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Torreciudad

By Antonio Falcon
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$1,124 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Torreciudad is a spectacular marian sanctuary in Aragon region, with nice views with the snowed Pyrenees, only 2h45 minutes from Barcelona, built by the founder of Opus Dei, San José María Escribá de Balaguer in 1975. It is a must do for any catholic and included in the Marian routes (ask me about Mary's routes, I am offering also other tours to Lourdes, Montserrat and Meritxell).

Beside the religion and faith it is also interesting observe his beauty and nature but I wouldn't recommend to people who the religion and faith is not the main reason of the daytrip. I offer other daytrips more interesting for those cases.

Local food and drinks (Somontano wines are some of the best spanish wines) are also a good point for this trip like watching the peach, almond, cherry blossom in early spring, the grapes growth in summer and the leafs' change of colour in autumn.

Activity location

  • Santuario de Torreciudad
    • 22391, Torreciudad, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Santuario de Torreciudad
    • 22391, Torreciudad, Spain

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Torreciudad in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • Opening hours: Thu 7:30 am-10:00 am
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$1,123.85 x 1 TravellerNZ$1,123.85
Total
Price is NZ$1,123.85
Until Wed, 8 Jul

Torreciudad up to 7 pax in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • Opening hours: Thu 7:30 am-10:00 am
  • English

Daytrip in Torreciudad : This is a daytrip to Torreciudad from Barcelona and back home again. Let me know if you need to start of finish in other plac
Duration: 9 hours: The duration is aproximately 9h which included a total of 5h driving and 4h in the sanctuary. We can add extra time.
Mini VAN: It will be usually a Mercedes Benz Mini Van. If you are a bigger group contact with support.
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$2,909.96 x 1 TravellerNZ$2,909.96
Total
Price is NZ$2,909.96
Until Wed, 8 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    'Vive la experiencia de la fe'. It is a sensitive must-do experience which last 45 minutes.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    The lunch is not included in the price but I can suggest you where to go for the lunch or snack depending your needs. In case you are interested in local wine let me know beforehand.

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Santuario de Torreciudad

  • 2h 30m
This is an unique Sanctuary founded by the founder of Opus Dei San Jose María Escribá de Balaguer in 1975. The sanctuary is close to the old ermita XI century where his mum brought him to ask to Our Lady of Torreciudad to recover his son due to he was sick with meningitis. It is located quite far from Barcelona about 240 km (140-145) miles, but it is very well communicated (90% of the way in high-ways). We need 2h45 min each way to reach Torreciudad. In the sanctuary you can assist to a mass which is at 11 am or at 1.15 pm, also are masses at 5pm and at 6 pm (rosery). If we register our visit maybe someone from the staff host us and explain some details about the sanctuary. Anyway I know enough to show you the church and the collection of our ladies. Also, you can check out the ermita, the place where Jose María went with his mother when he was a 2-year-old boy sick with meningitis. There is a couple of interesting trails not very difficult: Via Crucis (14 stations of the cross) and the way of Saint Joseph (joy/pain).

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

  • 1h
We are not going so far unless you really demand to do this but from the sanctuary if the day is clear we can see the views of the pyrenees from the sanctuary of torreciudad to take pictures. We can see Monte Perdido which is higher than 3300 metres above the sea level (11,500 feet abouve the sea level). We can see also a damm built in the 60's to save water from the Cinca River which is born in the high mountains and use it for agriculture and produce electricity.

Somontano de Barbastro

  • 1h
Near the sanctuary, you can enjoy a good meal in a restaurant. Ask me for suggestions and also taste some wine from the region which is the DO Somontano. In case we have some extra time I can show you also the near town Barbastro, where José María was born, and his nice gothic cathedral or check out Montserrat basilica on the way to Barcelona, but only if it is time enough.

Location

Activity location

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    Santuario de Torreciudad
    • 22391, Torreciudad, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Santuario de Torreciudad
    • 22391, Torreciudad, Spain

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