Discover the unique cities of Eastern Europe, from the towering spires of Germany and the Czech Republic to the countryside of Poland.
TOUR INCLUDES:
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- 17 x nights in three and four star hotel as mentioned below or similar
- Certified English speaking local guides for the city tours & visits
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Private motor coach for the complete itinerary
Program
Day 1: Home City – Prague – Pribram – Prague
Arrival in Prague. We leave for Pribram , where from the highest point of the hill, we will see the Sanctuary of Svata Hora, representing a magnificent full of paintings and frescoes renewed statue of the Virgin Mary and the spectacular Basilica. After that, we leave for Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, for overnight stay.
Overnight in Prague.
Day 2: Prague
‘THE MORE YOU HONOR ME, THE MORE I WILL BLESS YOU”. The Holy Infant of Prague.
We begin with the world famous church of Our Lady of Victory, where the renowned statue of the Holy Infant Child of Prague is located. Devotion has spread far and wide and it is one of the most recognizable religious images in the Catholic faith. After this, we shall visit the magnificent Prague Castle where St Vitus Cathedral is located. Here we can pray at the chapel that contain the relics of St Wenceslaus – the first Christine Duke. We will also have a tour of the city and you will have time for some shopping.
Overnight in Prague.
Day 3: Prague – Czestochowa
Today we make our way to one of Eastern Europes greatest Marian Shrine – Our Lady of Czestochowa or known around the world as The Black Madonna. After dinner we can proceed to the shrine for the Jasna Gora Appeal – evening prayers at 9.00pm.
Overnight in John Paul 11 Pilgrim House. Czestochowa.
Day 4: CZESTOCHOWA / AUSCHWITZ /KRAKOW
The Black Madonna, Queen of Poland.
This morning we continue our pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa, commonly known as the Black Madonna. The visit to the monastery of Jasna Gora, which is one of the most famous shrine in Europe. It is here that the famous Black Madonna known as Our Lady of Czestochowa is located. The shrines attracts more than 5million pilgrims every year. According to legend, this portrait of The Blessed Virgin Mary and child Jesus was painted by St Luke and has been a subject of numerous miracles. After lunch we leave for Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi Concentration Camp, where St Maximillian Kolbe was martyred by offering his life for another prisoner (Francis Gajowniczek) during world war II. Francis was present at the canonization ceremony. There will be a tour of this huge camp and a visit at St Maximillian’s cell at Block No 11, Cell 18.
Then we have dinner and overnight in Krakow.
Day 5: – KRAKOW
Jesus, I trust in You!
Krakow, the home land of our beloved and most visited Holy Father. We will first visit the Convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, where Blessed Faustina, the millennium saint lived and is buried. Here is where the Divine Mercy devotion started. We will have lunch in Krakow and after that we will have a guided tour of the beautiful city where Our beloved Pope John Paul II was Bishop. We visit the Cathedral of Krakow on Wawel Hill which is the houseof the Shrine of St Stanislaus, the patron saint of Poland. In the old town in Krakow we visit the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary with its famous altar. You can than spend time at the market square and do some shopping.
Overnight in Krakow.
Day 6: KRAKOW
This morning we will visit the famous salt mines and after lunch we proceed to Wadowice, birthplace of Pope John Paul II. Here you will visit his home which is now a museum. You can also try his favorite desert.
Dinner and overnight in Krakow.
Day 7: Cracovia – Budapest
Today we leave for Hungary and its capital Budapest which is often considered the Paris of the East.
Day 8: Budapest
PRAISE GOD IN HIS SANCTUARY; PRAISE HIM IN HIS MIGHTY FIRMAMENT! PS 150:1
Our first pilgrimage stop will be in the Basilica of St. Stephen. The Basilica welcomes more than 2 million visitors every year and in a small chapel, in a glass casket, lies the country’s most sacred object – the mummified hand of St. Stephen. He is King Stephen I who was born in 977 and a very devout Catholic King. We will then have a city tour and lunch.
We will have dinner and overnight in Budapest.
Day 9: Budapest – Ludbreg – Marija Bistrica or Zagreb
This morning we leave for Croatia and arrived in Ludbreg for lunch. After lunch our pilgrimage in Ludbreg starts with the renowned 15th century Eucharistic miracle. A local priest who was celebrating Mass watched in awe as the wine turned into blood at the moment of consecration.
We leave for Marija Bistrica or Zagreb for overnight.
Day 10: Zagreb – Split
This morning we will have a city tour of Zagreb and after that we will depart for Split. We shall drive along the highway and lunch will be on your own.
Overnight in Split.
Day 11: Split – Sinj – Medugorje
‘I AM THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY’.
In Split this morning we will have a sightseeing tour of the Diocletian’s Palace, under UNESCO protection of World Cultural Heritage, including the Cathedral of St Doimus, patron saint of Split. We depart for Sinj – a picturesque little town, home to a 17th century miraculous icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who according to legend saved its citizens several times from the Turkish attacks. In 1752 Pope Benedict XIV granted a plenary indulgence to those who visit the church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Sinj,who is also known as the Mother of Mercy. We depart all the way to Medjugorge where on June 24,1981, Our Lady appeared to 6 children. She identified herself as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace.
Overnight in Dragan Family House.
Day 12- 13: Medugorje
“I HAVE COME TO TELL THE WORLD THAT GOD EXISTS. HE IS THE FULLNESS OF LIFE, AND TO ENJOY THIS FULLNESS AND PEACE, YOU MUST RETURN TO GOD.”
Depending on the version of the children to whom Our Lady appeared on 24 June 1981. According to them it has been identified as the Benedicta Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace. Through this fact, Medjugorje has become popular as a place of devotion to Mary. Despite the judgment of the Church, we will visit the village to witness the change that has occurred after the appearance of Our Lady. However the authenticity of the appearance is still awaiting the approval of the Church, we will visit the place with the spirit of who expects the final approval of the Church. Here we can see hundreds of pilgrims from around the world which presence has transformed the people. There are pastoral activities, and we can participate and pray near the mountain Krizevac where in 1933, even before the appearance of Mary, the citizens built a cross to mark the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus. A guide will take us on a tour in these places.
Day 14: Medugorje – Ljubjlana
This morning we arrive Ljubjlana – Slovak Republic at night to reflect on what Our Lady has told us , especially the message “I have come to tell the world that He exists..
Overnight in Ljubljana.
Day 15: Ljubjlana – Vienna
We will have a city tour of Ljubljana the capital city of Slovenia before we leave for Vienna for overnight and dinner.
Day 16: Vienna
A city tour of Vienna will start about 9.00am and we will have a panoramic view of Vienna and especially to visit St Stephen Cathedral – a magnificent structure and where lies many treasures and the shrine’s greatest possession (the miraculous image of Our Lady of Mariapocs). We will have lunch and after that we shall visit one of the Abbey, either Heiligenkreuz Abbey or Klosterneuburg Abbey.
Dinner and overnight in Vienna.
Day 17: Viena – Salzburg or Altotting
This morning we drive to the city of Music – Salzburg. We will have a city tour of Salzburg – the land of Mozart and Sound of Music. In Salzburg we also visit the shrine of the Christ Child of Loreto.
Dinner and overnight in Salzburg or Altotting.
Day 18: Salzburg or Altotting – Munich
After breakfast saliéremos for Germany and even Altotting to visit the shrine of Our Lady of Altotting . Hundreds make their day praying small and miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary Benedicta and also to ask the intercession of St. Conard of Parzham , a brother capucino and is placed near St. Anna Friary . If time permits we visit the birthplace of the current pope in Mark Am . With a renewed spirit and a personal experience with Dio back..
Day 19: Home City
Return home.
