BROWSE PILGRIMAGE ITINERARIES: EUROPE
ITALY & VATICAN - ROME, VATICAN, & ASSISI
Walk in the footsteps of countless generations of Pilgrims, Priests, & Prelates in the heart of the Universal Church. This 8-day itinerary will provide the fullness of what Rome, the Vatican, & Assisi have to offer its visitors. Pray in St. Peter’s Basilica; marvel at the Sistine Chapel; ponder the glorious traces of Rome’s past at the Pantheon, Colosseum, & Forum; then venture out to Assisi, home to St. Francis & Ste. Claire of Franciscan fame.
SPAIN - MADRID, ÁVILA, SALAMANCA, BURGOS, & LOYOLA
See the Spanish heartland of Castile & León, from which came some of the greatest Saints of the Church, such as Ste. Theresa of Ávila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, & St. John of the Cross. Start your journey by exploring the bustling capital of Madrid, then venturing out to calmer Ávila. From there, move on to explore Salamanca, with a stop in Alba de Tormes. & more.
PORTUGAL - LISBON, SANTARÉM, FÁTIMA, COIMBRA, & OPORTO
Experience Faith, Food, & Fortified Wine like no other in warm & sunny Portugal. This 6-day itinerary will take you first to Lisbon, the venerable home of St. Anthony of Padua; then on to Fátima with a stop to explore the site of a Eucharistic miracle in old Santarém. A full day is devoted to Fátima, the fateful site of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s apparition in October of A.D. 1917; lastly, a day trip to Oporto with a stop in Coimbra.
FRANCE - PARIS, VERSAILLES, CHARTRES, & ORLÉANS
Marvel at the legendary Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris; now fully restored to her former glory. Pay a visit to the Sainte-Chapelle, built by St. King Louis IX as a reliquary for the Our Lord’s Crown of Thorns. Then venture out from Paris on pilgrimage to Chartres along the famed route of the “Pèlerinage de Chartres”. Finally, visit Orléans, home to the famed “Maid of Orléans”; Ste. Joan of Arc. & more.
