Tour Description

During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the Gospel to them. From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. Act 16: 9 - 12.

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.” (Acts 17: 22 - 23).

Your Package Includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York. (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
• Six (6) nights’ accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities.
• Hotel upgrades are available upon request.
• Three (3) nights on Louis Cruise Lines, in outside standard cabins.
• Upgrade cabins are available upon request
• Breakfast and dinner daily.
• Three meals aboard the Louis Cruise Lines.
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure.
• Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
• Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide.
• Shore excursions as per itinerary.
• Porterage at hotels.
• Entrance fees to all sites on itinerary.
• Services of a Passages Tour Manager from arrival to departure in Greece.
• Coordination of all Liturgies.
• Portfolio of travel documents, including a Passages Flight Packet.

One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 30 participants).

11-Day Pilgrimage priced from $2,895
	from New York, double occupancy + departure taxes/fuel surcharge, during Spring or Fall For other travel seasons, please inquire. Contact us today for your custom designed pilgrimage program and detailed proposal!

11-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Saturday | Depart for Greece

Day 2 | Sunday | Arrive Athens | Thessaloniki

Upon arrival in Athens, board your connecting flight to Thessaloniki.

Day 3 | Monday | Northern Greece (Macedonia) | Philippi | Kavala

Set out for Philippi, where Paul and Silas received divine assistance to escape prison. Walk on the stones of the ancient Roman road, the Via Egnatia. Celebrate Mass by the Gangites River, the place that commemorates the conversion of Lydia and her Baptismal site. Stop for lunch in Kavala, one of Paul’s first ports of “call” on his journey to Philippi.

Day 4 | Tuesday | Thessaloniki & Central Greece- Pella | Berea | Vergina | Kalambaka

Saint Paul’s arrival in Thessaloniki signaled the coming of a new chapter in her history. Visit the basilica dedicated to St. Demetrios, patron saint and protector of the city. Beneath the Sanctuary is the site of the saint’s martyrdom, marked by his burial crypt. See the “House of Jason” and Hagia Sofia. Depart for Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great. “St. Paul’s Steps,” in Berea, recall the eagerness of the people to receive the message he preached. Discover the Macedonian Tombs in Verigina. Celebrate Mass at the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady’s Church in Thessaloniki or outdoors at the Site of the Synagogue in Veria.

Day 5 | Wednesday | The Meteora Monasteries | Delphi

The morning tour of the Meteora Monasteries, around Kalambaka, will amaze you. Visit two of these active centers of Eastern Orthodox spirituality. Journey to Delphi, situated on a slope in a mountainous landscape that ancients believed was the center of the earth. Celebrate Mass outdoors in Delphi.

Day 6 | Thursday | Delphi | Ossios Loukas | Athens

Explore the excavated slopes of Mount Parnassos, associated with the Oracle of Delphi. Visit the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Doric Temple of Apollo, the Sacred Way, the Kastalian Fountain, the Sanctuary of Athena, and the Tholos of the Rotunda. Visit the Byzantine monastery dedicated to St. Luke Stiris en route to Athens.

Day 7 | Friday | Athens | Piraeus | Board the three-day Greek Island Cruise | Mykonos

All Aboard! Your three-day cruise departs from Piraeus Harbor for the Island of Mykonos. Mykonos is famous for its small family chapels and roadside shrines.

Day 8 | Saturday | Cruise to Rhodes

Today you will be welcomed to Rhodes Island. Enjoy the charm of the brilliant sun, the crystal seas and the rich history of the Old Town of Rhodes. Celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of Rhodes, Santa Maria. Explore the medieval fortress of the Knights of St. John. Visit the restored acropolis of Lindos with a magnificent view of St. Paul’s Bay from the ancient acropolis.

Day 9 | Sunday | Cruise to Patmos | Kusadasi/ Ephesus

This morning we arrive in Patmos. Visit the Monastery of St. John and the enshrined Cave of the Apocalypse, where St. John was exiled and wrote the Book of Revelation. Following lunch in on the cruise ship we set sail for Kusadasi. Upon arrival, travel by bus to Ephesus where St. Paul spent two years on his third journey. At Ephesus, explore the best preserved of the Seven Churches of Revelation, where Paul made Ephesus his headquarters and visit “The House of Mary,” in Ephesus. Celebrate Mass in the beautiful Panaya Kapula; also known as the “House of the Virgin Mary.”

Day 10 | Monday | Piraeus | Corinth | Athens

Dock early at Piraeus and begin your journey to Corinth in the unifying spirit of the Gospel. Consider Paul’s journeys by sea at the commanding Corinth Canal. Visit the Temple of Apollo, the Roman Agora, the Bema, the Roman Lechaion Road, and the lower Fountain of Peirene. Celebrate Mass in Corinth. This afternoon, visit the Parthenon on the Athens Acropolis. Visit Mars Hill from which St. Paul spoke to the men of Athens. See the Dipylon Gate, Stoa of Attalus, Temple of Hephastos, the Water-Clock of Andronicos, the Roman Market, and Hadrian’s Library.

Day 11 Tuesday | Return to the USA