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Itinerary
Day 1: Paris
Upon arrival at Paris airport, you will be transferred to your centrally located hotel for your overnight stay.
Day 2: Paris - Lisieux
After a hot buffet/full breakfast enjoy a half day sightseeing tour of Paris,with a english speaking guide. Paris is a city full of history and magnificent monuments. You will have a site seeing tour (view from catch only) including: The Champs-Elysees, Arc the Triomphe, Grands Boulevards, Opera, Concorde, the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Musem, Hotel De Ville and the Notre Dame Cathedral. We will then depart for Lisieux. Visit to the Miraculous Medal Chapel also included; See the body of Saint Catherine Laboure. The heart of Saint Vincent De Paul is in this church also. After lunch, access to the Funicularire De Montmartre (cable car) to the top of Montmartre Hill, then you will be transfered back to your hotel for a overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Lisieux - Mont-Saint-Michel
After a hot buffet/full breakfast this morning enjoy a guided tour of Lisieux, a place of pilgrimage, featuring les Buissonnets, the house where Saint Theresa spent a part of her childhood, Carmel chapel, Saint Theresa basilica, the relics room and Saint Pierre cathedral. After lunch you'll have some time at leisure before we depart for Mont-Saint-Michel, where we will stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Mont-Saint-Michel - Tours
Today after a hot buffet/full breakfast we will have time to enjoy the city tour on foot. Entrance to Saint Pierre Church (No entrance during Mass), entrance to Abbaye Mont St Michel also included. After lunch we will depart in the direction of Rennes and Le Mans. Overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Tours - Rocamadour
After a hot buffet/full breakfast, visit to the Saint Gatien Cathedral (not including Cloister La Psalette). The town was a major religious centre during the Middle Ages and pilgrims came to worship at the tomb of Saint Martin. Today, only two vestiges of the Basilica of this Saint remain: Charlemagne Tower and the Clock Tower. After lunch you will drive via Brive La Gallarde, where you will have time to enjoy an orientation tour by foot. You will then continue onto Brive-La-Gaillarde and Rocamadour, where you'll stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Rocamadour - Lourdes
After breakfast you will tour Rocamadour (on foot), a place of legend and cult of the Black Virgin: Notre-Dame de Rocamadour. you will also visit the Notre-Dame Chapel. After lunch we will depart via Cahors, Toulouse, Tarbes before arriving in Lourdes for your overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7: Lourdes
This morning you will have a guided tour of Lourdes. You will have a visit to Grottos De L'Apparition (also called Grotte Massabielle) and the basilica of the Immaculate Conception. After lunch enjoy some free time this afternoon in this sacred place, visited by millions of pilgrims each year. We will stay overnight in Lourdes.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Lourdes - Toulouse
After you hot buffet/full breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in Toulouse.
Meals: Breakfast
Group Tour Package Includes:
- Tour in a luxury long-distance coach
- 7 nights accommodation as quoted or similar, subject to availability.
- 7 hot buffet/full breakfasts
- Tours and visits mentioned in the program
- Tours of Paris, Lisieux and Lourdes with local guides
- Presence of a guide during the trip
Not Included:
- Cancellation and assistance insurance
- Lunch
- Dinner and drinks
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