Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Meet at meeting point: Tangol Travel Agency Comuna 1,Buenos Aires,Argentina Travelers must be present at 10AM at Tangol San Telmo, Address: Defensa 831.Attractions and Activities: San Telmo (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Meet your guide and small group in San Telmo and make your way to the city center aboard a comfortable minivan. Start your tour at the place where Bergoglio lived with his parents and siblings during his first years of life. Visit formative educational institutions, such as the College of Our Lady of Mercy and Universidad del Salvador, a Jesuit university. See where the pope took his sacraments and received his religious vocation, including Basilica of San José de Flores, where he devoted his life to God when he was just 17 years old.
The first stop, would be his childhood house in the neighborhood of Flores where he lived with his parents and his siblings
Attractions and Activities: Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Misericordia (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Then, you will visit the schools he attended such as the Instituto Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia & Universidad del Salvador as well as the Iglesia del Salvador.
Attractions and Activities: Basilica de San Jose de Flores (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) You will visit the church of his childhood and adolescence: The Basilica de San Jose de Flores. This was the Basilica where he received his "divine call" and began serving the Church. He said: "(at that exact moment) I immersed myself in God`s mercy". In this Church, Jorge Bergoglio decided to become a priest.
Attractions and Activities: Basilica Maria Auxiliadora y San Carlos (Free entry) Afterwards, we will continue following Jorge Bergoglio's journey by seeing the Basílica de María Auxiliadora y San Carlos where he was baptized. 15 min(s)
Also, we will know the history Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, of which Pope Francis is passionate fan.
Attractions and Activities: Iglesia de San Ignacio de Loyola (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Then, we will visit the San Ignacio de Loyola Church, in the Montserrat district, built by the Jesuits in 1675. This is the oldest Church in Buenos Aires and it is part of the “Manzanas de las luces”.
Attractions and Activities: Plaza de Mayo (Free entry) Then, you will head to the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, which overlooks Plaza de Mayo. Considered the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, the 16th-century cathedral was rebuilt several times in a mix of architectural styles. It was here that the Argentinean people waited to hear the designation of the successor to Pope Benedicto XVI. 30 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (Free entry) The main catholic temple of Argentina: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. This important 16th century building, was declared a historical monument in 1942, is the Cathedral where the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio, gave important Masses. Also here, the devoted followers of Pope Francis awaited the announcement that he would proclaim him as Supreme Pontiff. 30 min(s)
Guests leave on their own: Plaza de MayoEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Comuna 1,Buenos Aires,Argentina Tour ends at Plaza de Mayo
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