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Pilgrimage Tour Of Croatia

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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN CROATIA Arrival in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Transfer to hotel, dinner, and overnight. Day 2: ZAGREB CITY TOUR The group will have a tour of Zagreb, starting from the Old Town, where they . .
Country: Croatia
City: Zagreb
Duration: 11 Day(s) - 10 Night(s)
Tour Category: Religious Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99

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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN CROATIA

Arrival in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Transfer to hotel, dinner, and overnight.

Day 2: ZAGREB CITY TOUR

The group will have a tour of Zagreb, starting from the Old Town, where they will visit Kaptol and St. Stephen's Cathedral - dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady. Walking tour through the narrow streets of Upper Town, passing the Dolac open-air market, Stone Gate, St. Mark’s church with its picturesque roof, Parliament and Government buildings, Lotršćak Tower, and many more.

The tour will reach the main Jelačić Square - Zagreb's main square with the equestrian statue of Ban Jelačić, followed by an opening Holy mass, in the St. Stephen's Cathedral. Overnight in Zagreb.

Day 3: ZAGREB – MARIJA BISTRICA – ZAGREB

After breakfast in the hotel, the group will leave Zagreb to the most popular and oldest Croatian Marian Shrine - Marija Bistrica. They will get the chance to celebrate a Holy mass, walk the Way of The Cross and hear the stories of the statue of Our Lady of Marija Bistrica on the border with the most powerful Ottoman Empire. At the end of the day, transfer back to Zagreb. Free time and overnight.

Day 4: ZAGREB – KRAŠIĆ – TRSAT – ZADAR

After breakfast in the hotel, pick up and travel to Krašić, where the blessed Cardinal Stepinac, beatified in Marija Bistrica by Pope John Paul II, spent his last days before he died. The life of Blessed Cardinal was a great inspiration to all those who stayed faithful to the Church in the long years of the Communist regime.

After Krašić, departure to Rijeka. Visit the famous church and sanctuary of Our Lady of Trsat, situated above the town. According to the legend, the sanctuary's history began with „Mary's house“ being transferred from Nazareth to Trsat in 1291. Its 13th-century Franciscan cloister painted with 32 scenes from the file of the Virgin Mary with the Votive Chapel contains numerous picturesque popular illustrations of the miracles of Our Lady of Trsat.

Then they will come to Zadar. Visit the church of Saint-Donat - the symbol of the city, the most famous monumental edifice in Croatia from the early Middle Ages. Discover the Cathedral of St. Anastasia, the most impressive basilica in Dalmatia. Tour of the Land Gate and city walls, Square of Five Wells, People's Square, and of course the Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun. In 2016 Zadar got the prestigious title of ‘Best European Destinations’. Free time and overnight in Zadar.

Day 5: ZADAR – ŠIBENIK – SINJ – SPLIT

After breakfast in the hotel, pick up and transfer to Šibenik. There they’ll visit the Cathedral St. Jakob. Continue to the National Park Krka, surrounded by untouched nature and clear water. Embark boat on the river Krka for a cruise to the island of Visovac. The island of Visovac has always been an oasis of peace, where the Franciscan monastery and church from the 15th century served as fortresses of spirituality.

After Visovac, they will travel to Sinj, a town with three hundred years old Marian Shrine, to Our Lady of Sinj. Our Lady miraculously saved the fortress of Sinj from the invasion of the Turks in 1715 year. This event is something historians can't explain, why the Ottoman army suddenly over the night left the Valley of Sinj where the town was kept under siege. Many think it is because of the prayers before the painting of Our Lady. Transfer to Split and overnight.

Day 6: SPLIT – TROGIR – SOLIN – SPLIT

After breakfast in the hotel, sightseeing in Split. The story of Split is already 17 centuries old, dating to the time the Roman Emperor Diocletian decided to build his Palace right on the peninsula near the great Roman city of Salona, where he wanted to spend the last years of his life.

During these 1700 years, the Palace slowly turned into a city, which to this day lures with its rich tradition, glorious history, and beauty of its natural and cultural heritage. Diocletian Palace and the entire historical core of Split have been on the World Heritage UNESCO list ever since 1979. Admire the Cathedral of St. Duje, the patron of Split, originally the mausoleum of the palace, which is considered the oldest Cathedral in the World.

Trogir, the city with 2300 years of tradition, is a remarkable example of an urban island settlement from the Hellenistic period. In the first-century Trogir became the Roman municipality ‘Tragurium’, and joined Salona, the center of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Upon the fall of the Roman Empire, Trogir has become an independent town.

It has beautiful Romanesque churches which are complemented by the outstanding Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period, and in 1997 UNESCO acknowledged Trogir as a World Cultural Heritage.

3000 years old ‘Salona’, today Solin, was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian. In the 7th century, the town was destroyed after the arrival of Avars and Croats, and refugees escaped to Diocletian’s Palace, in Split.

Known as ‘The Cradle of Croatian history, it was one of the capital cities in the Medieval Croatian state and a place where Croatian King Demetrius Zvonimir was crowned in the 11th century. Today, Solin preserved remains of the old city and the arena, where gladiators fought to the death. It is known for its church of St. Mary, Our Lady of the Islet. Overnight in Split.

Day 7: SPLIT – VEPRIC – MEĐUGORJE

After breakfast in the hotel, pick up and travel to Vepric, a sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes founded in 1908 by Bishop Juraj Carić.

The natural cave as well as the surrounding landscape formed by hills and the creek running in the valley greatly reminds pilgrims of the famous sanctuary of Lourdes in France. Because of its natural beauty and its peaceful surroundings, this sanctuary is visited by a great number of pilgrims. The most important dates for pilgrimages are February 11th, March 25th, August 15th, and September 7-8th.

When you come to Međugorje, you will accommodate in a hotel. Evening program in the church of St. James. Overnight in Međugorje.

Day 8: MEĐUGORJE CITY TOUR

The program is a combination of time spent in talks given by Franciscans, daily Holy Mass, and time spent on the hill of Podbrdo known as the Apparition Hill, the site of the apparition of Our Lady. You will pray the Way of The Cross, on the Cross Mountain. You may participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, in a prayer for healing of the body and the soul. Overnight in Međugorje.

Day 9: MEĐUGORJE – DUBROVNIK

In the afternoon you will leave Međugorje and travel to Dubrovnik. When coming to Dubrovnik, first you will accommodate in a hotel. Free time and overnight in hotel.

Day 10: DUBROVNIK CITY TOUR

The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces, and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration program coordinated by UNESCO.

You will have a chance to visit the Franciscan cloister and one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe, pass along Stradun, the largest street in the old town of Dubrovnik, and end at the Square of the Loggia with Orlando's column and from where one can see major architectural masterpieces such as St. Blaise church, Cathedral of the Dubrovnik dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Cathedral, one can see the most precious treasure and the relics of St. Blaise the patron saint of Dubrovnik. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: DUBROVNIK DEPARTURE

Early morning breakfast and transfer to Dubrovnik International Airport - flight back home.

INCLUDES:

3x nights in Zagreb 3*

1x nights in Zadar 3*

2x nights in Split 3*

2x nights in Međugorje 3*

2x nights in Dubrovnik 3*

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Private driver and guide

Walking tours

Private transfer from the hotel to the airport

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