Cacem Trip Overview
Fatima is a place of faith and pilgrimage, it is one of the most important religious centers in the world, visited by many Popes, with Pope Francis the last. Private tour, accompanied by a local driver / guide.
Making known:
-The Sanctuary of Fátima
-Aljustrel
-Valinhos
– Mother Church of Fátima
Additional Info
* Duration: 6 to 7 hours
* Starts: Cacem, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Fatima is a place of faith and pilgrimage, it is one of the most important religious centers in the world, visited by many Popes, with Pope Francis the last. Private tour, accompanied by a local driver / guide.
Making known:
-The Sanctuary of Fátima
-Aljustrel
-Valinhos
– Mother Church of Fátima
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Basilica da Santissima Trindade, Cova da Iria – Santuario de Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Fatima 2496 Portugal
Basílica da Santíssima Trindade
Monuments
You can also visit the Holy Trinity Church in the Fatima Sanctuary grounds, opposite the Basilica.
The church is a modern white building round the color of the stone that covers it, a local stone known as the “white sea”.
With a total of 8,633 seats and an area of 40,000 m², the Holy Trinity Church is the fourth largest Catholic temple in the world in capacity.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Rosario de Fatima, Rua de Rainha Santa Isabel 26, Fatima 2495-424 Portugal
Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (commonly called the Basilica of the Rosary) is a basilica that integrates the Sanctuary of Fatima, located in the place of the Cova da Iria, in Fatima.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Capela Das Aparicoes, Cova da Iria Santuário de Fátima, Fatima 2495-580 Portugal
Capela das Aparições – Fátima
Monuments
The Chapel, in the heart of the current Fátima Sanctuary, was built by local people in 1919 in response to the request made by Our Lady during one of the apparitions.
The first mass to be held there was in 1921.
Although subject to certain changes, due to preservation and maintenance requirements over recent years, the modestly sized chapel retains its rough design similar to a simple hermitage.
The image of Our Lady marks the spot of the holm-oak tree, the site of the apparitions. The actual tree itself disappeared piecemeal as more fervent believers made off with it twig by twig. It was here that the shepherds came to say the rosary accompanied by other believers.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fatima, Fatima, Santarem District, Central Portugal
The small village of Aljustrel was the birthplace of the three little shepherds and the house of the brothers Francisco and Jacinta can be visited, as well as Lúcia’s house, converted in a museum, depicting local lifestyle in the beginning of the 20th century. Departing from Aljustrel you can walk along the Way of the Cross in Valinhos.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Valinhos Sanctuary, Via Sacra, Fatima 2495-301 Portugal
Nowadays, the Valinhos are visited by thousands of Portuguese and foreign pilgrims who take the route of the Via-Sacra to the Hungarian Calvary, visit the Chapel of St. Stephen of Hungary and then visit the House of Lucy and the House of Francis and Jacinta Marto in the village of Aljustrel.
In Valinhos, the sculptures of the Angel of Portugal and the various stations of the Via-Sacra are all written by Maria Amélia Carvalheira da Silva.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Valinhos Sanctuary, Via sacra, Aljustrel Portugal
Between the 8th and 9th station of the Way of the Cross in the Path of the little Shepherds, there is the place where the fourth apparition of Our Lady, on August 19, 1917, ocurred.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: FantasticRide, St Bica da Costa N0 7 Loja C, Sintra 2745-022 Portugal
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