PROGRAM 2011

21 October – Friday

Departure by plane from Rome Fiumicino to Tel Aviv. Arrival and transfer to NAZARETH.

22 October – Saturday – Celebrating the liturgical memory of the Blessed John Paul II - NAZARETH

Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation. Transfer to the Mount of Beatitudes, Holy Mass in the location where the Blessed John Paul II celebrated Mass for young people on 24 March 2000. Continue by bus through the Jordan Valley and arrive in BETHLEHEM.

23 October - Sunday – BETHLEHEM

BETHLEHEM. Departure for Jerusalem, the "City of God". Visit the city, sacred to the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Visit the Mount of Olives, Gethsemane: the Garden of Olives, the Basilica of the Agony, the Chapel of the Pater Noster, the Chapel of Dominus Flevit.

Visit to Mount Zion, the Coenaculum, where the Last Supper took place, the Church of the Dormition. Stop at the Western Wall of the Temple, the most magnificent ruins of Herod's temple. Walk through the alleys of the old city to the Holy Sepulchre.

24 October – Monday - BETHLEHEM

BETHLEHEM. Morning: departure of athletes participating in the Peace Race that this year will also be held from Bethlehem to Jerusalem (12KM). After the opening ceremony in the area near the checkpoint in Bethlehem there will be a soccer game between Israeli, Palestinian and Italian athletes. The race will end in Jerusalem, at the Notre Dame Center, where the awards will be given. In the afternoon return to Bethlehem for the visit of the Basilica of the Nativity, the Grotto of St. Jerome and the Shepard's Grotto.

25 October – Tuesday - BETHLEHEM

BETHLEHEM. Conclusion of the pilgrimage. Transfer to airport and departure from Tel Aviv by plane to Rome Fiumicino.

INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPATION FEES

From Rome: € 700,00 + € 140.00 Tax and accessories
Registration fee € 30.00
Deposit: € 190.00
Supplements: Single room € 200.00

The price includes:
- Air travel Rome-Tel Aviv-Rome;
- Transportation by bus;
- Visits and excursions as per itinerary;
- Entrance fees
- Accommodation in institutions or second-class hotels (twin-bedded rooms with private bath);
- Full board from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on Day 5 (drinks excluded);
- Tips;
- radio guides;
- Travel bag;
- Technical-religious assistance;
- Trip cancellation and medical insurance.
 

The prices were calculated:
- Based on the Euro exchange rate of U.S. dollar = 1:45
- The cost of fuel has been determined by the prices as of 01.02.2011
 

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