Evening arrival in Lviv.
Included in the price
- Travel by Euro-class bus according to the itinerary Medical insurance Group leader accompaniment;
- spiritual guidance by a priest 5 nights in hotels (2-3 people per room);
- 5 breakfasts;
- Guided tours in Verona, Rocamadour, Paris, Munich
Not included in the price
- Tour package according to the program (mandatory) 55 €;
- Personal expenses;
- Entrance fees to museums