Lisbon Trip Overview
In this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the Sanctuary of Fatima, one of the most visited religious monuments in the world, you will get to know the monasteries of Batalha, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. relinquishes the world championship of surfing in giant waves and also the majestic wedding gift town of Óbidos.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Central Portugal, Portugal
In this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the Sanctuary of Fatima, one of the most visited religious monuments in the world, you will get to know the monasteries of Batalha, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. relinquishes the world championship of surfing in giant waves and also the majestic wedding gift town of Óbidos.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Museu do Santuario de Fatima, Fatima 2495 Portugal
The Shrine of Fatima is composed of an architectural set of spiritual nature composed by: Rosary Basilica built in the year 1953 contains 15 altars, among which stand the remains of two of the children who witnessed the apparitions: Francisco, who died in 1919 at the age of 11 and Jacinta, who died in 1920 at the age of 10. Lucia, the third child, died in a convent in Coimbra, in 2005, the Apparitions Chapel indicates where the Virgin appeared, the Church or Basilica of the Holy Trinity, where inside houses a retable of Catherine Green, representing Jesus (skinny) on the cross. , on a beautiful mosaic in shades of gold and earth by artist Marko Ivan Rupnik. Spiritual retreat site visited by millions of people around the world.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nazare, Nazare, Leiria District, Central Portugal
Nazaré is a typical Portuguese village that enjoys an exceptional location, facing a fine sandy beach, which describes a wide curve and offers the best views of the steep cliff, located about 100 km north of Lisbon and 230 km away. south of Porto. Pederneira Viewpoint is located in Pederneira, a historical place in the Nazaré region, a fishermen’s land since the 12th century and the seat of the municipality, where Pederneira was together with Alcobaça, the most famous village in this region of Portugal.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Batalha Monastery, Largo Infante Dom Henrique 2440, Batalha 2440-484 Portugal
Batalha Monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built in the 14th century Manueline and Gothic style to fulfill the promise that D. João I made to the Virgin after the victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. The exterior features several pinnacles. lobbies, railings, railings, and carved windows in flaming Gothic style; octagonal chapels and columns. Inside is a vaulted Gothic style and colorful stained glass. Also on this visit you will be able to see the Royal Cloister built by Afonso Domingues in a sober Gothic style but with Manueline style additions by Diogo de Boitaca, the darker Gothic Dom Afonso V Cloister, designed by maestro Fernão de Évora, the 15th-century Chapter Room, which contains a beautiful and colorful 16th-century stained glass. The construction of the huge dome was considered so dangerous that it was only done by death row inmates is one of the most surprising aspects of this historic journey.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Obidos, Obidos, Leiria District, Central Portugal
Óbidos boasts a beautiful historic center, surrounded by classic crenellated walls, consisting of a maze of streets, the majestic castle, the medieval walls that surround the historic center, the colossal Visigothic church of Santa Maria; Rua Direita; and the nearly colonial-looking St. James Church. It still deserves to visit places like the Village Gate, the Aqueduct, financed by Queen Catherine of Austria in the 16th century; the Interior Design Center, the Casa da Música auditorium, the Pilar Camoneano monument, built in honor of Camões and designed by Raul Lino in 1932; the Chapel of St. Martin, the Church of St. Peter, the Church of Mercy, the Abilio de Mattos e Silva Museum, sheltered at Casa do Arco (former prison); the Municipal Museum, the Pelourinho, the Casa do Pelourinho Gallery, the Novaogiva Gallery, the old market of Alpende, the Hunting Park, the Chapel of Our Lady of Carmen, the Door of Our Sonhora de Garcia or the Church of Our Lady of Monserrate .
Duration: 1 hour
