DOMINICAN HERITAGE TOUR
About This Pilgrimage
Itinerary
Day 1
Oct 18, 2026
Newark Liberty International Airport
Depart from the USA for your transatlantic flight. Meals served on board.
Day 2
Oct 19, 2026
Burgos
Welcome to Madrid! Enjoy a short (bus) orientation tour of Madrid. Transfer to Palencia and drive around Palencia, where St. Dominic received his early education and the initial formation of Dominican Intellectualism. Proceed to Burgos for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Oct 20, 2026
Caleruega
After breakfast, visit Caleruega, the birthplace of St. Dominic, proceed to the Crypt Chapel for Mass. Visit the Shrine of Domingo de Silos, where Blessed Joan de Azo (St. Dominic’s mother) prayed and had a prophetic vision of a dog leaping from her womb that led to the symbolism of the Dominican order: the dog with a torch on its mouth, and the imagery and representation as “Domini Canes”, faithful watchdogs of faith. Transfer to Loyola for dinner and overnight.
Day 4
Oct 21, 2026
Lourdes
After breakfast, visit St. Ignatius’ childhood home(museum) and celebrate Mass in Loyola Castle. Visit the Basilica of Loyola, Sanctuary of Latz (where Ignatius knighted himself to Mary), and Arantzazu (where Ignatius made his vow of chastity). Travel to Lourdes for dinner and overnight and join the evening procession.
Day 5
Oct 22, 2026
Toulouse
Early morning transfer to Toulouse, considered to be the birthplace of the Dominican Order, and visit Maison Seilhan, the historic residence of the first members; Couvent des Jacobins, considered the Mother Church of the Dominicans, and the relics of St. Thomas Aquinas. Proceed to the monastery at Prouilhe, the birthplace of the Dominican nuns and where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Dominic and gave him the devotion of the Holy Rosary to assist in his mission. Visit the town of Fanjeux, where St. Dominic saw a globe of fire (Seignadou or “Sign of God”) from the sky and descended upon the site where he established the first monastery. Transfer to the hotel in Toulouse for dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Oct 23, 2026
Nice
After breakfast, drive to Nice. Dinner and overnight in Nice.
Day 7
Oct 24, 2026
Metropolitan City of Florence
After breakfast, drive to Florence. Pass through Pisa for lunch stop. Dinner and overnight in Florence.
Day 8
Oct 25, 2026
Bologna
After breakfast, take a guided-walking tour of Florence: the Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower. Visit the Convento di San Marco (which is now filled with Fra Angelico’s frescoes and paintings). After lunch, proceed to Bologna for dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Oct 26, 2026
Province of Siena
After breakfast, visit the Basilica of St. Dominic in Bologna, a major pilgrimage site for those following the footsteps of St. Dominic. Visit the Arca that contains his remains and the Inlaid Choir by Fra Damiano Bergamo, highly regarded in the 16th century as the “eighth wonder of the world." Proceed to Siena and the Santuario di Santa Caterina which encompasses the Benincasa family home where St. Catherine was born and houses the 12th century crucifix before which she received the stigmata. We’ll also visit the Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico where St. Catherine’s head is venerated. Proceed to Rome for dinner and overnight.
Day 10
Oct 27, 2026
Rome
Early morning visit to the Basilica of Santa Sabina, the headquarter of the Order of Preachers and the room of St. Dominic, located next to the convent to the Basilica. Visit the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, where the body of St. Catherine rests at the main altar. This gothic basilica was built by Dominicans in 1280 and houses the tomb of Beato Angelico and the room where St. Catherine died that has been relocated adjacent to the sacristy. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 11
Oct 28, 2026
Rome
After breakfast, attend the weekly Papal Audience at the Vatican, pending papal schedule. Visit the Vatican Museum, including entrance to the Sistine Chapel, ending in St. Peter’s Basilica. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 12
Oct 29, 2026
Rome
After breakfast, visit St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran and Scala Santa, St Mary Major and Dinner and overnight in Rome. Time permitting, panoramic tour of the Colosseum, Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 13
Oct 30, 2026
United States
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to USA.
Trip Route & Destinations
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What's Included
✓ Included
- ✓Roundtrip airfare from Newark (EWR)
- ✓Hotel accomodations (double-occupancy)
- ✓Daily mass
- ✓Breakfast and dinner daily
- ✓Deluxe motorcoach
- ✓Entrance fees to all itinerary sites
- ✓Professional, licensed guides and driver
✗ Not Included
- ✗Lunch, drinks (during meals) & personal extras
○ Optional
- ○Tips to tour escort, guides, & driver ($165 pre-collected)
- ○Travel Insurance
- ○Single-room Supplement ($900)
Your Spiritual Chaplain
Fr. Anil Pudota
Spiritual Chaplain
* Price per person based on double occupancy
Payment Terms
- •$300 non-refundable deposit required at registration
- •Balance due 60 days before departure
- •Bookings within 60 days require full payment
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