08-10

2017

16:05

· Departure Lufthansa Airlines Flight No LH 431, Chicago => Frankfurt.

09-10

2017

08:35

12:40

18:00

· Departure Lufthansa Airlines Flight No LH 1444, Frankfurt => Moscow.

· Arrival at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. (Flight duration = 03:05 hours)

· First tour in Moscow by bus on the way to the Hotel.

· Arrival at the Hotel in Moscow & installation. Dinner and 1^st overnight.

10-10

2017

09:00

19:00

· Visit the Cathedral of the Savior, the bridge of the Patriarch, the treasury of the Palace of the Armors. Visit the old and traditional Arbat pedestrian street, which is full of artists, for shopping and coffee.

· Return to the Hotel in Moscow Dinner & 2^nd overnight.

11-10

2017

08:00

19:00

· Visit Red Square in the center of Moscow, where we see the Cathedral of the Holy Cover or Saint Basileios, the Lenin Mausoleum and the Unknown Soldier’s monument.

· Visit the Monastery of Novotevitsi of the Virgins.

· Visit the Panoramic Museum of the battle of Borontino

· Return to the Hotel in Moscow, Dinner & 3^th overnight.

12-10

2017

08:00

10:55

12:15

14:30

19:00

· Check out from the Hotel and depart to Sheremetyevo International airport, north of Moscow.

· Flight by Utair airlines, Flight No SU 14 to Saint Petersburg. (Flight Duration: 01:20 hours)

· Arrival at Pulcovo airport, south of the center of Saint Petersburg.

· Visit the Church of Saint Nicholas.

· Transport to the Hotel in Saint Petersburg, installation & free time.

· Dinner at the Hotel in Saint Petersburg & 4^th overnight.

13-10

2017

19:00

· Visit the Cathedral of Kazan

· Visit the State Hermitage Museum.

· Visit the Castle of Peter and Paul.

· Visit the Church of the Apostles Peter & Paul with the tombs of the Romanovs Dynasty.

· Return to the Hotel in Saint Petersburg, Dinner & 5^th overnight.

14-10

2017

09:00

18:00

· Visit Petergof, or Petrodvorets, (50 km) with the summer palaces of the Tsars.

· Tour by Boat in the Channels of Saint Petersburg, offered by T.I.T.A. Travel

· Return to the Hotel in Saint Petersburg, Dinner & 6^th overnight.

15-10

2017

05:00

07:55

12:45

14:00

17:00

· Check out from the Hotel. Departure to the Airport & Security check.

· Flight by Aeroflot Airlines, Flight No SU 6627 to Tel Aviv. (Flight Duration: 04:50 hours)

· Arrival at Ben Gourion Airport in Tel Aviv.

· On the way to Tiberias stop by the city of Lydda to venerate the tomb of Saint George.

· Arrival at Hotel Ron Beach in Tiberias, Dinner & 7^th overnight.

16-10

2017

08:00

11:00

12:00

15:00

16:00

18:00

· Departure Veneration of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor.

· Veneration at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.

· Veneration at the Monastery of the miracle of the wine in Kana of Galilee.

· Boatride at the Sea of Galilea.

· Venerate the Monastery of the 12 Apostoles in Capernahum.

· Veneration at the Monastery of the 12 Apostoles in the city of Tiberias.

· Return to Hotel Ron Beach in Tiberias, Dinner & 8^th overnight.

· (Optional) Night walk in the city of Tiberias by the shore of the lake.

17-10

2017

09:00

11:00

12:00

18:00

· Departure to Jordan River.

· Venerate the Holy Site of the Original Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ in the borders of Israel-Jordan.

· Venerate the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos. / Venerate the Mt. of Temptation in Jericho. / Visit Dead Sea.

· Arrival in Jerusalem & check in at Gloria Hotel in the old City.

· Dinner & 9^th overnight.

18-10

2017

08:00

10:00

17:00

· Venerate the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Venerate Holy Calvary / Holy Tomb / Chapel of Mary Magdalene / Temporary Prison of Christ / Saint Loginos / Finding of the Holy Cross / Column of the thorns / Chappel of Adam.

· Official reception of Patriarch Theophilos III in the Great Hall of the Patriarchate.

· Venerate “Via dolorosa” the Way of the Cross / “Pretorion” the Prison of Christ / “Lithostrotos” where the Judjement of Christ took place / the house of Nicodemos / the Prison of Saint Peter /  the Birthplace of Theotokos & House of Saint Ann.

· Through Jewish Quarter Visit the Wailing Wall.

· Visit Mount Sion / Last Supper & Upper room / King David’s Tomb.

· Return to Hotel Gloria, Dinner & 10^th overnight.

19-10

2017

08:00

09:00

11:00

18:00

· Venerate the Monastery of Saint Theodosios. Venerate Shepherds Field.

· Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas (transportation by special local mini-buses to the Monastery).

· Venerate the Church of the Nativity / The Holy Cave and the Manger / the tombs of the infants killed by King Herod. / Visit the Souvenir Store in Bethlehem for shoping.

· Return to Hotel Gloria, Dinner & 11^th overnight.

20-10

2017

07:00

18:00

· Venerate the Tomb of Most Holy Mother of God in Gesthimane.

· Venerate Saint Stephanos / the Garden of Gethsimani & the Last Prayer.

· Venerate Monastery of Chotzeva, & the cave of Prophet Elias.

· Venerate Tomb of Lazaros in Bethany and the Monastery of Martha & Maria

· Venerate Mt. of Olives, Small Galilea, Assenscion, Panorama of Jerusalem.

· Return to Hotel Gloria in Old City of Jerusalem, Dinner & 12^th overnight.

21-10

2017

08:00

19:00

· Venerate the House & Tomb of Saint Symeon the Righteous in Katamonas.

· Venerate the Monastery of the Holy Cross. / Venerate the House of Saint John the Baptist in Oreini.

· Visit the Monastery of Saint Fotini the Samaritan in Jacob’s Well.

· Free time for shopping in the Old City (we suggest the greek souvenir shop of Antonios Theodosis)

· Return to Hotel Gloria, Dinner & 13^th overnight.

22-10

2017

02:00

06:55

09:55

15:40

18:30

· Departure to Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv, Terminal 3 and security check.

· Departure Lufthansa Airlines, Flight No LH 681 Tel Aviv => Munich.

· Arrival at Munich Airport, terminal 2. (Flight duration = 04:00 hours)

· Departure Lufthansa Airlines Flight No LH 434 Munich => Chicago (Flight duration = 09:50 hours)

· Arrival at “O’Hare International” airport in Chicago, Terminal 5.   End of Pilgrimage to the Holy Land