Join Fr. Keith Windsor and Sandy Harem on a pilgrimage to Spain, Portugal, and France. This trip will visit Fatima, Avila, Garabandal, Lourdes, and more!
Fr. Keith Windsor, Sandy Harem, and a Christian guide will meet you at the airport and guide you through Lisbon, Fatima, Avila, Garabandal, Lourdes, and more!
Fr. Keith Windsor is a Catholic priest and pilgrimage spiritual director who accompanies groups to Marian shrines and other sacred destinations in Europe. He helps pilgrims center their travel on prayer, the sacraments, and reflection on the lives of Mary and the saints.
Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide you with your final documents). Suggested budget $200- $220.00.
We depart Denver International Airport on an overnight flight to Lisbon. 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. Due to group air restrictions, we cannot request specific seat assignments on flights. If you prefer to choose your seat on the plane, please book land-only with us and book your own airfare separately.
Upon arrival in Lisbon, we are greeted by Select International’s English-speaking tour manager, who will accompany the group during the entire pilgrimage. We board the coach and depart for the ancient city of Santarém, where we visit the Church of St. Stephen, which contains one of the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracles, venerated since the 13th century. We celebrate Mass at this holy site. Continue to Fátima for dinner and overnight. Meals: D
After breakfast, we begin our visit to Fátima, which includes the Basilica, the site of the children’s graves, the Village of Aljustrel, where they lived, and Valinhos, the site of Our Lady’s appearance after the children’s return from prison. Experience Christ’s love as you walk and follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way), culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fátima. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick and drink water from the miraculous well. Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions. We celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in Fátima. Meals: B, D
Early this morning, we depart for Ávila, Spain, the magnificent walled city dedicated to St. Teresa of Ávila, the great mystic and one of the first women to be named a Doctor of the Church. We visit La Santa Convent (Convent of St. Teresa), built on the house where St. Teresa was born, and the Monastery of the Incarnation (La Encarnación Convent), where St. Teresa became a nun and is now the home of the most comprehensive museum dedicated to her life. In the museum, you may see various relics and the stairs where she is said to have encountered the Child Jesus. At Ávila Cathedral, which also contains many of St. Teresa’s relics, we celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in Ávila. Meals: B, D
This morning, we drive along the pilgrimage route “From the cradle to the grave” which links the cities of Ávila and Alba de Tormes, which many pilgrims walk as they are walking in the footprints of the Restless Saint. In Alba de Tormes, the origin of the Noble House of Alba, we see where Saint Teresa died on October 4, 1582. Our visit includes Mass at the convent of La Anunciación (The Annunciation), which keeps her sepulcher, as well as the great relics of her heart and left arm. We return to Ávila and have the afternoon at leisure to explore the walled city. Dinner and overnight in Ávila. Meals: B, D
This morning we visit Cuatro Postes (Four Columns), the site which commemorates the time when a seven-year-old St. Teresa convinced her brother to run away with her to seek martyrdom; their uncle caught them here and returned them home. We celebrate Mass in Ávila at the Basilica of San Vicente, which stands on the site of St. Vincent’s martyrdom. Departing Ávila, we drive through Northern Spain into the mountains to San Sebastián de Garabandal, where we are greeted by our friends at the Divine Will Center. After a warm welcome, we settle into our accommodations, enjoy a simple but delicious dinner, and spend the night. Meals: B, D
Today, we journey to San Sebastian de Garabandal, where Mary appeared to 4 young seers. We will enjoy three nights at the Divine Mercy Retreat Center with our American host, Anne Weigel. She will lead us to the many apparition sites, introduce us to experts on the apparitions, and help us celebrate the heavenly birthday of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta. Mass will be celebrated. Dinner and overnight stay in Garabandal. Meals: B, L, D
We have a day of prayer and personal reflection, as well as talks by Fr. Windsor. Mass will be celebrated. Overnight in Garabandal. Meals: B, L, D
Following breakfast, we depart for Lourdes, a great pilgrimage center where more than four million pilgrims, many of whom are sick or disabled, come to bathe in the waters of the miraculous spring. In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous declared that the Virgin had appeared to her several times in the Cave of Massabielle. She had said to her in the local patois, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” This evening, you may want to participate in the candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. Meals: B, D
Following an early breakfast, we visit the Basilica of St. Pius X, the world’s largest underground sanctuary, which can accommodate more than 25,000 people. See the Church of the Rosary, whose walls are
Early this morning, we will transfer you to Toulouse airport for your return flight to the USA.
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