Holy Land, 6 days trip

Gathering at 17:10 at "Macedonia" airport in Thessaloniki, where we depart for Tel Aviv on a direct Aegean Airlines flight. Arrival in Tel Aviv at 21:20. Departure for Bethlehem. Transfer to the hotel and arrangement in the rooms.

Breakfast. Visit to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, where we will be received by His Beatitude Patriarch Mr. Theophilus. This is followed by a visit and guided tour to the Holy Church of the Resurrection, where we will see and worship the Holy Sepulcher, the Deposition, the Horrendus Golgotha, the place where the Holy Cross was found, the untouchable, etc. We continue with the Street of Martyrio, the Praetorium, In the afternoon we will visit the Hill of Zion, the Hyperion, the house of Saint John the Theologian, the Tomb of David. Return to the hotel. Dinner.

Breakfast and departure for Bethlehem, where we will visit the Basilica of the Nativity of Justinian to worship in the cave of Fatni, where the Lord was born. Crossing the Village of the Shepherds we will visit the cave in the holy monastery Doxa en Ypsistois, where an angel gave the joyful message to the shepherds. Then, with small buses, we will arrive at the desert of the Lavra of the I. Monastery of Agios Savvas, an oasis-space in the desert with the presence of many holy figures (Abbot for the women) and Abba Theodosios. we will visit the monastery of Simeon of Theodochos (Katamonas), and I.M. Holy Cross. We will have a panoramic view of the Holy City from the Mount of Olives. The road then leads us to Gethsemane, and to the Garden of Betrayal, where we will reverently worship the Tomb of the Virgin Mary and the Tombs of the Godfathers Joachim - Anne and the minister Joseph. In addition to the Mother of God tomb, we will also worship the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary of Jerusalem. We will pass through the garden of our Lord's prayer and betrayal. Dinner. Attendance of the evening Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of the Resurrection. Overnight.

Breakfast. Departure for the Upper Galilee to the divine Mount Tabor, the place of the Lord's Transfiguration. Ascent by taxi to the top of the mountain, where the monastery is located. We are heading to the Holy Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Nazareth where Our Lady received the eulogy from the Archangel Gabriel. East of Nazareth on the way to the lake of Tiberias we meet Cana of Galilee, where the Lord performed the first miracle by turning water into wine. Inside the Holy Temple are kept 2 of the 6 stone hydria of the miracle. On the shore of Lake Tiberias, is the ancient city of Capernaum, which Christ had made the center of his earthly activity. The Holy Monastery of Agioi Apostolos has been built on top of the old ruins, which we will visit. On the way we will also see the Mount of Beatitudes, where the multiplication of the loaves and the heptapigo took place. The city of the same name, Tiberias, is built in the southwestern part of the lake. Optional lunch with fish from Lake Tiberias. Return to the hotel. Dinner.

Breakfast and departure for the city of Lazarus, Bethania, where Christ met the sisters of Lazarus before his resurrection, the Holy Monastery of Mary and Martha. The road then leads us to the desert area of Jericho, where we will see I.M. St George Josevas.

Then we will visit the monastery of St John Prodromos in the desert of the Jordan River. Next stop the monastery of Prof. Elisha with the sycamore tree of the publican Zacchaeus and crossing the city of Jericho, we will end up on Mount Sarantarios, where the Lord lived 40 days with fasting and prayer before the beginning of His world-saving work. Then the monastery of Agios Gerasimos the Jordanite, which is mentioned as the oldest monastery in Palestine. Return to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight.

Early morning departure for the airport. On the way stop for a pilgrimage to the Tomb of Agios Georgios the trophy bearer, in Lyda. Arrival at Tel Aviv airport and flight to Thessaloniki at 10:30. Arrival in Thessaloniki at 12.55