France - Belgium - Netherlands Tour - BHT0068
Marian Shrines in France, Belgium & Netherlands
Lourdes - Banneux - Our Lady of All Nations
This pilgrimage will be focused on the Marian Shrines of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands! The most popular is Lourdes, but nothing less holy are the shrines in Belgium, Our Lady of Banneux, and Our Lady of All Nations in Amsterdam, where we celebrate the farewell Holy Mass. One of the most picturesque towns in Europe, Bruges, do you know St. Martin of Tours, well here is a chance for you to get to know him in his town! We will also visit the beautiful Aachen in Germany, the amazing Cathedral this city is famous for! Last day cruise & farewell lunch as a finale of a pilgrimage through the heart of western Europe!
Marian Shrines pilgrimage in first-class hotels and great destinations like Tours, Paris, Bruges, Liege, Aachen & Amsterdam
Day 1 – DEPARTURE FOR FRANCE, LOURDES
Flight to Europe, France, Lourdes. Overnight flight for US pilgrims, meals served on board the plane!
Day 2 – ARRIVAL - TOULOUSE - LOURDES
Upon arrival in Toulouse, we will meet with our guide and driver and transfer to Lourdes. Tonight following dinner, we will participate in the Candlelight Procession. Our first night in a hotel in Lourdes, a couple minutes' walk from the Sanctuary.
Day 3 – LOURDES
Relaxing morning, easy breakfast before we celebrate Holy Mass with our priest as the main celebrant! After a Holy Mass group will visit the Shrine of Our Lady Of Lourdes and the town of Lourdes. We will walk along the city visiting all places associated with the life of St. Bernadette at the time of the apparitions, “mill” and “cachot,” and see the baptistery fountain where Bernadette was baptized! Free afternoon for
lunch and in the evening candlelight Rosary procession! Dinner in our Lourdes hotel!
Day 4 – LOURDES – TOURS, St. Martin of Tours
After early Mass in Lourdes and a prayer at the Grotto, we will leave for Tours – St. Martin Of Tours! A guided visit will include a visit to Basilica St. Martin of Tours with the crypt where the saint is buried! The tour will finish at the famous and beautiful Plumereau Square of Tours, where we will relax a little bit before dinner & check into the hotel! Hotel in Tours or surroundings.
Day 5 – TOURS – PARIS
Depart for Paris, after a couple of hours, we are in the city center of the City of Light, meeting our Paris tour guide for a min 3-hour panoramic tour by bus! Paris by bus will include Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur... and more, including the photo options, Eiffel Tower, and some other Paris landmarks! Dinner at the hotel in Paris
Day 6 – PARIS CITY TOUR
Today, the group is in PARIS and will celebrate Holy Mass at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, hosting the tomb of St. Catherine Labore. Just across the street, we will visit the church of St. Vincent de Paul, founder of the Daughters of Charity, the order St. Catherine belonged. Our tour of Paris will also include a cruise along the River Seine! Afternoon free time for lunch, shopping!
Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Paris.
Day 7 – PARIS – BRUGES
After Breakfast, we will leave Paris! In the afternoon in Bruges, meet with our guide and head for the visit of Burg and Market Square with Town Hall, Bishop's palace, and Dijer Canal for a truly enjoyable historic town – the capital of West Flanders! The tour will include seeing Michelangelo’s famous Masterpiece, the “Madonna and the Child” in the Cathedral of Our Lady. The rest of the day is free, leisurely afternoon, shopping before dinner & checking into the hotel.
Day 8 – BRUGES – LIEGE – BANNEUX
Depart Bruges and head toward Liege! A quick stop in Liege - St. Lambert Square with the Palace of the Prince-Bishop (no entrance), a chance to taste waffles before the journey continues to the Shrine of Our Lady of Banneux! Visit the shrine, celebrate the Holy Mass, and, later in the afternoon, drive to our hotel in the area. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9 – LIEGE – AACHEN (GERMANY) - AMSTERDAM
This morning being close to Germany, we will go across the border (no passport controls) for a visit to Aachen! We will walk through the city known by its Cathedral, but the town owes its role in history to the emperor Charlemagne, who made the city his residence. After his death, he was buried in the Cathedral of Aachen in 824 and canonized two hundred years later. It became an important pilgrimage to visit Charlemagne's tomb and the relics he received from the patriarch of Jerusalem in 799. "The Great Aachen Relics" are in the Charlemagne Shrine, wrapped in silk cloths, and opened to the public every seven years after a visit to the city and a lunch break, where the Roman emperors were crowned from 813 to 1531; we'll continue to Amsterdam. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Amsterdam.
Day 10 – AMSTERDAM - VOLENDAM
With your local tour guide for the city tour of Amsterdam, which will include the Touristic Village of Volendam and Edam. Today we will hear the story of famous wooden clogs, we will learn more about their production and history! Volendam is a gorgeous & charming little town & port, a great place to enjoy some free time for popular Dutch souvenirs and a great seafood lunch. We certainly will not miss the windmills and see Edam Cheese production in the village cheese factory the same afternoon! Return to our hotel, dinner, and overnight.
Day 11 – AMSTERDAM
It is our last tour day in Amsterdam. After breakfast, we will head to have a Holy Mass at the Shrine of All Nations. In the afternoon, we'll take a cruise along the Amsterdam Canal and enjoy a farewell late lunch with Dutch beer or a glass of wine. After a lunch break, some free time for last-minute shopping. Our last night in Amsterdam, getting ready for the departure the following morning.
Day 12 – AMSTERDAM - FLIGHT BACK HOME
Breakfast and transfer to Schiphol, Amsterdam Intl. Airport, flight back home.
INCLUDED:
- Flights and airfares from your departure city
- First-class, 4* hotels
- * 2 nights in Lourdes (France)
- * 1 night in Tours (France - Loire Valley)
- * 2 nights in Paris (France)
- * 1 night in Bruges (Belgium)
- * 1 night in Liege/Banneux (Belgium)
- * 2 nights in Amsterdam (Nederlands)
- Dinners at hotels or out in the restaurants, a glass of wine & water included
- Buffet breakfasts daily
- High-class air-conditioned tourist coach
- Tour escort all the way, Lourdes – Amsterdam
- Local English-speaking guides in Lourdes, Tours, Paris, Bruges, Liege, Aachen & Amsterdam
- Entrance fees according to the itinerary
- Paris Seine Cruise of about 1 hour
- Amsterdam Cruise & farewell lunch on board the river cruise ship
- Headsets /whispers for all city tours
- Holy Mass on a minimum 7 days of the tour (Lourdes, Tours, Paris, Amsterdam, Banneux)
- All taxes & fees
NOT INCLUDED:
- Tips for guides, tour escorts, and drivers
- Personal items, third meal daily
- Porterage of luggage in/out of hotels
- Travel Insurance - strongly recommended & available upon request - Insurance Quote HERE!
RATES & DATES: (prices based on 25 people in the group)
July 23 - August 3, 2024
Land and air from New York JFK, Newark EWR......................US$ 4140.00
Land and air from Los Angeles / Houston................................US$ 4190.00
Single room supplement...........................................................US$ 780.00
September 24 - October 5, 2024
Land and air from New York JFK, Newark EWR......................US$ 3830.00
Land and air from Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte.........................US$ 3880.00
Land and air from Los Angeles / Houston................................US$ 3990.00
Single room supplement...........................................................US$ 880.00
April 1 - 12, 2025
Land and air from New York JFK, Newark EWR......................US$ 3780.00
Land and air from Los Angeles / Houston................................US$ 3830.00
Single room supplement...........................................................US$ 790.00
June 16 - 27, 2025
Land and air from New York JFK, Newark EWR......................US$ 4080.00
Land and air from Los Angeles / Houston................................US$ 4190.00
Single room supplement...........................................................US$ 780.00
IMPORTANT:
The prices are a close estimate and will be confirmed after the airline tickets are issued in your name!
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