Catholic Shrines of Central and Eastern Europe: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide (Paperback)

~ (Author) "A PILGRIMAGE is a "journey to a holy place with a purpose..." (more)
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Product Description

Packed full of practical and essential information, this pilgrimage guidebook covers more than seventy of Christianity's most celebrated shrines and sanctuaries in eleven Central and Eastern European countries. In these pages you can visit famous holy sites such as those found in Prague, Czestochowa, Ephesus, Budapest, Krakow, Vienna, and the Greek Islands, while also learning all about miraculous images, Marian apparitions, renowned biblical sites, cathedrals, abbeys, eucharistic miracles, relics and more.

About the Author

Kevin J. Wright is one of the world's most recognized religious travel authorities and Founder/President of the World Religious Travel Association. As the leading global network for the faith tourism industry, WRTA exists to shape, enrich, and expand the $18 billion and 300 million traveler religious tourism and hospitality market. Wright is also founder of the World Religious Travel Expo & Educational Conference, the largest gathering of faith tourism professionals, companies, and group planners. An award-winning author of four faith-based travel guidebooks, Wright recently debuted his newest book The Christian Traveler Planner, which serves as the most comprehensive guidebook ever written on faith vacation opportunities. In his near fifteen-year career, he has traveled to almost 30 countries, visited more than 300 major places of pilgrimage, embarked on faith-based cruise charters, escorted group tours, and writes for national publications. Wright has been interviewed by CBS The Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes Traveler, London Times, and dozens of other media around the world. In 2004, Wright launched the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division at Globus, one of the world's largest escorted travel companies. Today, he also serves as President of the Religious Marketing Consulting Group, a team of independent professionals who assist companies in marketing, selling, and developing products and services for the global religious market. Wright has spoken at major tourism events throughout North America and around the world including The New York Times Travel Show, Jordan Travel Mart, U.S.-Africa Tourism & Sports Seminar, and The Bahamas National Tourism Conference.

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Liguori Publications; 1 edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764803344
• ISBN-13: 978-0764803345
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #165,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're going to Europe on pilgrimage, get this book!, March 22, 2002

By	"jennymarialager00" - See all my reviews

I couldn't believe it when I found this book. I had no idea it existed! It has all the great shrines and places of pilgrimage in central & eastern Europe, and talks about their histories (I love the way the stories are written), as well as provides really important travel information such as contact info, places to stay, how to get there, etc. Now after getting this great guidebook, I sure hope I can find a way to make a trip out there. But if not, it's just an awesome book to have at home anyways!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Catholic Travel Guide!, March 16, 2002

By	"brian3490kaul" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

What a great Catholic travel guidebook! My friends & I used it to plan a trip to pilgrimage sites in Eastern & Central Europe. This book was extremely user-friendly, and provided everything we needed....information on the shrines, contact information, places to stay, website/email addresses, things to see/do, info on how to get there, as well as great tips and hints. Because of this book, we were able to visit such holy sites as The Shrine of Divine Mercy, Infant Child of Prague, the Blessed Virgin Mary's House in Turkey, the famous Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, and much more! In short - without this book, our (awesome!) pilgrimage trip could not have been done.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for all to read!, April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This book helps all to realize the magnificence of our Lord. The wonders that are given to us from heaven for all to see. This is a wonderful book for those who can travel and also for those who cannot. We all can experience the graces given to us.