15 THE LAKES CATHOLIC PARISH DAYS European Passion Play Pilgrimage

12 Nights / 15 Days Thu 3 Sep - Thu 17 Sep, 2020 Budapest (2) / Bratislava / Vienna (2) / Melk Abbey / (2) / Svata Hora / Altotting (2) / Salzburg (2) / Innsbruck / Oberammergau Passion Play (2) Accompanied by Fr Robert Borg

DEPARTS: THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2020

Salzburg, Austria Fisherman Bastion, Budapest Square, Prague

Meal Code stroll through the manicured gardens. We see high above an old mining town, this baroque (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner the Opera House, , take a stroll complex of buildings consecrated to the Virgin through Graben Square as well as visit and Mary has long been considered the spiritual DAY 1: THURSDAY 3 SEPT - DEPART FOR celebrate Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral. heart of Bohemia. The church itself has, in EUROPE (D) Following dinner, we return to Schonbrunn addition to the Miraculous statue of Our Lady, DAY 2: FRIDAY 4 SEPT - ARRIVE BUDAPEST Palace where in the Orangery we enjoy a many magnificent works of art and frescoes along with its world-renowned silver altar. Today we fly into Budapest known as the concert with a fine selection of masterpieces ‘Paris of the East’. Upon arrival we are met and by Mozart and Strauss. Following Mass, we journey east to the famous transferred to our centrally located hotel. Vienna overnight Marian Shrine of Altotting, in the heart of Bavaria. Budapest overnight DAY 6: TUESDAY 8 SEPT - VIA MELK ABBEY Altotting overnight DAY 3: SATURDAY 5 SEPT - BUDAPEST (BD) TO PRAGUE (BD) This morning we travel west to the Benedictine DAY 9: FRIDAY 11 SEPT - ALTOTTING & Situated on the opposite banks of the Danube, MARKTL (BD) the former twin cities of Buda and Pest are linked Melk Abbey for Mass where this impressive by a series of graceful bridges. baroque building was declared the “Best Altötting has been the spiritual centre of Bavaria Historic Destination of the World”. Enter the and for more than 500 years the most significant Our tour today in Budapest begins with a visit magnificentmarble hall, precious abbey place of pilgrimage in Germany. More than one the stunning Basilica of St Stephen which library and the church with its unique million pilgrims and visitors per year seek the holds the mummified hand of St Stephen, frescoes! Also overlooking the beautiful “Black Madonna” which is kept inside the Chapel the first King of Hungary. Following Mass, we Danube River, the Abbey contains the tomb of of Grace. continue on to view the decorative Parliament St Coloman or Stockerau. building, Heroes Square, the 118-foot-high This morning we have the privilege of Corinthian column dedicated to the Roman We then continue crossing the border into celebrating Mass here at the shrine and come Catholic Church, the 13th century Church of St the as we journey north to the as pilgrims before the “Black Madonna” to Matthias and the Fisherman’s Bastion. Finish golden city of Prague famous for its Gothic and seek her intercession and motherly protection. our tour with a panoramic view of the city from Baroque architecture and ranked as one of the Also see here the Jerusalem Panorama, a Gellert Hill and Mass at the Rock Cave. most beautifully preserved cities in Europe. monumental cyclorama of the crucifixion of Jesus, along with the Treasury and Pilgrimage Prague overnight Enjoy some free time this afternoon before Museum. embarking on an enchanting Dinner Cruise on DAY 7: WEDNESDAY 9 SEPT - PRAGUE (BD) the River Danube to see the city’s architecture Close by we will visit the town of Marktl, the gloriously illuminated. Today we embark on a tour of Prague. Visit birthplace of Joseph Ratzinger who went on St Vitus Cathedral, the city’s most distinctive to become Pope Benedict XVI. Many visitors Budapest overnight landmark which houses the crown jewels and make the pilgrimage to his former house, which is now a museum. DAY 4: SUNDAY 6 SEPT - VIA BRATISLAVA TO the tomb of ‘Good King’ Wenceslas. Continue on VIENNA (BD) to the Hradcany area and the Prague Castle. The afternoon is at leisure back in Altotting, This morning we cross the border into the We celebrate Mass today at the Church of Our giving us time for private retreat, reflection or Slovak Republic and follow the Danube onto Lady Victorious where we come face to face just time to relax. Bratislava where we meet our guide for a with the stunning Holy Infant of Prague. This Altotting overnight tour of this small but historical city including wax figure has an impressive record of miracle DAY 10: SATURDAY 12 SEPT - TO SALZBURG (BD) the Rococco-style Grassalkovich Palace, cures and is one of the most revered images in Primate’s Palace the neo-classic residence the Catholic world. Travel south by coach this morning through of the Archbishop of Esztergom, visit also the Cross the historical built in some of the most breathtaking scenery in striking St Martin’s Cathedral for Mass. 1400 and continue on to the Old Town area southern Bavaria. We visit the Benedictine Abbey at Frauenworth situated on an island Following some free time for lunch we travel including , Celetna Lane, and founded in 772AD. Crossing the border into west through the Austrian countryside onto Old Town Square (with its random network Austria, we will stop and enjoy the Hallein Salt Vienna. Once home to the powerful Hapsburg of streets dating back to the 13th century), the Mines where we can enter on little trains to see family, the city was the Imperial capital and Town Hall with the astronomical clock and this wondrous underground world of salt. thrived during this era as the centre of art, Tyn Cathedral. Time permitting, we also visit architecture and music. Strahov Monastery and Loreto Church. We continue nearby to Mondsee, where the hills will surely come alive with the “Sound Vienna overnight Prague overnight of Music”! Our visit includes St. Michael’s DAY 5: MONDAY 7 SEPT - VIENNA (BD) DAY 8: THURSDAY 10 SEPT - VIA SVATA HORA Church - scene of the wedding between Maria and Captain Von Trapp. Also enter Hellbrunn Today we meet our guide for a wonderful TO ALTOTTING (BD) Palace, a unique world of trick fountains and exploration of this awe-inspiring city where Departing Prague this morning we travel to in the garden, see here the Pavilion where Liesl we will visit Schonbrunn Palace including a nearby Svata Hora (Holy Mountain). Towering Passion Play, Oberammergau Germany POLA

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sang “Sixteen Going On Seventeen.” On the In the late afternoon we arrive into the outskirts of Salzburg, we visit the hilltop shrine beautiful village of Oberammergau, home to INDICATIVE PRICING of Our Lady of Maria Plain for Mass, where the world-renowned Passion Play. TOUR CODE PV2720 pilgrims have been coming for three centuries Every ten years affords pilgrims the great privilege to pray to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. of witnessing the world-renowned Passion Play $8,790 TWIN SHARE Finally, we arrive in Salzburg where we will of Oberammergau. For over 300 years this Incl. Tax Per Person proceed to our hotel for check-in. picturesque village in the Bavarian Alps has SINGLE ROOM TIPPING MADE EASY re-enacted the passion of Jesus, and people of SUPPLEMENT Salzburg overnight $195 every religious denomination have been drawn to $1,580 Per Person DAY 11: SUNDAY 13 SEPT - SALZBURG (BD) this cherished spectacle. * Costs have been based on prices as at 28 February This morning we visit Nonnberg Convent and Oberammergau overnight 2019 and must remain subject to possible change admire the magnificent Byzantine frescoes in in the unlikely event of significant exchange DAY 13: TUESDAY 15 SEPT - the choir, some of the oldest in Austria. The rate variations, airfare increases and minimum OBERAMMERGAU – THE PASSION PLAY (BD) convent is more famous for having the real group size (20) contingencies. Further note that Maria Von Trapp from “The Sound of Music” The history of the Oberammergau Passion Play an additional Single Room Supplement may apply enrolled as a novice. Continue on to the huge begins in 1633. During the Thirty Years’ War, subject to final Oberammergau Accommodation domed Salzburg Cathedral for Mass which after much suffering and also many deaths being allocated. can be seen from all over the city. We see the caused by the plague, the surviving population of bronze font with reliefs of saints and where Oberammergau vowed that they would perform Mozart was baptised - many of his works were the “play of the suffering, death and resurrection INCLUSIONS performed here for the first time. of our Lord Jesus Christ” every ten years if they Stroll through Residenz Platz and into Mozart were spared from extinction. At Whitsun in 1634 AIRFARES Platz where we can view a statue of the great they kept their promise for the first time. As early Economy class airfare from Sydney to th composer. We will visit the Mozart House as the middle of the 18 Century spectators came Budapest & Munich return (N.B. Airlines where the family lived between 1747 and 1773. to Oberammergau from all parts of Germany, taxes are included on standard itinerary On a side street we see one of Europe’s most attracted by the great power and mystique of the and subject to fluctuations). revered objects – The statue of the Christ Child play. In 2020 the village will perform the play for nd ACCOMMODATION & MEALS of Loreto which miraculously cured the sick. the 42 time, maintaining the continuity of this unique world-famous event. Based on superior 4-star hotel Remainder of the afternoon is at leisure to accommodation throughout with Over 2000 participants bring the story of Jesus wander the Mirabell gardens, the backstreets, breakfast & dinner daily boutiques or just enjoy a coffee and a strudel. of Nazareth to the ears and eyes of the audience in a five-hour presentation on the imposing MISCELLANEOUS INCLUSIONS Salzburg overnight open-air stage. Almost half of the inhabitants of Category 1-3 Passion Play tickets • Deluxe Air-Conditioned Motor coach DAY 12: MONDAY 14 SEPT - VIA INNSBRUCK Oberammergau enact with great devotion the with driver • Full Time local Tour TO OBERAMMERGAU (BD) story of Jesus, whose message gives billions of people hope and strength. The play covers the Director • Local Guides • Sightseeing Following breakfast, we travel south to the period of Jesus entering Jerusalem and continues and entrance fees throughout itinerary charming city of Innsbruck, where its most up to his death on the Cross and his resurrection. • porterage of 1 piece of luggage per breathtaking treasures are the grandeur of the person at hotels high snow-capped mountains. Upon arrival Today is the highlight of our pilgrimage when we ascend the mountains by Hungerburg we attend the world-famous Passion Play. NOT INCLUDED Funicular where we have tremendous views Oberammergau overnight Passport • Other Visas (if applicable) of the whole valley to the Italian border. Enjoy • Prepaid Tipping • Other meals not a visit to the Hofkirke which features giant DAY 14: WEDNESDAY 16 SEPT - DEPART stated • Items of a personal nature figures surrounding and representing the MUNICH (B) including phone calls, laundry, family of Maximilian I. The old townhouses beverages, etc. • Travel insurance DAY 15: THURSDAY 17 SEPT - ARRIVE with their rich stucco ornaments, reliefs and (Harvest will recommend a special AUSTRALIA frescoes provide a fantastic backdrop to group policy rate). our next stop, the Dom St. Jacob for Mass where we see at the high altar the picture of “Madonna and Child” by Lucas Cranach the BOOK NOW Elder – miracles have been attributed to this picture. 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