Itinerary
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DAY 1:
USA
Depart for your overnight flight to Dubrovnik. -
DAY 2:
DUBROVNIK
Upon arrival meet your Homeric Tours repre-sentative and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure to walk to the Old Town aka “Pearl of the Adriatic.” Welcome dinner in a typical Dalmatian restaurant with local food and wine.Dinner included -
DAY 3:
DUBROVNIK / MEDJUGORJE
After breakfast, enjoy a walking tour of “Old Dubrovnik;” including St. Blaze church, the Rector’s Palace, Bell Tower clock, Orlando’s Column, Sponza Palace, Dominican Monastery and Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy. Lunch, on your own. After lunch, depart for Medjugorje along the Adriatic coast. A warm welcome from your host family awaits you. Attend the evening program at St. James Church. Dinner and overnight in Medjugorje.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 4 & 5:
MEDJUGORJE
After English Mass, visit Apparition Hill and climb Holy Cross Mountain. If possible, meet with the visionaries and Father Jozo. Attend evening recitation of the Rosary and Healing service at St. James Church. Free time for lunch and shopping. Dinner and overnight.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 6:
MEDJUGORJE / SPLIT
Depart for Split with stops to the Shrine in Veprice and Makarska before arriving at Our Lady of Sinj, one of Croatia’s oldest spiritual centers and home of the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. Arrival in Split. Enjoy a city tour featuring the historic inner city, built around Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Visit its Roman heritage, the Renaissance and Gothic structures, Jupiter’s Temple, the Peristyle and the Cathedral. Dinner at a local “Konoba.”Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 7:
SPLIT / TROGIR / ZADAR / PLITVICE LAKES
Depart for Trogir, the center of artistic activities. Then on to Zadar, the oldest Slavic city on the Adriatic. Your orientation tour includes; the ruins of the Roman Forum, the Cathedral and St. Donat Church. Continue on to Plitvice Lakes National Park. Overnight.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 8:
PLITVICE LAKES / OUR LADY OF TRSAT / OPATIJA
Enjoy Plitvice National Park listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage list. After lunch depart for Opatija, once favored by European royalty. Stop for Holy Mass at Our Lady of Trsat, built to commemorate the transfer of the Holy House of Nazareth from Jerusalem to Loreto. Arrive at Opatija for dinner and overnight.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 9:
OPATIJA
Morning visit to Zaragoza and continue to Barcelona, once home to the Olympics. We proceed to our hotel for check-in. Afterwards enjoying dinner at a local seaside restaurant.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 10:
OPATIJA / POSTOJNA / BLED
Leisurely morning before crossing the border to Slovenia to visit Postojna, home of one of the larg-est caves in Europe. Tour the fantastic subterranean world by miniature electric train. The Slovenes owe their devotion to the Blessed Mother to the disciples of Cyril and Methodius. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor in Brezje. View the painting of Our Lady of Brezje, the Patron Saint of Slovenia. Then onto Bled, situated in the Julian Alps. Dinner and overnight Bled.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 11:
BLED / LJUBLJANA
Visit Bled Castle and continue to Ptujska Gora, the national sanctuary of the Slovenes to celebrate Holy Mass. Balance of the day at leisure. Optional excursion to the old church with its collection of religious art located on a small island in the middle of the lake. Tour Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia and visit the open-air market, City Hall, Robba’s Fountain, the Three Bridges and the Parliament. Dinner and overnight.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 12:
MARIJA BISTRICA / ZAGREB
Depart for Marija Bistrica, the sanctuary of Mother of God, Queen of Croatia, crowned with Papal crowns to celebrate Holy Mass. It’s at the national Croatian Shrine where we will pray the Stations of the Cross. Continue to Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia and if time permitting, free brief tour of the historic Upper Town to see St. Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s Church, the Cathedral, the Parliament and the Government Palace. Dinner and overnight Zagreb.Breakfast and Dinner included -
DAY 13:
USA
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your departure flight home.Breakfast included