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Your Familiarization Pilgrimage
World Youth Day Includes:
W orld Youth Day is a youth-
oriented Roman Catholic
Church event. While the event itself
• Roundtrip air transportation from
New York, Chicago, Atlanta ($899);
Dallas, Houston, Miami &
celebrates the Catholic faith, invitation
Los Angeles ($1,099)
to attend is non-denominational.
World Youth Day is not associated with • Land transportation via private,
International Youth Day or any of the 6 Days
motor coach
international observance days.
Accommodations in 1st class hotel
World Youth Day (or in short 'WYD')
•
Familiarization
was initiated by Pope John Paul II in • Tips & taxes included
1986. It is celebrated on a diocesan
• Professional, English-speaking
Pilgrimage to
level annually, and at a week-long
international level every two to three guide
years at different locations. The
Meals: Breakfast daily with
international level events attract
hundreds of thousands of youth from
•
Welcome & Farewell Dinners Spain
almost every country on the planet. It Rates based on double-occupancy
is a major part of the upsurge in Departing August 2010
Catholic Youth Work in some countries
over recent years; for example, the
$899 from
Director of Catholic Youth Services for New York, Chicago, & Atlanta
England and Wales has said of the $1,099 from
event that it would have far-reaching
effects, not restricted to those who
Dallas, Houston, Miami, Los
attended. Angeles
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Here we can visit her monastic cell, This afternoon, we conduct a tour of
tour other rooms associated with the the hotels being used for WYD with
Saint and peruse various items she Catholic Pilgrim Office Staff. We will
touched. A display provides an use Madrid’s public transportation
introduction to Teresa's life, with system to become familiar with the
maps showing the convents she procedures that our pilgrims will use.
founded and a selection of her
Day 5: MADRID. This morning, we
sayings. Dedicated to San Salvador,
have an information meeting with
Familiarization Pilgrimage the Ávila Cathedral is truly a cathedral
members of the WYD Committee for
World Youth Day 2011 -castle, with battlements and sentry
up to date details about the activities
walks incorporated into the structure.
Day 1: USA - MADRID. Depart for planned for WYD. The afternoon is at
It's not just for looks, either - in the
Madrid. Our flight includes meals, leisure for shopping or other pursuits
12th century, Bishop Sancho
drinks and in-flight entertainment. on our own. This evening, we enjoy
protected the young Alfonso IX here
our Farewell Dinner before overnight.
Day 2: MADRID. Upon arrival at the until he became king. Return to
Madrid airport, we are met and Madrid and our hotel for overnight. Day 6: MADRID - USA. We are
transferred to our hotel. On the way, transferred to the airport for
Day 4: TOLEDO - MADRID. This
we enjoy a panoramic tour of Madrid departure to home.
morning, we visit the "Museum City."
to view the classical and modern Toledo was once the capital, spiritual
squares of the city. This evening, we and intellectual center of Spain. Here,
enjoy our Welcome Dinner at the in one of Europe's oldest cities, we
hotel before overnight. enjoy a walking tour among its most
Day 3: AVILA. This morning we go to famous monuments, including visits
Avila. We visit this walled medieval to the Cathedral, St. Tome Church
city and enter the Convent of St. (housing The Burial of the Count of
Teresa, erected in the place she was Orgaz by El Greco) and the Santa
born. Next, we visit the Convento de Maria la Blanca Synagogue. Also
la Encarnación which houses a admire the city's famous handcrafted
museum dedicated to St. Teresa. works, the “Damasquinado."
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