World Youth Day Groups

Italy-France Pilgrimage Summer 2009

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Travel Details

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~ Explore Castles, Monasteries and ancient ruins?

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~ Bathe in the sacred waters of Lourdes?

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~ Pray on your knees up Pontius Pilot's palace steps from Jerusalem?

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~ See incorrupt Saints of the Church?

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~ Visit the Catacombs, the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel?

Europe 2009

~ Follow in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Claire?

Italy France 2009

~ Pray in St. Peter's Basilica, St. Mary Major and the Lateran?

Italy 2009

~ Share this experience with friends?

France 2009

Itinerary Details

France Germany 2009

Day 1

Depart your city for Paris

Spain 2009

Day 2

Arrive in Paris, walk the ancient center visiting Notre Dame, Ste Chapelle, the Holocaust Memorial, Basilica of the Sacre Coeur

Spain Portugal 2009

Day 3

Pray at the shrine of the Miraculous Medal, see the incorrupt body

Poland 2009

of St. Catherine Laboure, Catacombs, and Eiffel Tower

Youth in America

Day 4

Morning train to Chartres to witness the Gothic Cathedral, pray in front

Beatification of JP II

of the relic of Mary's veil, evening train to Paris

Day 5

Morning train to Lourdes, visit the basilicas and the Grotto of Our Lady,

evening candle light procession in honor of Mary

Day 6

Bathe in the sacred waters of Lourdes, visit the basilicas, pray in the

Grotto where Mary appeared, walk footsteps of St. Bernadette

Day 7

Morning train to Paris, evening flight to Rome

Day 8

Travel by bus or train to Assisi, the Medieval hillside

hamlet of St. Francis and St. Clare, watch sunset from the castle

Day 9

Visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Claire, the Temple of

Minerva, St. Mary of the Angels and free time to explore

Day 10

Morning train or bus to Rome, visit St. Mary Major, Santa

Prassede, St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs

Day 11

Visit ancient Rome including Castel Sant' Angelo, Trevi Fountain,

Spanish Steps, Pantheon, II Gesu, and Santa MariaSopra Minerva

Day 12

Visit the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Piazza Navona

Day 13

Tour the Catacombs of St. Callisto

Day 14

Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, tour St. Peter's, Papal

Angelus in St. Peter's Square

Day 15

Depart Rome for your city

Someone once said to us that Europe is a cross between disney and Vegas... The difference of course is that Europe is real. We think they were raised on cartoons.

Package Includes: Roundtrip airfare from your city to Europe, transporation within Europe, two meals per day, hotel or convent lodging, entrance fees, Youth in Europe guide from arrival to departure

Cost:

Est. $2250+airfare ..................................Cancellation Fees:

$500

Due 10 months prior to departure..........$300 after deposit is paid

$900

Due 7 months prior to departure............$400 after 2nd payment date

$900

Due 5 months prior to departure............$300 +airfare after 3rd payment date

Balance

Due 3 months prior to departure............No refunds after final payment date

*Prices are estimates and may be confirmed 10 months prior to pilgrimage

**Payment dates may be adjusted depending on actual departure dates

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