Join Rev. Patrick Longalong, Rev. Robert Ambalathingal, Rev. Emmanuel Mulenga, OMI and Dominique Pastrana with Our Lady of Lourdes Parish of Queens Village, NY
Walking The Way of Saint James: A Pilgrimage to Portugal & Spain
September 14 – 27, 2026
$4400 per person + Airfare
This pilgrimage begins with a day in Lisbon and two nights in Fátima, followed by six days walking over 100 kilometers along the Portuguese Way of Saint James. From the town of Tui we will pass through the beautiful countryside of Iberia until we arrive in the city of Saint James: Santiago de Compostela. Here we will spend three days celebrating our pilgrimage together, enjoying the incredible history, beauty and food of Galicia. Following our time in Compostela, we are off to Porto, one of Europe’s most beautiful small cities, for a day of sightseeing before returning home.
Roundtrip airfare and centrally-located accommodations will be arranged. A ProRome Tour Manager will accompany the group throughout the course of the pilgrimage, and private bus transportation, Catholic tour guides, all tours and tickets, daily breakfast and daily dinner are included in the price.
Land Only: $4400 per person
Airfare: $1119 per person (from JFK Airport)
Total Package Including Airfare: $5519 per person
This trip will be limited to 35 pilgrims maximum. Due to the high demand of this unique experience, Our Lady of Lourdes Church encourages the non-refundable deposit of $200 per participant to be submitted to secure your place and ensure the commitment of all participants. This deposit should be made at registration and all registrations should be completed by September 6, 2025.
Trip Highlights

Fatima
Our pilgrimage begins with a brief afternoon in Lisbon before enjoying two nights in Fatima. Here we’ll enter into the lives of Francesco, Jacinta and Lucia, praying at their tombs and the apparition site of Our Lady of Fatima.

The Camino
We begin our journey of walking the Portuguese Way of Saint James, starting approximately 100km away in the town of Tui. It will take us six days of walking as pilgrims before arriving in Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela
Finally we arrive at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela! Here we’ll pray at the tomb of St. James before enjoying two full days of touring and leisure to celebrate.

Porto
Our pilgrimage concludes with one full day in the city of Porto! Here we’ll take in the Romanesque Cathedral, the beautiful Portuguese architecture, and the famous painted tiles of the Sao Bento Railway Station.

Flight Information
Please see below for the detailed flight itinerary on TAP Air Portugal . The airfare cost of $1119 is included in the package price. If you opt to fly on your own to Portugal, $1119 will be deducted from your invoice.
9/27/26 TP1927 OPO-LIS 11:55am – 12:55pm
9/27/26 TP 209 LIS-JFK 5:00pm – 8:05pm
Seating & Upgrades
Seat selection and upgrades are not guaranteed. If you have any requests or questions regarding seating or are interested in an upgrade, please contact our travel agent Alex at flights@prorome.com .
Please refer to our Airfare FAQs and General FAQs for more information.
Flying Separately
Please note that if you opt to fly separately from the group and your arrival flight lands after the group flight on 9/15 or your departure flight leaves before the group flight on 9/27, you are responsible for your own airport transfer.
Pricing, Payments & Cancellation
IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS
Planning Checklist
Registration
In order to register, click "Register Now" on the top of this webpage and follow the prompts on the form.
Passports - Upload or Apply Today
After registering we will send you a link to upload your passport. If you do not have a valid passport you must apply ASAP. It can take up to three months for new and renewed passports to arrive. Passports must be valid six (6) months AFTER the date of return to the USA.
Purchase Travel Insurance
ProRome Tours will send you an insurance quote as soon as you register. We strongly suggest that everyone purchase travel insurance.
Prepare Physically
We recommend that pilgrims start walking to prepare for the physical demands of this pilgrimage. We will take the bus whenever possible, but this trip will include approximately 4-7 miles of walking, spread throughout the duration of each non-Camino day. Once we start walking the Camino de Santiago, each day will be anywhere between 9-14.5 miles of walking.
Pre-Trip Video
Approximately two months before departure, ProRome Tours will send a preparatory pre-trip video to all participants regarding their pilgrimage.
Welcome Boxes
Approximately one month before departure, ProRome Tours will send welcome boxes to all trip participants. Items include: name tags, luggage tags, final detailed itineraries and more.
Final Trip Information
Two weeks before departure, ProRome Tours will email each pilgrim the final trip information, which will include the final detailed itineraries, the rooming lists, the e-ticket numbers for your flights (if booked through ProRome) and any other pertinent trip information.
Additional Trip Information
Trip Patron
St. Joseph – the foster father of Jesus Christ – is the greatest of saints. As our trip patron, we will pray to St. Joseph before and during the trip, asking this incredible man, the protector of the Holy Family, to protect us on our pilgrimage!
