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Footsteps of St. Ignatius Pilgrimage

Note: The trip described below is currently full, and we are no longer accepting registrations. We are leaving the description for those who’ve registered – or might want to join us in the future.

The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province invites you to walk where St. Ignatius walked and pray where St. Ignatius prayed, all in the company of a Jesuit priest and other like-minded pilgrims.

The Footsteps of St. Ignatius Pilgrimage will begin in Madrid, Spain, on March 1 and end in Barcelona on March 11. In between, you will visit the Spanish locales of Toledo, Ávila, Segovia, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Manresa and Montserrat.

Father Brian Christopher, SJ, superior of the Jesuit Community in Belize, will lead the pilgrimage and preside at private Masses each day.

Everything listed here is included in your cost!

Round trip flights from DFW or STL
Daily breakfast and dinner w/wine
Daily Mass, celebrated by Fr. Brian Christopher, SJ
First-class, centrally located hotels
Porterage
Group transports to/from airports
24-hour tour director
Individualized headsets for every tour
Professionally-guided city and museum tours
Free Wi-Fi on GLOBUS motorcoaches
El Greco Museum
Lots of tapas and sangria!
Flamenco presentation at dinner
Private guided tour of the Prado Museum
Panoramic city tours by motorcoach
Private guided tour of the Goya Museum
Gaudi’s Park Güell
Monserrat rack railway and Aeri Funicular

If you are interested in learning more or reserving your spot, contact Paula K. Parrish, CFRE, chief advancement officer, at ucsadvancement@jesuits.org or (817)-528-2298.

You can also register online at https://custom.globusfamily.com/payments/ (Reservation Tour Code is BIAU 30301T)

Register by Aug. 31, 2022, with a $550 deposit ($250 land/ $300 air)

Full payment per person due no later than Dec. 20, 2022

Only 34 spots are available, so be sure to reserve yours soon!

COSTS

The cost is $5,708 per person double occupancy (land and air) from St. Louis

The cost is $5,496 per person double occupancy (land and air) from Dallas/Fort Worth

Optional Single Supplement: $358

Optional Travel Insurance: $299 pp

Land Only: $3,538

NOTE: You may arrange your own airfare but you must land in Madrid by 8:45 a.m. (local time) March 1, to join the group transport to the hotel. Otherwise, you will need to make your own arrangements to the hotel from the airport.

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Complete itinerary:

Day 1 – 01 MAR (WED) – ARRIVE MADRID, SPAIN

Meet your Globus Tour Director at the Madrid Airport
Only one group transport, so must arrive within window
Welcome dinner

Day 2 – 02 MAR (THU) – MADRID. EXCURSION TO TOLEDO

Travel back through centuries of Spanish history to one of Europe’s best preserved walled medieval cities. Join an expert guide to explore this “City of Three Cultures” with its 13th-century architecture and magnificent Alcázar (castle fortress) dominating the skyline. Stroll along the cobblestone alleyways to experience this cultural melting pot of Jewish, Islamic, and Christian influence, and visit the 13th-century gothic cathedral, the Church of Santo Tomé with its masterpiece by El Greco, a synagogue, and a Damascene steel workshop to learn about the technique that inlays precious metals into steel.
Entry into El Greco Museum to see his masterpieces
Mass at Iglesia de San Ildefonso Jesuitas
Return to Madrid for dinner at local restaurant including one glass of wine each

El Greco Museum, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Day 3 – 03 MAR (FRI) – MADRID. EXCURSION TO ÁVILA

After breakfast at your hotel this morning, enjoy free time.
Explore the Walled City of Avila, famous for St. Teresa of Ávila
Mass at Almudena Cathedral
Dinner and Flamenco Show including one glass of wine per person

Day 4 – 04 MAR (SAT) – MADRID

Morning panoramic coach tour of Madrid
Afternoon guided tour of the Prado
Mass at Saint Andres
Tapas dinner with one glass of wine each at a local restaurant

Day 5 – 05 MAR (SUN) – MADRID – SEGOVIA – SAN SEBASTIAN

After breakfast this morning, your Globus motorcoach will take you north to Segovia, one of the gems of Spain
After an orientation drive of the city, visit the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso near Segovia
Continue on to San Sebastian
Group dinner this evening at the hotel

Day 6 – 06 MAR (MON) – SAN SEBASTIAN

Morning orientation coach tour of the city
Afternoon free time to relax or explore
Pintxos (think Basque tapas) tour in the Old Town and romantic area of San Sebastian includes 1 glass of wine each

Day 7– 07 MAR (TUE) – SAN SEBASTIAN – PAMPLONA – ZARAGOZA

Morning drive to Pamplona, site of the Battle of Pamplona, which changed the course of St. Ignatius’ life.
Enjoy an orientation drive of the city, before stopping for lunch (on your own)
Afternoon visit to Azpeitia, the birthplace of St. Ignatius
Tour the Shrine of Loyola and the Sanctuary of Ignatius, where Mass will be celebrated
Continue onto Zaragoza
Dinner at local restaurant

Day 8 – 08 MAR (WED) – ZARAGOZA – BARCELONA

Mass at Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar
Private guided tour of the Goya Museum with local docent
Continue to Barcelona
Dinner at local restaurant

Day 9 – 09 MAR (THU) – BARCELONA

Panoramic coach orientation tour of Barcelona
Mass at the Crypt at Sagrada Familia (9:00am)
Entrance to Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia and Park Güell
After lunch (on your own) guided tour of Plaza Real
Learn how to make Sangria, Spain’s most popular drink, then savor authentic Spanish Paella. One glass of wine per person is included.

Gaudi’s fantastic Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Day 10– 10 MAR (FRI) – BARCELONA. EXCURSION TO MANRESA AND MONTSERRAT

Tour Cave de San Ignacio in Manresa
Montserrat Rack Railway (also known as Cremallera) to Santa Maria de Montserrat.
Afternoon to enjoy the Abbey
Return to the base of the mountain via Aeri Funicular
Dinner with one glass of wine per person at local restaurant in Barcelona