2010 is the Jubilee Year.On this vacation, visit revered Marian shrines in Portugal and Spain. Start your trip in Lisbon with a welcome dinner and a guided sightseeing tour featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle in Santarém; the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Fatima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917; and the Chapel of the Apparitions. Consider joining the evening's rosary and candlelight procession. Next travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, one of the top pilgrimage destinations during the Middle Ages. Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour and visit the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Then travel along the ancient "Way of St. James" to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile, and enjoy a guided tour and visit to the magnificent cathedral. Travel along the Basque coast and arrive in Lourdes, France, one of the world's most famous places of pilgrimage. Your guided walking tour includes visits to the Grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette's birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters and attend the "Blessing of the Sick," or join an optional excursion to the nearby Pyrenees.Next, cross the Pyrenees Mountains to Saragossa, where a guided sightseeing tour features Spain’s most famous Marian shrine—the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar—home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. Arrive in Madrid, where a guided sightseeing tour, including a visit to the Prado Museum, awaits you. An entire day at leisure in Madrid allows you to relax or to further explore the city. A farewell dinner in Madrid is a perfect way to end your vacation. A trip of a lifetime!