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Journey to Spain with LUMA!
We invite you to join the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) on an exciting cultural and spiritual pilgrimage.
Corresponding with LUMA’s mission dedicated to exploring, promoting, and understanding art and artistic
expression that illuminates enduring spiritual questions, this tour will engage the art and spirituality of Spain,
especially in light of St. Ignatius of Loyola. We will visit the great art museums and the architectural wonders of Madrid,
Bilbao, San Sebastián and Barcelona. We will immerse ourselves in the challenges and the adventures of the founder of
the Jesuits, as we follow in his footsteps through the Basque and Catalan regions of Spain, such as the castle of Loyola,
Arantzazu, Pamplona, Javier Castle (Xavier), Verdu, Montserrat and Manresa. We will have time for personal reflection,
meditation, prayer and the celebration of the liturgy. In addition, we will enjoy the gorgeous countryside and delicious
Spanish cuisine. Finding God in all things is one of the maxims of Ignatian Spirituality. We hope that you will join us in
this pursuit as we journey to Spain.
Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J., Dr. Natasha Ritsma and Kathleen Beaulieu
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Itinerary Summary
Day 1: Monday, June 26, 2017 – Travel
- Board overnight flight to Madrid. Meals served on
board (D, B).
Day 2: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – Madrid
- Escort/driver waiting at airport and provide transport
to hotel.
- Late afternoon bus tour of Madrid with stop at Reina
Sofia Museum.
- Dinner with the group (B, D).
Day 3: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 – Madrid
- Visit the two great Prado and Thyssen – Bornemisza
Museums in morning.
- Lunch at local restaurant.
- Afternoon optional visit to Sorolla museum.
- Dinner on your own to explore Madrid dining scene
(B, L).
Day 4: Thursday, June 29, 2017 – Madrid – Bilbao –
San Sebastián
- Travel to Bilbao
- Bus tour of city, local lunch and guided tour of
Guggenheim Museum.
- Journey to San Sebastián for dinner on your own and
leisure.
- Overnight in San Sebastian (B, L).
Day 5: Friday, June 30, 2017 – San Sebastián – Loyola
Arantzazu – San Sebastián
- Morning in Loyola, the birthplace of St. Ignatius.
- Mass in the Loyola Chapel.
- Visit 17th Century basilica and Loyola’s family home.
- Lunch at local restaurant.
- Travel to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Arantzazu.
- Dinner in one of the great San Sebastian restaurants
on your own.
- Overnight in San Sebastián (B, L).
Day 6: Saturday, July 1, 2017 – San Sebastián – Pamplona
- Morning tour of San Sebastián.
- Travel to Pamplona where St. Ignatius was wounded.
- Explore the city which is known for the Running of
the Bulls.
- Lunch on your own.
- Dinner and overnight in Pamplona (B, D).
Day 7: Sunday, July 2, 2017 – Pamplona – Xavier Castle
– Sos del Rey Catolica
- Morning visit to Castle of Javier, birth place of St. Francis
Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
- Mass at the Chapel in the Castle.
- Lunch at Hotel Javier.
- Travel to Parador Sos del Rey Catolico.
- Dinner in Parador (B, L, D).
Day 8: Monday, July 3, 2017 – Sos del Rey Catolico –
Verdu – Monserrat
- Travel to Verdu. Spend morning at the Chapel in Verdu,
birthplace of St. Peter Claver.
-Afternoon visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat
where St. Ignatius consecrated himself. It is home to the
statue of the Black Madonna.
-Option to attend the vesper prayers with the monks
in the evening.
- Dinner and overnight in Montserrat (B,D).
Day 9: Tuesday, July 4, 2017 – Montserrat – Manresa
Barcelona
- Travel to Manresa in the morning
- Visit to the Sanctuary of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and
the Holy Cave where St. Ignatius lived.
- Contemplation in the chapel and Mass in the Cave.
- Afternoon in Penedes wine region with lunch and visit
to wine cellar for a wine tasting.
- Enjoy dinner on your own and overnight in beautiful
Barcelona (B, L).
Day 10: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 – Barcelona
- Sightseeing tour of city. Visit the Basilica of Santa Maria
del mar where St. Ignatius begged for alms for his journey
to the Holy Land, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
to view the sword of St. Ignatius and Gaudi’s La Pedrera.
- Lunch in a restaurant in Barcelona.
- Extended tour of La Sagrada Familia.
- Final dinner all together in Barcelona (B, L, D).
Day 11:Thursday, July 6, 2017 – Barcelona Airport USA
- Transfer to airport for return flight to USA (B).
*B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner
Spain
In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Madrid • Bilbao • Verdu
San Sebastián • Pamplona
Montserrat • Barcelona
June 26 – July 6, 2017
$5,399 from Chicago
Your Trip Includes:
- Round trip airfare from Chicago,
ORD.
- Airport taxes and fuel surcharges.
- Accommodations at centrally
located first class hotels.
- Trip on deluxe coach.
- Professional tour escort.
- Local guides in Madrid, Bilbao,
San Sebastián, Pamplona, Verdu,
Montserrat and Barcelona.
- Breakfast daily.
- 5 Dinners / 6 Lunches.
- Glass of Wine with Dinners (5).
- Entrance fees as per itinerary.
- Mass on Days 5, 7 and 9.
- Porterage service at hotels.
- Flight bag and portfolio of all
travel documents.
Please visit our website to view Full
Day by Day Itinerary and additional
information.
Images: Courtesy of Google Images and Flickr.