Lisbon Trip Overview
This tour will take you to Fatima, one of the most important shrines in Europe and its sanctuary, home of one of the largest pilgrimage centers in the world. (Religious tours)
We start the visit with the famous Marian shrine, built around the place where, in 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three little shepherds. After visiting the Basilica where the three seers are buried, the Chapel of Apparitions and the modern Holy Trinity Church, time to pray or attend a celebration (optional).
Soon after that, we will leave for Valinhos, the small village where the three young shepherds were born.
Let us drive you in the comfort of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, with AC and WiFi, and be escorted by one of our certified professional driver-guides.
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* Duration: 4 to 5 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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This tour will take you to Fatima, one of the most important shrines in Europe and its sanctuary, home of one of the largest pilgrimage centers in the world. (Religious tours)
We start the visit with the famous Marian shrine, built around the place where, in 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three little shepherds. After visiting the Basilica where the three seers are buried, the Chapel of Apparitions and the modern Holy Trinity Church, time to pray or attend a celebration (optional).
Soon after that, we will leave for Valinhos, the small village where the three young shepherds were born.
Let us drive you in the comfort of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, with AC and WiFi, and be escorted by one of our certified professional driver-guides.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Fatima, Fatima, Santarem District, Central Portugal
The famous Marian Sanctuary of Fatima is without a doubt one of the most important pilgrimage centers in the world. Millions of people come here annually to pay homage to the three shepherd children who witnessed the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the fields of “Cova da Iria”. Free time to attend Mass (optional), visit the Chapel of the Apparitions where you can see the image of the Virgin Mary. We will also visit the Basilica where we can find the tombs of Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco (the last two were canonized by Pope Francis on May 2017, thus becoming the youngest saints of the Catholic Church). As we continue, we will visit the modern church of the Blessed Trinity of Fatima, which seats 8,633 people and has an area of 40,000 square meters. The church was designed and projected by the Greek architect, Alexandros Tombazis. Time allowed for religious shopping (optional
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Valinhos Sanctuary, Via Sacra, Fatima 2495-301 Portugal
The village where the three shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, were born and lived. Visit their family’s limestone houses. It use to be an isolated and poor area in the interior of Portugal but nonetheless very beautiful.
Duration: 1 hour
