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Catholic Pilgrimage · 12 Days · France

A Marian Pilgrimage to France, Spain, and Portugal with Stephen Binz

Join Stephen Binz and Fr. Steve Rodrigues on a pilgrimage to France Spain and Portugal. This pilgrimage will visit Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela and more.

Dates
May 3-14, 2026
Departs Baton Rouge, Kansas City, or Atlanta
Duration
12 Days
Trip code 26RS05FRSB
From
$4,295
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Stephen Binz, Fr. Steve Rodrigues, and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore Lourdes, Zaragoza, Avila, Fatima, and much more.

Stephen J. Binz
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Stephen J. Binz

Catholic biblical scholar, author, speaker, retreat leader, and pilgrimage guide

Stephen J. Binz is a Catholic biblical scholar, award-winning author, speaker, retreat leader, and pilgrimage guide. He has written more than sixty books on Scripture, spirituality, and Catholic faith formation. His studies have included the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Binz’s work helps Catholics pray with Scripture and understand the biblical, historical, and spiritual significance of the places they visit on pilgrimage.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip Group Airfare from Baton Rouge, Kansas City, or Atlanta
  • ✓10 nights accommodations in first-class hotels
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓8 Hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓1 lunch
  • ✓Farewell dinner with wine
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Christian tour guide throughout
  • ✓Entrance fees are included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
  • ✓Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in/out)
  • ✓Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
  • ✓Confirmation of daily private Mass
  • ✓Whisper sets

× Not included

  • ×Medical insurance and trip cancellation protection. We recommend you consider purchasing CFAR Travel Protection
  • ×Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $ 220- $250.00
  • ×Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
  • ×Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
  • ×Meals not specifically listed at the end of each day (B. L. D.)
  • ×Church donations (budget $ 2.00 - $5.00 per Mass)
  • ×Airport transfers for land-only passengers unless at the airport at the same time as the group
  • ×Personal expenses
  • ×Airline Seat assignments and assistance with flight pre-check-in
  • ×ETIAS European Travel Authorization
  • ×Baggage handling at train stations, and airports. *Check with your airline for baggage fees and restrictions
  • ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or portage charges

Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $ 220- $250.00.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1May 3, 2026
DEPART USA
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Depart on an overnight flight from Baton Rouge, Kansas City, or Atlanta to Toulouse. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Quotes for add-on flights and optional Premium Economy and Business Class upgrades are available upon request. A minimum of ten passengers are required from each airport to qualify for the group rate. We work with group airfare which does not permit us to assign specific seats on the airplane. If this is an important feature to you, please reserve your own air and book the Land Only option with us.

Day 2May 4, 2026
LOURDES
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Welcome to France! We arrive in Toulouse where our English-speaking tour manager greets us. We board our deluxe motor coach and head for Lourdes. Nestled in the mountains stands picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Upon arrival, we celebrate Mass at the Grotto. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.

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Day 3May 5, 2026
LOURDES
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After breakfast, we celebrate Mass. Today we watch a video presentation telling the story of Lourdes and walk in the footsteps of St. Bernadette. See Boly Mill, where St. Bernadette was born, and the Cachot, an abandoned prison where St. Bernadette’s impoverished family lived. We join our prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as we pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring or submerge ourselves in the healing baths. Experience Christ’s love as we walk the life-size Stations of the Cross overlooking the Holy Grotto. Kneel in the chapel built on the very rock of the Grotto, in obedience to the request of the “Immaculate Conception.” In the evening, we have an opportunity to join in the Blessed Sacrament Procession. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.

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Day 4May 6, 2026
ZARAGOZA - BURGOS
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This morning, we journey into Spain, and our first stop is Zaragoza, where we visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar. It was here that the Blessed Mother appeared to St. James the Greater in 40 A.D. This is the only known instance of the Virgin Mary appearing to someone while she was still alive to encourage St. James in his preaching of the Gospel in Spain. Here we celebrate Mass. After lunch, we depart for Burgos, where we visit the magnificent Cathedral of Burgos, a Gothic structure and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church began in 1221, built in the High Gothic style, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Dinner and overnight in Burgos.

BD
Day 5May 7, 2026
SEGOVIA - AVILA
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We check out of our hotel, board our motor coach, and head to Avila to see the magnificent walled city dedicated to St. Teresa of Avila. En route, we stop at Segovia, the city of St. John of the Cross, one of the great Catholic mystics. Here we visit the chapel of St. John in the cathedral, the Carmelite Convent of San José, and the Carmelite Friary, where we contemplate his sepulcher. We celebrate Mass and view the famous Roman aqueduct. Arrive in Avila in time for dinner and overnight.

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Day 6May 8, 2026
AVILA
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Here in Avila the atmosphere has changed very little since the days of St. Teresa, to whom the city is dedicated. St. Teresa, the great mystic, was the first woman to be named a Doctor of the Church. We visit the crypt of La Santa Convent, built on the site of the house where she was born; La Encarnacion Convent, where St. Teresa became a nun and home to the most comprehensive museum dedicated to her life; the Cathedral and the Cuatro Postes (four columns) which commemorates the time when St. Teresa, at the age of seven, convinced her brother to run away with her to die as martyrs in the land of the Moors. Their uncle caught them at Cuatro Postes site and returned them home. We celebrate Mass and have time at leisure to explore the city on our own. Dinner and overnight in Avila.

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Day 7May 9, 2026
ALBA DE TORMES - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
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After breakfast and check-out, we continue the route of St. Teresa to Alba de Tormes. Here we visit the Saint’s tomb in the Carmelite Convent and celebrate Mass. We then depart for O Cebreiro, the first Galician village on the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago. We visit Santa María la Real, a pre-Romanesque church, the oldest on the entire French Road of the Camino de Santiago. It is renowned for its Holy Grail and the eucharistic miracle that occurred there. We continue on our way to Santiago de Compostela while admiring the charming Galician countryside. Dinner and overnight in Santiago.

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Day 8May 10, 2026
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
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All roads lead to Santiago, one of the greatest pilgrimage centers in the world. This morning we see the Cathedral built in honor of St. James, the first pilgrim, where we celebrate Mass. Visit the tomb of the Apostle and his disciples, St. Theodore and St. Athanasius. St. James was given the task of spreading Christianity in distant Hispanic lands. Also, see the Church of San Francisco, built in honor of St. Francis of Assisi after his pilgrimage to the area. In the afternoon, there is free time to explore the town and shop in the local stores. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Santiago.

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Day 9May 11, 2026
PONTEVEDRA – BOM JESUS SHRINE – FATIMA
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Early this morning, we depart for Fatima. En route, we stop in Pontevedra, where we visit and celebrate Mass at the pilgrimage church, “Igrexa da Virxe Peregrina,” with its distinctive scallop-shaped floor plan and a statue of the Virgin Mary dressed as a pilgrim above the altar. We also visit the Royal Basilica Santa Maria la Mayor, a Marian jewel of Galician Gothic architecture. We continue to the Shrine of Bom Jesus do Monte with its lovely Stairway of the Five Senses, the most visited shrine in Portugal after Fatima. We have lunch on the premises of the Shrine and time to pray and explore the grounds before we board our bus and continue to Fatima for dinner and overnight.

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Day 10May 12, 2026
FATIMA
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Today we visit the Basilica and the tombs of Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia and the Little Chapel of the Apparitions. We drive to the hamlet of Aljustrel, where the children lived, and Valinhos, the site of our Lady’s appearance. In the afternoon, pray at the stations of the Via Sacra. This evening, join the spectacular Candlelight Procession and the vigil of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Mass will be celebrated. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.

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Day 11May 13, 2026
FATIMA – FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA – LISBON
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On this Feast of Our Lady and the anniversary of Mary’s first appearance, we participate in all the activities pertaining to Our Lady of Fatima. An outdoor International Mass of the Feast will be celebrated. This afternoon we depart for Lisbon. On our way, we stop in Santarem to see St. Stephen’s Church and venerate the Miracle of the Eucharist. Our panoramic tour of Lisbon takes us to see the highlights of the city, including the famous Navigation Monument and Alfama, as well as the Old Town section. Tonight, we have a farewell dinner with wine in a local restaurant where we enjoy listening to the soulful music of Portugal called Fado. Overnight in Lisbon. (B.Special dinner)

BD
Day 12May 14, 2026
RETURN TO USA
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After breakfast, we transfer to Lisbon airport for our flight back home.

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Solo Room (Additional Charge). Additional supplement.

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A deposit of $500.00 per person and a copy of your passport picture page should be sent by January 19, 2026.
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Final payment is due by March 9, 2026.
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Your passport must be valid through November 14, 2026.
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