A Journey to Holy Land & St. Paul's Steps
June 24th-July 6th-2007
Day 1.– Depart U.S.A. You'll leave this evening on an overnight flight to Athens, Greece
Day
2.–
Welcome to Athens. You are greeted by your tour guide and transferred to the
hotel. Remainder of day is at leisure for becoming acclimated to a new time
zone. In the evening, enjoy a dinner in the Plaka with traditional Greek
music and dancing.
.Day 3.– Our journey through the ancient Peloponnesus is a true joy, a great enrichment. This area is a full of treasures depicting a civilization that still captivates the World. We visit Mycenae, the Homeric city with its Lion Gate, the ruins of the Palace of Agamemnon, an the Royal Tombs. Continue to Corinth of St. Paul, and the marketplace were the apostle preached to the Corinthians, the Temple of Apollo and the Corinth Museum. Continue to the Corinthian Canal to Athens.
Day 4.– This morning your city tour includes the highlights of ancient city of Acropolis and Mars Hill where St. Paul preached the Parthenon Rock, the Olympic Stadium, Presidential Palace, etc. In the evening, transfer to the airport. Departure to Cyprus. Arrive to Larnaka
Day 5.– Sightseeing of Nicosia and Larnaka, the capital of Cyprus: the Tomb of Lazarus, Museum and other places. In the evening, transfer to the airport. Departure to Tel Aviv.
Day
6.-
In the
morning, departure from Tel Aviv. travel to
Yaffo, the old city where
St.
Peter opened up the Church to the Gentiles and the site where
Jonah began his voyage. On the way go to
Caesarea
Maritime, one of the oldest dioceses in the
Holy Land and place of the one the most important Christian libraries
in the second century See the old Roman Aqueduct, the impressive theatre and
the harbor. In the way to the north is Haifa the industrial city of Israel.
Go into the cave where Elijah lived and prayed and the place were the
Devotion of
O.L. of Mt. Carmel start. Visit the Crusade City of St. John of Accre
Day 7
and 8
Go to
Galilee, visit the the ruins of the
city of Kfarnaum, where a great part of
Jesus life took place. Walk in the ruins of
Betsaida, the birthplace of
many of the apostles. Banias, the church of primacy of Peter. Walk the
Mount of
Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount. From there to
Tabga, site where Jesus
multiplied the loaves
and fishes. Walk along the
shores of the
Sea of Galilee. Church of Primacy - Visit the city of
Nazareth, where Jesus spent His infant and adolescent years. Enter the
Basilica of the Annunciation and St. Joseph’s workshop. Visit the
Church of Cana, the place where Jesus’ first miracle was witnessed , the Wedding at
Cana. Travel to
Jerusalem. In the route, renew of the baptism compromises in
the
Jordan River. Arrive to Jerusalem in the evening
Day 9.- Visit in the the New City of Jerusalem, the “Yad Vashem” Memorial to the Holocaust, – Continue to Ain Karem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist and the House of Elizabeth and Zachariah, Church of the Visitation.
Day 10 Travel through the Judean desert to Qumran, place of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Bathe in the Dead Sea
Day 11 Spend time in the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Walk the Via Dolorosa, the Ecce Homo, St. Peter in Galli Canto. In the Mount of Olives, the Church of Dominus Flevit, Mary of Magdala Tomb, the Tomb of Mary, the Blessed Mother, Month Scopus, Ascension Church, the Our Father Church. In Bethany, the Church of Lazarus and his tomb. In Mt. Sion the Tomb of David, the Cenacle, the Dormition Abbey , Bethlehem, the Nativity Church, the Shepherds place, and more. See where Jesus lived and died
Day 12 After breakfast, courtesy visit to His Beatitude Michael Sabbat, Latin Patriarch for Holy Land. Rest of the day at leisure
Day 13 Day at leisure In the night transfer to the Ben Gurion Airport Departure from Tel Aviv to New York. End of the Pilgrimage
Price $ 3,795.00 June 24th-July 6th, 2006
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