NETHERLANDS - GERMANY - SWITZERLAND
12 Days / 10 Nights
AMSTERDAM (Our Lady of All Nations) – ECHT- MAASTRICHT- BEAURAING (Shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing) - BANNEUX (Our Lady of Banneux) – GENT – BRUGES – BRUSSELS – AACHEN - KEVELAER (Our Lady of Kevelaer) – COLOGNE – TRIER – STRASBOURG – LUCERNE - EINSEIDELN (Our Lady of Einsiedeln) – INTERLAKEN - BERNE & GENEVA
The history of religion in the Netherlands has been characterized by considerable diversity of religious thought and practice. From 1600 until the second half of the 20th century, the north and west had embraced the Protestant Reformation and became Calvinist. The southeast was predominately Catholic. Religion in Belgium is diversified, with Christianity, in particular the Catholic Church, representing the largest community, though it has experienced a significant decline since the 1960s (when it was the nominal religion of over 80% of the population).Christianity first came to Switzerland with the Roman soldiers. The oldest written evidence for this dates from the 4th century. In 381, Christianity was declared to be the only religion of the Roman Empire.

Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – Amsterdam / Geneva – USA
- Meet and assist upon arrival by your Perillo Tours representative
- Private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout
- English speaking Catholic tour guide(s)
- Your choice of 3, 4 or 5 star hotels
- 10 Nights of hotel accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- 9 Days of sightseeing tours
- All transfers
- All entrance fees
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Porterage of one suitcase per person
- USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.

Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – Amsterdam / Geneva – USA
- Meet and assist upon arrival by your Perillo Tours representative
- Private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout
- English speaking Catholic tour guide(s)
- Your choice of 3, 4 or 5 star hotels
- 10 Nights of hotel accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- 9 Days of sightseeing tours
- All transfers
- All entrance fees
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Porterage of one suitcase per person
- USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.

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At a Glance
- DAY 1: USA
- DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
- DAY 3: AMSTERDAM - ECHT - MAASTRICHT
- DAY 4: MAASTRICHT - BEAURAING - BANNEUX - GENT - BRUGES
- DAY 5: BRUGES - BRUSSELS - BRUGES
- DAY 6: BRUGES - BANNEUX - AACHEN
- DAY 7: AACHEN - KEVELAER - COLOGNE
- DAY 8: COLOGNE - TRIER - STRASBOURG
- DAY 9: STRASBOURG - LUCERNE
- DAY 10: LUCERNE - EINSIEDELN - INTERLAKEN
- DAY 11: INTERLAKEN - BERNE - GENEVA
- DAY 12: GENEVA - USA

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Itinerary
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DAY 1: USA
Depart for your overnight flight to Amsterdam. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Upon arrival in Amsterdam, meet your Perillo Tours representative who will help transfer you by private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach for check-in to your hotel. After, enjoy a city tour of Amsterdam with a highlight visit to Ann Frank’s house. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. (D.)
DAY 3: AMSTERDAM - ECHT - MAASTRICHT
After breakfast, we visit the chapel of The Lady of All Nations where Ida Peerdeman received many messages from Mary, beginning in 1945. After Celebrating Mass we visit her grave and the Reginenhof Catholic Church, where the Miracle of 1345 known as the Amsterdam Miracle is remembered. Continue to the Convent of Edith Stein and view the memorial dedicated to her. We continue to Maastricht for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 4: MAASTRICHT - BEAURAING - BANNEUX - GENT - BRUGES
Depart for Belgium after breakfast. Your first visit is to the Shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing. In 1932, the Blessed Mother appeared to a group of young children, 33 apparitions in all. We continue to Gent, famous for the painting “Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.” After we head to Bruges to view Michelangelo’s masterpiece “Madonna and Child” in the Cathedral of Our Lady, and the Chapel of the Holy Blood. Dinner and overnight accommodationsat your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 5: BRUGES - BRUSSELS - BRUGES
Today’s visit starts with the capital of Belgium and the European Community. Visit St. Michael Cathedral and the Grand Palace, the law courts (Palace of Justice), the Arch of inquantenaire, and the famous bronze statue, “Manneke-Pis.” Afternoon is at leisure, dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 6: BRUGES - BANNEUX - AACHEN
After breakfast we depart for Banneux, Notre Dame. Visit Our Lady of Banneux. In 1933 the Blessed Mother appeared to a poor twelve year old girl named Mariette Boco and called herself “the Virgin of the poor,” telling her she came for all nations, for all the sick, and to relieve the ill and the suffering”. Our Lady of Banneux was authorized with the approval of the Holy See in 1942. Continue to the village of Aachen, which holds the Aachen Cathedral and the Gothic Marian Shrine housing the swaddling clothes of Jesus, the loin cloth of the Lord, the cloth for John the Baptist’s head and the Blessed Virgin’s Cloak. Celebrate Mass in the Cathedral and view the 14th century statue of the Virgin that is venerated as miraculous. (B.D.)
DAY 7: AACHEN - KEVELAER - COLOGNE
After breakfast, visit “Our Lady of Kevelaer,” recognized as one of the major Marian shrines in Central Europe. In the afternoon visit Cologne, its importance as a center of pilgrimage grew after its acquisition, in 1194. The relics of the Three Magi, (three wise men) that brought gifts to the infant Jesus remain in the Gothic Cathedral; the Kölner Dom. Visit the Cologne Cathedral. After celebrating Mass, tour the city. (B.D.)
DAY 8: COLOGNE - TRIER - STRASBOURG
Breakfast then drive along the Rhine River to Trier and visit the Relics of this period that includes Constantine’s Basilica, the Kaiserthermen (the Imperial baths) and the Porta Nigra, a gateway built from colossal blocks of stone. Later continue to Strasbourg for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 9: STRASBOURG - LUCERNE
Visit Notre Dame Cathedral this morning built in 1439 soaring above the city and the 16th century astronomical clock. Take in Switzerland’s beautiful scenery while traveling its remarkable villages to Lucerne. Dinner and overnight. (B.D.)
DAY 10: LUCERNE - EINSIEDELN - INTERLAKEN
After breakfast we depart for Lucerne along Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug to Our Lady of Einsiedeln. Celebrate Mass at the Monastery of Einsiedeln. After, continue to Interlaken, overlooked by the Jungfrau Mountain. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 11: INTERLAKEN - BERNE - GENEVA
After breakfast we check out of your hotel and depart for Berne to explore on your own. In the afternoon continue to Geneva. Farewell dinner and overnight Geneva. (B.D.)
DAY 12: GENEVA - USA
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for our flight home. Meals served on board. (B.)
DAY 1: USA
Depart for your overnight flight to Amsterdam. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Upon arrival in Amsterdam, meet your Perillo Tours representative who will help transfer you by private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach for check-in to your hotel. After, enjoy a city tour of Amsterdam with a highlight visit to Ann Frank’s house. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. (D.)
DAY 3: AMSTERDAM - ECHT - MAASTRICHT
After breakfast, we visit the chapel of The Lady of All Nations where Ida Peerdeman received many messages from Mary, beginning in 1945. After Celebrating Mass we visit her grave and the Reginenhof Catholic Church, where the Miracle of 1345 known as the Amsterdam Miracle is remembered. Continue to the Convent of Edith Stein and view the memorial dedicated to her. We continue to Maastricht for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 4: MAASTRICHT - BEAURAING - BANNEUX - GENT - BRUGES
Depart for Belgium after breakfast. Your first visit is to the Shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing. In 1932, the Blessed Mother appeared to a group of young children, 33 apparitions in all. We continue to Gent, famous for the painting “Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.” After we head to Bruges to view Michelangelo’s masterpiece “Madonna and Child” in the Cathedral of Our Lady, and the Chapel of the Holy Blood. Dinner and overnight accommodationsat your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 5: BRUGES - BRUSSELS - BRUGES
Today’s visit starts with the capital of Belgium and the European Community. Visit St. Michael Cathedral and the Grand Palace, the law courts (Palace of Justice), the Arch of inquantenaire, and the famous bronze statue, “Manneke-Pis.” Afternoon is at leisure, dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 6: BRUGES - BANNEUX - AACHEN
After breakfast we depart for Banneux, Notre Dame. Visit Our Lady of Banneux. In 1933 the Blessed Mother appeared to a poor twelve year old girl named Mariette Boco and called herself “the Virgin of the poor,” telling her she came for all nations, for all the sick, and to relieve the ill and the suffering”. Our Lady of Banneux was authorized with the approval of the Holy See in 1942. Continue to the village of Aachen, which holds the Aachen Cathedral and the Gothic Marian Shrine housing the swaddling clothes of Jesus, the loin cloth of the Lord, the cloth for John the Baptist’s head and the Blessed Virgin’s Cloak. Celebrate Mass in the Cathedral and view the 14th century statue of the Virgin that is venerated as miraculous. (B.D.)
DAY 7: AACHEN - KEVELAER - COLOGNE
After breakfast, visit “Our Lady of Kevelaer,” recognized as one of the major Marian shrines in Central Europe. In the afternoon visit Cologne, its importance as a center of pilgrimage grew after its acquisition, in 1194. The relics of the Three Magi, (three wise men) that brought gifts to the infant Jesus remain in the Gothic Cathedral; the Kölner Dom. Visit the Cologne Cathedral. After celebrating Mass, tour the city. (B.D.)
DAY 8: COLOGNE - TRIER - STRASBOURG
Breakfast then drive along the Rhine River to Trier and visit the Relics of this period that includes Constantine’s Basilica, the Kaiserthermen (the Imperial baths) and the Porta Nigra, a gateway built from colossal blocks of stone. Later continue to Strasbourg for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 9: STRASBOURG - LUCERNE
Visit Notre Dame Cathedral this morning built in 1439 soaring above the city and the 16th century astronomical clock. Take in Switzerland’s beautiful scenery while traveling its remarkable villages to Lucerne. Dinner and overnight. (B.D.)
DAY 10: LUCERNE - EINSIEDELN - INTERLAKEN
After breakfast we depart for Lucerne along Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug to Our Lady of Einsiedeln. Celebrate Mass at the Monastery of Einsiedeln. After, continue to Interlaken, overlooked by the Jungfrau Mountain. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 11: INTERLAKEN - BERNE - GENEVA
After breakfast we check out of your hotel and depart for Berne to explore on your own. In the afternoon continue to Geneva. Farewell dinner and overnight Geneva. (B.D.)
DAY 12: GENEVA - USA
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for our flight home. Meals served on board. (B.)

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