How far is Rome from Lourdes?

How to plan a trip to Fatima and Lourdes when visiting Rome from Mumbai?

• I am planning a short visit to Rome-vatican in july 2014 and would like to also visit Lourdes and Fatima on a pilgrimage. I would like advice on a economical and budgetted vacation ...show more

• Answer:

  When I visited these places one year back then I started from Fatima and then went to Salamanca (very good and graceful city) and then I visited Lourdes and Rome consequetively. At Fatima you will feel and experience the awesome beauty of this spiritual place. Must visit Basilica, the site of Francesco and Jacinta's graves, the Hamlet of Aljustrel, where the children lived, and Valinhos, the site of the Lady's appearance after the children's return from prison. Experience Christ's love as you walk and follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima. Whereas at Lourdes you will have an opportunity to attend Mass at the Grotto, watch a video presentation telling the story of Lourdes, and walk in the footsteps of St. Bernadette. You can see Boly Mill where St. Bernadette was born, and the "Cachot," an abandoned prison where Bernadette's impoverished family lived. At Rome, you can see awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. You can go Tapestry Gallery, the Raphael Rooms and the breathtaking Sistine Chapel where you can also see Michelangelo's masterpiece the Last Judgment. Not only this there are also so many places which can be explore during this visit and since you are looking for some budgeted advice to check the whole stay cost (cheaper but quality) and for some other better plan option. Just check all these from http://www.lodjee.com/rome-vacation-rentals/ where you will have the complete planned budgeted schedule of your own vacation. And I hope you will really enjoy your trip of the said places.