DAY 1. MANILA - ROME (MEALS ON BOARD)
Departure from Manila.
DAY 2. ROME (MEALS ON BOARD/D)
Welcome to Italy! Welcome to the cosmopolitan city of Rome!
After immigration clearance at the airport, convey your luggage and board your private coach and proceed to the city center to see the highlights of the city which include a photo stop of the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Colosseum, Roman Forum. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 3. ROME (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Attend a Papal Audience.
NOTE: THE PAPAL AUDIENCE IS A WEDNESDAY EVENT WHERE VISITORS CAN SEE AND RECEIVE A BLESSING
FROM THE POPE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE OR THE PAUL VI AUDIENCE HALL.
Enjoy the Vatican Museum Tour. Photo stop at St. Peter's Basilica, Basilica of St. John in Lateran, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. Mary Major. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 4. ROME - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue the road to San Giovanni Rotondo. Photo stop at Chiesa di san Pio da Pietrelcina & Convento di Santa Maria delle Grazie. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 5. SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - LANCIANO - ASSISI (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Church of Santuario del Miracolo. Continue to Assisi (APPROX. 3 HRS. DRIVE). Photo stop at
Saint Francis of Assisi, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, and Santa Maria degli Angeli. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 6. ASSISI - FLORENCE (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to Florence (APPROX. 2.5 HRS. DRIVE). Upon arrival, enjoy a photo stop at Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore & Plaza Signora. Enjoy your free time. Dinner at the local restaurant.
DAY 7. FLORENCE - MILAN (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Milan. Proceed with a photo stop at Sforzesco Castle. Then, visit Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Photo stop at Duomo Milan. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 8. MILAN - INTERLAKEN (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Interlaken and enjoy the Interlaken Walking Tour. Transfer to Grindelwald Terminal. Enjoy free time.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 9. INTERLAKEN - ZURICH (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Zurich. Upon arrival, enjoy free time for leisure and shopping. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 10. ZURICH - AVIGNON (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Avignon (APPROX. 3-4 HRS. DRIVE). Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 11. AVIGNON - MONTPELLIER - LOURDES (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Montpellier and enjoy the Montpellier City Tour. Photo stop at Place de la Com'die - the bustling square, Montpellier Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Pierre), Jardin des Plantes - the beautiful botanical garden, Porte du Peyrou - the grand triumphal arch, Mus'e Fabre - the art museum, and Promenade du Peyrou - the elegant park. Transfer to Lourdes. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 12. LOURDES (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. The highlight of the tour is the sanctuary; the Basilica of St. Pius X, and the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. You may also attend the evening procession. The whole afternoon will be free.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 13. LOURDES - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Montserrat and enjoy the Montserrat City Tour. Take the rack railway or funicular for stunning views, explore the local market (walking orientation), the art museum's treasures, the monastery (photo stop), La Moreneta (photo stop), stroll along the Cam' dels Degotalls, and The Santa Cova pilgrimage site. Proceed to Barcelona. Photo stop at La Sagrada Familia.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 14. BARCELONA - ZARAGOZA (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue to Zaragoza, home to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (photo stop), the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 15. ZARAGOZA - MADRID - SALAMANCA (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Madrid and enjoy the Madrid City Tour. Photo stop at the elegant squares of Oriente, Espana, Puerta del Sol, Cibeles, Parque del Retiro, Puerta de Alcala, Colon, and Plaza Mayor. Then, pass by famous attractions: The Royal Palace, The Prado Museum, and Memorial Retiro Park. Afterwards, proceed to Salamanca. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 16. SALAMANCA - FATIMA (B/-/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Fatima, one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917. You may join the candlelight procession in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 17. FATIMA - LISBON - MANILA (B/MEALS ON BOARD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Lisbon. Transfer to the airport to catch a flight back home.
DAY 18. MANILA (MEALS ON BOARD)
Arrival in Manila.
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