On this marvelous vacation, follow in the footsteps of Apostle Paul and start your tour in Athens with a welcome dinner. Then, travel to Thessalonika for a guided sightseeing tour of this city, named after Alexander the Great’s sister, and an excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis, ancient Philippi, and Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis. Via Veria and an overnight stay in Kalambaka, arrive in Meteoa. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to the Varlaam and St. Stephen’s Monasteries. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world.

In Piraeus, board your 3-night Greece and Turkey cruise. Visit the island of Mykonos; Kusadasi, with an included excursion to Ephesus, whose inhabitants were the recipients of Apostle Paul’s famous epistle; Patmos for an included excursion to the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, where John the Evangelist wrote the Book of the Revelation during his exile; and Santorini (weather permitting). Disembark and return to Athens for guided sightseeing featuring visits to the Acropolis and Areopagus, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God.” A farewell dinner at your hotel concludes this memorable vacation.

On this marvelous vacation, follow in the footsteps of Apostle Paul and start your tour in Athens with a welcome dinner. Then, travel to Thessalonika for a guided sightseeing tour of this city, named after Alexander the Great’s sister, and an excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis, ancient Philippi, and Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis. Via Veria and an overnight stay in Kalambaka, arrive in Meteoa. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to the Varlaam and St. Stephen’s Monasteries. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world.

In Piraeus, board your 3-night Greece and Turkey cruise. Visit the island of Mykonos; Kusadasi, with an included excursion to Ephesus, whose inhabitants were the recipients of Apostle Paul’s famous epistle; Patmos for an included excursion to the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, where John the Evangelist wrote the Book of the Revelation during his exile; and Santorini (weather permitting). Disembark and return to Athens for guided sightseeing featuring visits to the Acropolis and Areopagus, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God.” A farewell dinner at your hotel concludes this memorable vacation.

On this marvelous vacation, follow in the footsteps of Apostle Paul and start your tour in Athens with a welcome dinner. Then, travel to Thessalonika for a guided sightseeing tour of this city, named after Alexander the Great’s sister, and an excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis, ancient Philippi, and Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis. Via Veria and an overnight stay in Kalambaka, arrive in Meteoa. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to the Varlaam and St. Stephen’s Monasteries. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world.

In Piraeus, board your 3-night Greece and Turkey cruise. Visit the island of Mykonos; Kusadasi, with an included excursion to Ephesus, whose inhabitants were the recipients of Apostle Paul’s famous epistle; Patmos for an included excursion to the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, where John the Evangelist wrote the Book of the Revelation during his exile; and Santorini (weather permitting). Disembark and return to Athens for guided sightseeing featuring visits to the Acropolis and Areopagus, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God.” A farewell dinner at your hotel concludes this memorable vacation.

Enjoy the “Emerald Isle’s” scenic vistas and fascinating history on this tour observing the legacy of St. Patrick. Begin in Dublin with a welcome dinner and orientation tour featuring visits to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Oscar Wilde's Trinity College. Travel through dairy-farm country in the heartland to Knock, where the Virgin Mary appeared to the townsfolk in 1879 and where pilgrims today come from around the world searching for healing, reconciliation, and peace. Visit Knock Shrine, the Church of the Apparition, Basilica, and Folk Museum—and maybe even attend Mass. On your way to Galway for a 2-night stay, stop to visit the Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre in Murrisk and the massive Benedictine Kylemore Abbey, the oldest of the Irish Benedictine Abbeys.

From Galway, enjoy an excursion to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands, where many Catholics fled in the mid-17th century. Enjoy a visit to clifftop Dun Aengus, one of Europe’s most dramatic prehistoric stone forts. Travel across the limestone plateau known as The Burren on your way to the popular resort of Killarney for your 2-night stay. Join the famed “Ring of Kerry” for a spectacular, panoramic drive around the island’s southwestern tip and take a horse-drawn jaunting car ride through the national park. Pass into County Cork and stop in Blarney, renowned for its castle and magical Kissing Stone, before arriving in Waterford for a guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal. Next, stop at Avoca, Ireland’s oldest handweaving mill, and then at Glendalough, the early Christian monastic site founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. Return to Dublin for an overnight and the end of your wonderful Irish vacation.

Explore Portugal and Spain—as well as Lourdes, France—on this wonderful vacation with a focus on shrines to the Virgin Mary. Begin your tour in Lisbon with guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. In Santarém, visit the Church of the Holy Miracle. In Fatima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Parish Church, and Valinhos. Maybe join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages. You may wish to walk part of the famous Camino Pilgrim’s Way with an expert Local Guide. Next is Burgos, historic capital of Old Castile, with a guided visit to the cathedral.

Travel along the Basque coast to arrive in Lourdes, one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage sites. Visit the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick,” or join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Cross the Pyrenees to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End your tour in Madrid, where guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Prado Museum with its priceless art collection. A day at leisure allows you to relax or further explore—a marvelous way to end this fascinating and educational tour throughout the Marian Shrines of Europe.

Explore Portugal and Spain—as well as Lourdes, France—on this wonderful vacation with a focus on shrines to the Virgin Mary. Begin your tour in Lisbon with guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. In Santarém, visit the Church of the Holy Miracle. In Fatima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Parish Church, and Valinhos. Maybe join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages. You may wish to walk part of the famous Camino Pilgrim’s Way with an expert Local Guide. Next is Burgos, historic capital of Old Castile, with a guided visit to the cathedral.

Travel along the Basque coast to arrive in Lourdes, one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage sites. Visit the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick,” or join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Cross the Pyrenees to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End your tour in Madrid, where guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Prado Museum with its priceless art collection. A day at leisure allows you to relax or further explore—a marvelous way to end this fascinating and educational tour throughout the Marian Shrines of Europe.

Explore Portugal and Spain—as well as Lourdes, France—on this wonderful vacation with a focus on shrines to the Virgin Mary. Begin your tour in Lisbon with guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. In Santarém, visit the Church of the Holy Miracle. In Fatima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Parish Church, and Valinhos. Maybe join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages. You may wish to walk part of the famous Camino Pilgrim’s Way with an expert Local Guide. Next is Burgos, historic capital of Old Castile, with a guided visit to the cathedral.

Travel along the Basque coast to arrive in Lourdes, one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage sites. Visit the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick,” or join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Cross the Pyrenees to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End your tour in Madrid, where guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Prado Museum with its priceless art collection. A day at leisure allows you to relax or further explore—a marvelous way to end this fascinating and educational tour throughout the Marian Shrines of Europe.

Explore Portugal and Spain—as well as Lourdes, France—on this wonderful vacation with a focus on shrines to the Virgin Mary. Begin your tour in Lisbon with guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. In Santarém, visit the Church of the Holy Miracle. In Fatima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Parish Church, and Valinhos. Maybe join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages. You may wish to walk part of the famous Camino Pilgrim’s Way with an expert Local Guide. Next is Burgos, historic capital of Old Castile, with a guided visit to the cathedral.

Travel along the Basque coast to arrive in Lourdes, one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage sites. Visit the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick,” or join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Cross the Pyrenees to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End your tour in Madrid, where guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Prado Museum with its priceless art collection. A day at leisure allows you to relax or further explore—a marvelous way to end this fascinating and educational tour throughout the Marian Shrines of Europe.

This is a very special trip focused on Martin Luther. Start your wonderful vacation in Berlin, where you will visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and take pictures of Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust Memorial. In Wittenberg, where Martin Luther lived and the birthplace of the Reformation, visit the Luther House; St. Mary’s Church, where Luther got married and baptized his children; and Luther’s Tomb in the Castle Church, where Luther launched the Reformation in 1517. Continue to Leipzig and visit the Thomaskirche, where J.S. Bach worked. Also included are visits to the Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt, where Luther lived as a monk; Wartburg Castle, where Luther translated the Bible; Coburg Fortress, one of the largest surviving medieval fortresses in Germany; and the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, where original copies of the Bible can be seen.

Arrive in Worms, where the Imperial Council passed judgment on Luther in 1521. Visit the cathedral where Luther presented his case, Trinity Church, and the famed Reformation Monument. Follow Luther’s footsteps to Nuremberg, the first town to accept the Reformation in 1525, and to Augsburg, where Luther and his followers proclaimed their beliefs.

Other tour highlights include a Rhine River cruise along the prettiest part of the Rhine Valley; a stop in the medieval walled town of Rothenburg, famous for its Christmas ornaments; and time in Munich, with an opportunity to see Marienplatz with its famous glockenspiel. An optional excursion to King Ludwig’s Linderhof Castle and the Passion Play town of Oberammergau is also available.

This is an educational and marvelous vacation sure to delight!