13 DAYS

European Passion Play Pilgrimage

Budapest (2 Nights) • Bratislava • Vienna (2) • Melk Abbey • Prague (2) • Svata Hora • Altotting (2) • (2) • Innsbruck • Oberammergau Passion Play (2) Accompanied by BISHOP COLUMBA COMMENCES WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 2020 MACBETH-GREEN

the genuine pilgrim experience Salzburg

DAY 4: SAT 20 JUN - VIENNA Cross the historical Charles Bridge built in 1400 Budapest (2 Nights) • Bratislava • Vienna (2) Today we meet our guide for a wonderful and continue on to the Old Town area including • Melk Abbey • Prague (2) • Svata Hora • exploration of this awe-inspiring city where Wenceslas Square, Celetna Lane, Old Town Altotting (2) • Salzburg (2) • Innsbruck • we will visit Schonbrunn Palace including a Square, the Town Hall with the astronomical Oberammergau Passion Play (2) stroll through the manicured gardens. We see clock and Tyn . Time permitting, the Opera House, Old Town Hall, take a stroll we also visit Strahov Monastery and Loreto through Graben Square as well as visit and Church. SYMBOLS Mass Setting: Preferred site celebrate Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral. Mass Setting: Church of Our Lady Victorious. (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner Following dinner, we return to Schonbrunn Prague overnight (BD) Palace for a concert with a fine selection of = Time Out - Planned site for extended masterpieces by Mozart and Strauss. DAY 7: TUE 23 JUN - VIA SVATA HORA TO opportunity for prayer & reflection ALTOTTING Mass Setting: St Stephen’s Cathedral. Departing Prague this morning we travel to Vienna overnight (BD) nearby Svata Hora (Holy Mountain). This DAY 1: WED 17 JUN 2020 - ARRIVE BUDAPEST DAY 5: SUN 21 JUN - VIA MELK ABBEY TO baroque complex of buildings consecrated to Welcome to Budapest known as the ‘Paris of PRAGUE the Virgin Mary has long been considered the the East’. This morning we travel west to the Benedictine spiritual heart of Bohemia. The church itself Budapest overnight (D) Melk Abbey where we celebrate Mass. This has, in addition to the Miraculous statue of Our Lady, many magnificent works of art and DAY 2: THU 18 JUN - BUDAPEST impressive baroque building was declared the “Best Historic Destination of the World”. Enter frescoes. Our tour today in Budapest begins with a visit the magnificentmarble hall, abbey library Following Mass, we journey east to the famous the stunning of St Stephen which and the church with its unique frescoes! Marian Shrine of Altotting, in the heart of holds the mummified hand of St Stephen, the Overlooking the beautiful Danube River, the Bavaria. first King of Hungary. We continue on to view Abbey contains the tomb of St Coloman of Mass Setting: Svata Hora. the decorative Parliament building, Heroes Stockerau. Altotting overnight (BD) Square, the 118-foot-high Corinthian column We then continue crossing the border into dedicated to the Roman , the the Czech Republic as we journey north to the DAY 8: WED 24 JUN - ALTOTTING & MARKTL 13th century Church of St Matthias and the golden city of Prague. Altötting has been the spiritual centre of Bavaria Fisherman’s Bastion. Finish our tour with Mass and for more than 500 years the most significant at the Rock Cave and a panoramic view of the Mass Setting: Melk Abbey. Prague overnight (BD) place of pilgrimage in Germany. More than one city from Gellert Hill. million pilgrims and visitors per year seek the Enjoy some free time this afternoon before “Black Madonna”. embarking on an enchanting Dinner Cruise on This morning we have the privilege of the River Danube. “Words simply cannot describe the celebrating Mass here at the shrine and come Mass Setting: Rock Cave. pilgrimage – you just have to go and as pilgrims before the “Black Madonna” to Budapest overnight (BD) experience it for yourself.” seek her intercession and motherly protection. — Anne Burrows-Jung Also see here the Jerusalem Panorama, a DAY 3: FRI 19 JUN - VIA BRATISLAVA TO monumental cyclorama of the crucifixion of VIENNA Jesus, along with the Treasury and Pilgrimage This morning we cross the border into the Museum. Slovak Republic and follow the Danube onto DAY 6: MON 22 JUN - PRAGUE Close by we will visit the town of Marktl, the Bratislava where we meet our guide for a tour Today we embark on a tour of Prague. Visit St birthplace of Joseph Ratzinger who went on to of this small but historical city including the Vitus Cathedral, the city’s most distinctive become Pope Benedict XVI. The afternoon is Rococco-style Grassalkovich Palace, Primate’s landmark which houses the crown jewels and at leisure. Palace the neo-classic residence of the the tomb of ‘Good King’ Wenceslas. Continue Mass Setting: Black Madonna Shrine. Archbishop of Esztergom. Visit also the striking on to the Hradcany area and Prague Castle. Altotting overnight (BD) St Martin’s Cathedral for Mass. We celebrate Mass today at the Church of Our Following some free time for lunch we travel Lady Victorious where we come face to face DAY 9: THU 25 JUN - TO SALZBURG west through the Austrian countryside onto with the stunning Holy Infant of Prague. This Travel south by coach this morning through Vienna. wax figure has an impressive record of miracle some of the most breathtaking scenery in Mass Setting: St Martin’s Cathedral. cures and is one of the most revered images in southern Bavaria. We visit the Benedictine Vienna overnight (BD) the Catholic world. Abbey at Frauenworth situated on an island Scene from the Passion Play GERMANY POLAND

2 Prague Svat Hora

CZECH REPUBLIC

SLOVAKIA Munich Vienna Altotting 2 Melk Abbey 2 Bratislava Oberammergau 2 Salzburg 2 Budapest 2 Innsbruck HUNGARY

and founded in 772AD. Crossing the border into Enjoy a visit to the Hofkirke which features PILGRIMAGE DETAILS Austria, we will stop and enjoy the Hallein Salt giant figures surrounding and representing the Mines where we can enter to see this wondrous family of Maximilian I. The old townhouses TOUR CODE EP0120 underground world of salt. with their rich stucco ornaments, reliefs and We continue nearby to Mondsee, where the frescoes provide a fantastic backdrop to our STARTS Wed 17 Jun 2020 Budapest hills will surely come alive with the “Sound next stop, the Dom St. Jacob where we see at of Music”! Our visit includes St. Michael’s the high altar the picture of “Madonna and FINISHES Mon 29 Jun 2020 Munich Church - scene of the wedding between Maria Child” by Lucas Cranach the Elder – miracles LAND COST $7190 (twin share) * and Captain Von Trapp. Also enter Hellbrunn have been attributed to this picture. We also Palace, a unique world of trick fountains and see the Goldenes Dachl where the golden roof AIR & LAND from $8780 in the garden, see here the Pavilion where Liesl consists of 2,657 gilded copper roof tiles. Here, we will celebrate Mass. sang “Sixteen Going On Seventeen.” We visit SINGLE ROOM $1860 Supplement the hilltop shrine of Our Lady of Maria Plain In the late afternoon we arrive into the for Mass, where pilgrims have been coming for beautiful village of Oberammergau. PREPAID TIPS $14 per person / per day three centuries to pray to a miraculous image of Every ten years affords pilgrims the great privilege the Virgin Mary. of witnessing the world-renowned Passion Play * Costs have been based on prices as at April 2019 of Oberammergau. For over 300 years this Finally, we arrive in Salzburg. and must remain subject to possible change in picturesque village in the Bavarian Alps has re- Mass Setting: Our Lady of Maria Plain Shrine. the event of significant exchange rate variations, enacted the Passion of Jesus, attracting people of Salzburg overnight (BD) every religious denomination to this spectacle. airfare or tax increases or minimum group size factors beyond Harvest’s control. Refer to Harvest DAY 10: FRI 26 JUN - SALZBURG Mass Setting: Dom St. Jacob. Booking Terms & Conditions for more details. This morning we visit Nonnberg Convent Oberammergau overnight (BD) Single rooms in Oberammergau subject to strict and admire the magnificent Byzantine frescoes, DAY 12: SUN 28 JUN - OBERAMMERGAU - THE availability and at additional cost. some of the oldest in Austria. The convent is PASSION PLAY more famous for having the real Maria Von The history of the Oberammergau Passion Play Trapp from “The Sound of Music” enrolled begins in 1633. During the Thirty Years’ War, as a novice. Continue on to the huge domed INCLUSIONS after much suffering and many deaths caused Salzburg Cathedral for Mass which can be seen by the plague, the surviving population of from all over the city. We see the bronze font Oberammergau vowed that they would perform AIRFARES: where Mozart was baptised - many of his works the “play of the suffering, death and resurrection Economy class airfare from Sydney (N.B. were performed here for the first time. of our Lord Jesus Christ” every ten years if Airlines taxes are included on standard Stroll through Residenz Platz and into Mozart they were spared from extinction. In 2020 the itinerary and subject to fluctuations) Platz where we can view a statue of the great village will perform the play for the 42nd time, composer. We will visit the Mozart House maintaining the continuity of this unique world- ACCOMMODATION & MEALS: where the family lived between 1747 and 1773. famous event. Based on moderate standard hotel On a side street we see one of Europe’s most Over 2000 participants bring the story of Jesus to throughout with breakfast and dinner daily revered objects – The statue of the Christ Child the ears and eyes of the audience in a five-hour of Loreto which miraculously cured the sick. presentation on the imposing open-air stage. MISCELLANEOUS INCLUSIONS: Deluxe Air Conditioned Coach with driver • Remainder of the afternoon is at leisure. Today is the highlight of our pilgrimage when Professional Pilgrimage Escort / Local Tour Mass Setting: Salzburg Cathedral. we attend the world-famous Passion Play. Escort/Guide • Sightseeing and Entrance Salzburg overnight (BD) Oberammergau overnight (BD) Fees throughout itinerary DAY 11: SAT 27 JUN - VIA INNSBRUCK TO DAY 13: MON 29 JUN - DEPART MUNICH (B) NOT INCLUDED: OBERAMMERGAU Passport and Visa Costs (if applicable) • Following breakfast, we travel south to the Prepaid Tipping • Other meals not stated charming city of Innsbruck, where its most BOOK NOW • Items of a personal nature including breathtaking treasures are the grandeur of the phone calls, laundry, beverages, etc. • high snow-capped mountains. Upon arrival 1800 819 156 Travel insurance (Harvest will recommend we ascend the mountains by Hungerburg a special group policy rate). Funicular where we have tremendous views of www.harvestjourneys.com the whole valley to the Italian border. Contact us 1800 819 156

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