TOUR #FAS0619

Mon, June 19^th: Newark/Lisbon

Depart Newark Airport on your overnight flight to Lisbon. Dinner served in flight.

Tue, June 20^th: Lisbon/Fatima - Upon arrival in Lisbon, we are transferred to FATIMA.  En route we stop at Santareen to venerate the Eucharistic Miracle. Upon arrival in Fatima, we visit the Chapel of Apparitions, the Chapel of Adoration and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary where we see the Tombs of Blessed Jacinta and Francisco. This afternoon we go to ALJUSTREL where we visit the homes of the children and perhaps meet some of the relatives.  Next to VALINHOS where Our Lady appeared to the children in August 1917 and where the Angel appeared to the children in 1916. (B,D)

Wed, Jun 21^st: Fatima/Nazare/Batalha/Alcobaca/Fatima - After Mass, we depart to the MONASTERY of BATALHA. Santa Maria da Vitória was built in answer to a vow made by King John I to the Virgin. Elected by UNESCO as World Heritage, it is a grand monument to the closing phase of Portuguese Gothic whose building began in 1388. We continue to THE MONASTERY OF ALCOBAÇA which can be found in the fertile valley formed by the Alcoa and Baça's rivers. King Afonso Henriques built the monastery to fulfill a vow he made to the Cistercian Order, when he conquered Santarém from the Moors. The building work began in 1178 following the model of the Claraval Abbey, in France. In the lateral chapels of the transept are the tombs of Pedro I and Inês de Castro.  Our last stop is NAZARÉ. On hot days the ancient local fishing art is brought to life, with the skipper calling the men down to the sea. The men run down the beach and help push the "candil" - a small fishing boat - down to the sea. In the past this was a daily scene on Nazaré beach. Nowadays the fishermen still mend their nets on the beach, tell fishing yarns and prepare their equipment for bait fishing. (B,D)

Thu, June 22^nd: Fatima – Free day for private devotions. (B,D)

Fri, June 23^rd: Fatima/Braga - Morning departure to BRAGA to visit the Shrine of Bom Gesu (the Good Jesus). As one ascends the stairs that separate the sanctuary from the temple, multiple groups of sculptures depicting the Stations of the Cross, the theological virtues, and other aspects of the Catholic faith provide visitors with a physical representation of the history of the Catholic Church in itself. Thousands of pilgrims come here to celebrate the Pentecost.  (B,D)

Sat, June 24^th: Braga/Santiago de Compostela - Morning departure to SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA.  Upon arrival, visit the Basilica where we have Mass.  After Mass we have free time to visit the city on our own. (B,D)

Sun, June 25^th: Santiago de Compostela - Free day to enjoy this wonderful city of St. James. (B,D)

Mon, June 26^th: Santiago de Compostela/Balasar/Fatima - Morning departure to Fatima. En route we stop at the home of Alexandrina. Alexandra da Costa, known by the name of Alexandrina of Portugal, who was born in Balasar, a village situated between the cities of Porto and Braga. On March 30, 1904, Good Friday, at the age of 14, Alenandrina, in order to defend herself against the perverse intentions of three men who had entered the house where she was in the company of two other girls, jumped out of a window 12 feet high, and as a result of the fall she damaged her spinal column that immobilized her in a painful martyrdom that lasted until her death on October 13, 1955. (B,D)

Tue, June 27^th: Fatima/Lisbon - Morning departure to Lisbon – Upon arrival, we have a panorama of city including a visit to the birthplace of St. Anthony of Lisbon more popularly known as St. Anthony of Padua, Belem Tower and the Monastery of St. Jerome. (B,D)

Wed, June 28^th: Lisbon/USA - Morning departure to Lisbon airport for our return to the USA.

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