HOW can you blend a religious tradition with a road trip during Holy Week? You can accomplish this by embarking on the traditional Visita Iglesia by car. It's an activity the whole family can participate in, fostering meaningful time together while visiting some of the most exquisite heritage churches across the country.

The tradition of visiting churches during Holy Week originated in Rome. Early pilgrims would visit several churches, usually seven, to pray before the Blessed Sacrament in each church as an act of penance. Originally held after the Mass of the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, the faithful would journey to nearby churches to recite the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary and Gloria Patri. The prayers of the Stations of the Cross were later incorporated.