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| Day 1 |
PRAGUE
Arrival at Prague Airport and meeting with our English-speaking Tour Escort. Departure for downtown Prague for a guided Half-Day City Tour including the Holy Infant Child in the Church of Our Lady Victorious, the historic Old Town Square with the famous 15th century astronomical clock that is a fascinating display of dials and hands and figures, the Church of St.Nicholas and the gothic Tyn Church dating from the 14th century.
Accommodation in Hotel. Dinner and overnight in Prague. |
| Day 2 |
PRAGUE
Breakfast. This morning guided Half-Day City Tour to visit the Prague Castle and the St. Vitus Cathedral. The afternoon is free for personal activities in Prague. Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3 |
PRAGUE / VIENNA (Kms. 294)
After breakfast, departure to the heart of the Czech Republic and visit the Sanctuary of Svata Hora. The hilltop shrine features a renowned miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary and a spectacular basilica with a magnificent silver altar, frescoes and paintings. Next stop at Melk Abbey along the Danube River. Over 900 years old, Melk Abbey is one of the finest religious sites in Austria where black robed monks still stroll amidst marble sculptures and frescoed walls. Continue along to Vienna for dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
| Day 4 |
VIENNA
Breakfast. This morning guided Half-Day City Tour including the St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The remainder of the day is at leisure for personal activities in Vienna. Dinner and overnight. |
| Day 5 |
VIENNA / BUDAPEST (Kms. 243)
Breakfast. This morning departure to Budapest with a stop en route at the Pannonhalma Abbey, rich in religious and historical importance, sitting atop St. Martin Hill. In 1996, Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the mountaintop to join the monks in their celebration for the 1000th anniversary of the monastery’s founding. Next visit Our Lady of Remete, site of a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. It was here that in 1991, Pope John Paul II kneeled and prayed before the image. Time to stroll through the outdoor Marian Sanctuary located on the grounds. We continue on to Budapest for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 6 |
BUDAPEST
Breakfast. Today guided Full-Day City Tour: this morning we visit the Basilica of St. Stephen, the 13th century church of St. Matthias, officially named the Church of Our Lady, the Fisherman’s Bastillon and the new extension of the National Art Gallery in the Castle District. In the afternoon visit to Lajosmizse for the Puszta horse and carriage show and its old world atmostphere. Return to Budapest for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 7 |
BUDAPEST / AUSCHWITZ / KRAKOW (Kms. 478)
Breakfast. This morning departure to Krakow via Slovakia. Before arriving in Krakow, visit the favorite childhood shrine of the Holy Father, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Known as “Polish Jerusalem”, the Sanctuary is Poland’s second-most famous pilgrimage destination. Next visit the Auschwitz concentration camp where St. Maximilian Kolbe spent the final days of his life and was martyred during World War II. Continue on to Krakow for dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
| Day 8 |
KRAKOW
Breakfast. This morning guided Half-Day City Tour: visit the ancient Krakow, for centuries the residence of the Polish Kings, with the Cathedral to include a visit to the Shrine of Saint Stanislaus and the Cathedral Treasury and Museum.
Next visit the Shrine of Blessed Faustina at the Convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and the 14th century Gothic St. Mary’s Basilica that contains the world-famous Altar of the Virgin Mary, the largest of its kind in Europe.
Some time at leisure in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
| Day 9 |
KRAKOW / CZESTOCHOWA / WARSAW (Kms. 364)
Breakfast. This morning departure to Czestochowa and visit to the Monastery at Jasna Gora and one of the most famous Marian Shrines in Europe: it is here that the miraculous icon of Our Lady with the Child Jesus, also known as the Black Madonna, is located.
En route to Warsaw, brief visit to Niepokalanow, the City of the Immaculata, and its Franciscan friary where St. Maximilian Kolbe lived and worked: visit the Franciscan Minor Basilica, a Statue of St. Maximilian Kolbe and the site on which John Paul II celebrated Mass in 1983. On to Warsaw for dinner and overnight in Hotel. |
| Day 10 |
WARSAW
Breakfast. Today guided Full-Day City Tour: this morning orientation tour of the city, visiting Old Town with its local galleries as well as the Royal Way beginning at Castle Square and the excavations of the fortifications that once surrounded Warsaw, as well as the 14th century Gothic Bridge. Visit the Church dedicated to St. Stanislaus and also visit the convent where Blessed Faustina first joined the religious order. Next visit the historical Churches of St. John’s Cathedral, the Holy Cross Church and Popieluszko. The tour ends with a visit to the Royal Castle (outside only). Dinner and overnight in Warsaw. |
| Day 11 |
WARSAW / DEPARTURE
After breakfast, transfer to the Airport for departure. |
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