Itinerary
GREAT SANCTUARIES OF MEXICO
10 days / 9 nights
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Day 01 Arrival Transfer
Welcome at the international airport of Mexico city and transfer to your hotel.Overnight.
Day 02 Basilica Of Guadalupe and Pyramids Of Teotihuacán.
Today begins our great pilgrimage going to the most important sanctuary of
our journey: The basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe. Our day starts visiting
the square of three cultures and the parish of Santiago Tlatelolco famed for
being the seat of the first archbishop of Mexico and where the Indian Juan
Diego took the flowers that miraculously created the image of our lady of
Guadalupe, that we will visit afterwards at its basilica, on the main altar,
where will take mass and communion, and our companion priest will lead a
programmed mass in one of the chapels. We will also visit the first hermitage,
the Indian Chapel, the holy water well chapel, the original Basilica and
the Tepeyac hill, where the apparitions took place to the Indian Juan Diego,
and the flowers were given to him to take to the first archbishop of Mexico.
The visit will take all morning since it's the main highlight of our journey; the rest of the day will be to visit the town of Tulpetlac and its church built where Juan Diego was raised, the Acolman monastery, which is one of the
first built in America in the XVI century, in order to admire its facade and its impressive structure; we will also visit the world renown Archaeological City of Teotihuacán and its incredible pyramids of the Sun and the moon. Lunch
(not included) at the pyramids return to Mexico city. Overnight.
Day 03 City Tour / Xochimilco
Mexico city tour, driving through its modern and ancient avenues, streets
and squares in order to visit the national metropolitan cathedral, the national palace and the city hall, all located at the "Zocalo" or main square of the city, that is the heart of our nation; we will also take a panoramic visit to the "Templo Mayor" archaeological excavations and its Guatemala street and its hundreds of religious articles stores; the church and square of Santo Domingo(Saint Dominic), the first university and the seat of the holy inquisition back to the colonial times; we will also visit the San Francisco and la Profesa churches from the XVI century and drive through Tacuba street to admire its ancient buildings, squares and monuments, the square of Santa
Veracruz (Holy Cross) and its leaning churches and stop at San Hipolito
(Saint Hipolite) parish church for a visit and see its famous image of San
Judas Tadeo (Saint Judas Tadeous), that has converted it to be the second
most important and most visited religious place in the city after the Guadalupe basilica.
We will continue our journey through the modern Pink Zone or Zona Rosa
and Polanco districts that are full of restaurants, bars, stores and night entertainment;
go through Chapultepec park and its world renown museums
and onto Insurgentes boulevard considered to be the longest avenue in
town, going by the Siqueiros Poliforum, the Insurgentes theater to see its
famous mural paintings until we reach colonial San Angel Distric for a visit to El Carmen parish church and its religious colonial arts museum and beautiful world renown colonial San Jacinto Square, The Chimalistac chapel, all from the XVI century; our journey continues to the university and its mural paintings accomplished by some of the most famous Mexican artists, The Cuicuilco archaeological zone and its rounded pyramid and then Onto
Xochimilco: the Aztec floating gardens for a Prehispanic boat ride and a visit
to the XVI century san Bernardino Monastery. Continue to Coyoacan through
colonial and cobble stone roads to one of the most famous conquerors' residential areas and its XVI century San Juan Bautista (Saint John The Baptist)parish church and Santa Catalina (Saint Catherine) church to admire itspremises and paintings. Overnight
Day 04 Mexico / Tlaxcala
Today our pilgrimage leads us to San Miguel de los Milagros and its holy
water from its well. we will visit the grotto where the Archangel Michael appeared;
we will also visit the archaeological city of Cacaxtla. Our journey
continues to Tlaxcala city to visit the basilica of our lady of Ocotlan, very
much venerated by Mexican people and from abroad since she appeared
here and was miraculously stamped in a tree trunk. The Tlaxcala city will
also be visited; return to Mexico city. Overnight.
Day 05 Tlaxcala / Tepotzotlan / Queretaro
The day starts with a visit to colonial Tepotzotlan and its San Francisco Xavier(Saint Francis Xavier) temple considered being as one of the most impressive baroque buildings built in Mexico. We will also visit the monastery and its Religious
colonial art museum. On the way we will take a short stop to Cuautitlan
and its chapel where the virgin also appeared to Juan Diego's uncle; we'll continue to San Juan del Rio and Queretaro City, considered to be one of the most amazing colonial cities, visiting its avenues, squares, mansions, its aqueduct, its unforgettable churches, convents and opal and jewelry shops; at night we will visit the main square for dinner, shopping and great atmosphere. overnight.
Day 06 San Miguel De Allende / Guanajuato
Continue our journey to historical San Miguel de Allende, where we will admire
its mansions, convents, monasteries and churches dating back from the colonial
times which all are full of history. We will take a stroll to visit to its Neolithic parish church and its hundreds of handicrafts stores through its cobble stone streets. Our next visit is Guanajuato City, that centuries ago were one of the most important mining centers of the world. we will ride through its underground avenues that cross the entire city, squares, theaters, mansions and impressive churches decorated on baroque style as well as the mine of la Valenciana and its beautiful temple and the church of Villaseca that is the most visited and venerated sanctuary of Guanajuato; a visit to the basilica of our lady of Guanajuato to worship her will also be accomplished on our downtown walking tour; overnight.
Day 07 Guanajuato / San Juan De Los Lagos / Guadalajara
Today we will visit one of the most important highlights of our pilgrimage: The Basilica of our Lady San Juan de los Lagos which is the second most important and most worshiped sanctuary of our country. Meet thousands and thousands of pilgrims that come here every day and feel that incredible faith, energy and power that surrounds its premises. En route, we will go by the great statue of"Christ the King" at the very geographical center of Mexico and a stop for shoe and leather shopping at Leon city; continue in the late afternoon to Guadalajara city; at night visit to wonderful Tlaquepaque to see and listen its Mariachi bands. Overnight.
Day 08 Guadalajara
Welcome to the land of the Mariachis, Tequila, Charros (Mexican Cowboys),
traditions and craftsmen. Our journey includes the visit to the famous basilica of our lady of Zapopan, that is the most important and worshiped sanctuary of Jalisco. see people walking on their knees and asking or paying favors to the Zapopan virgin; feel that great faith and love people have to her; we will have time to take mass, pray and worship her. Our program also includes a visit to the Guadalajara cathedral to take mass; the main square, its colonial buildings,majestic boulevards, squares and monuments; in the afternoon a visit to the handicrafts headquarters in Tlaquepaque; listen to the Mariachi music at its main square and enjoy this shopping spree. Overnight.
Day 09 Guadalajara / Patzcuaro
From modern Guadalajara, we leave for Patzcuaro Indian City; en route we will pass by many Indian communities until we reach Tzin Tzun Tzan town, which
was one of the most important gospel teaching and Convention monasteries back to the XVI century and worship Its Miraculous Growing Christ Image, that
we will visit as well as the Yacatas archaeological zone that is also located in these premises. We will continue our program to beautiful Patzcuaro lake and a visit to this Indian City once the capital city of Michoacan state; We will visit the ancient and former cathedral of our lady of good health for prayers and worshiping,
the eleven patio crafts house, its cobble streets, squares and Indian markets are included. Overnight.
Day 10 Patzcuaro / Morella / Mexico City
The day starts driving through beautiful landscapes until we reach Morella: the candy city, the city of great history and magnificent architecture, since it was built by Spanish conquerors; here we will visit one of the most beautiful cathedrals of Mexico, where we will take massand prayers, the chapel of our lady of Guadalupe, fully decorated in an impressive baroque style and covered by gold leaf, all done by Indian hands; also enjoy its aqueduct, its amazing colonial buildings, squares and boulevards, that are representative of a bygone era. take a walk and enjoy the colonial Clavijero palace and its hundreds of typical candy and crafts stores. Our journey continues to Toluca city for a panoramic visit and then onto the majestic Desierto de los Leones monastery, located in the middle of a forest, which was built by Dominican friars back to the colonial times; enjoy these premises, visits its museum and dungeons. On the way back, we will visit the New Mexico city: driving through Santa Fe financial, educational and residential complexes as well as Bosques de las Lomas residential and Financial Districts and Reforma boulevard.
option .Direct transfer to the airport to take your flight back home.
End of our pilgrimage
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