Optional Spain Pre-pilgrimage

Santiago de Compostela

There is also an Optional: Santiago, Spain Extension (see links below)

Day 1: USA - Santiago

Depart from the USA on flight to Santiago (or La Coruna or Vigo)

Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Cathedral of St. James Square, Santiago de Compostela
Photo by: Unknown (commons.wikimedia.org)
Photo by: Unknown (commons.wikimedia.org)

Day 2: Santiago de Compostela

Upon arrival you will be met by your tour guide and driver and head to your hotel in the great city of Santiago de Compostela, the city of the apostle. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

Town Hall, Santiago de Compostela
Interior, Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Photo by: Drow male (commons.wikimedia.org)
Photo by: Unknown (commons.wikimedia.org)

Day 3: Santiago de Compostela

Today you will begin with a visit to the Cathedral of St. James, the center of Santiago de Compostela. The route to this church from points across Europe was known as the Way of St James, and it has existed for over a thousand years. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times. Here you will have the opportunity to climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the 'botafumeiro' and admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral, before visiting the cloister museum. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

Building along the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela
Relics of St James, Cathedral of St. James
Photo by: Graphophile (commons.wikimedia.org)
Photo by: Voitus (commons.wikimedia.org)

Day 4: Santiago - Pontevedra - Porto - Lisbon

After breakfast you depart for Lisbon, stopping first in Pontevedra where Our Lady and the Child Jesus appeared and spoke to Sister Lucy of Fatima asking for the 5 First Saturdays Communion of Reparation. It was in the nearby town of Rianjo, where Sr Lucy received a warning from Jesus for the bishops that the plight of the King of France would befall them for delaying the proper consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Continue on to Tuy to visit the convent where Sister Lucy received the vision of Our Lady and the Most Holy Trinity commanding the Consecration of Russia, and where she wrote the words of the Third Secret. Stop in Porto for lunch before continuing on to Lisbon. Dinner and overnight in Lisbon.

Rianjo, Spain
Tuy Convent Doors, Spain
Photo by: Bugallo Sánchez (commons.wikimedia.org)
Photo by: heidi.vilppola Heidi Vilppola (flickr.com)

Day 5: Lisbon - Fatima

Meet the rest of the group as they arrive in Lisbon. And begin the Fatima Lourdes Pilgrimage together as detailed on Page 1.

Detail, Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Photo by Unknown (commons.wikimedia.org)
Maria Pita Statue, Santiago de Compostela
Photo by Drow male (commons.wikimedia.org)
Pilgrimage walking the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela
Photo by Unknown (commons.wikimedia.org)
Botafumeiro, Cathedral of St James, Santiago de Compostela
Photo by Georges Jansoone (commons.wikimedia.org)
Botafumeiro, Cathedral of St James, Santiago de Compostela
Pilgrimage walking the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela
Maria Pita Statue, Santiago de Compostela
Detail, Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Tuy Convent Doors, Spain
Rianjo, Spain
Relics of St James, Cathedral of St. James
Building along the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela
Interior, Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Town Hall, Santiago de Compostela
Cathedral of St. James Square, Santiago de Compostela
Cathedral of St. James, Santiago de Compostela
Please contact Colleen to schedule a Pilgrimage of your own: Colleen