Lisbon Trip Overview
In a private vehicle, visiting Fatima from Lisbon can be a challenge. This tour offers a solution by providing transportation between the Portuguese capital and one of the country’s most important religious sites, without sacrificing the comfort of private transportation. Your guide takes you to top sites in and around Fatima, including a factory of religious objects and sacred religious sites, and then leaves you free to explore each location on your own.
In the region you will also find the monumental Batalha Monastery that was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nazaré beach, with its mild climate and natural beauty, has one of the most ancient traditions connected to fishing in Portugal.
These days, Nazaré’s major attractions are the waves and surfing, thanks to the “Nazaré Canyon”,
Óbidos, a charming fortified historic town is also part of the tour, allowing you to glimpse medieval times in Portugal and taste the famous, local liqueur.
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* Duration: 8 to 9 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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In a private vehicle, visiting Fatima from Lisbon can be a challenge. This tour offers a solution by providing transportation between the Portuguese capital and one of the country’s most important religious sites, without sacrificing the comfort of private transportation. Your guide takes you to top sites in and around Fatima, including a factory of religious objects and sacred religious sites, and then leaves you free to explore each location on your own.
In the region you will also find the monumental Batalha Monastery that was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nazaré beach, with its mild climate and natural beauty, has one of the most ancient traditions connected to fishing in Portugal.
These days, Nazaré’s major attractions are the waves and surfing, thanks to the “Nazaré Canyon”,
Óbidos, a charming fortified historic town is also part of the tour, allowing you to glimpse medieval times in Portugal and taste the famous, local liqueur.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Rosario de Fatima, Rua de Rainha Santa Isabel 26, Fatima 2495-424 Portugal
The Shrine of Fatima, formally titled by the Catholic Church as Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, located in the place of Cova da Iria, in the city of Fatima, municipality of Ourém, in Portugal. .
The Shrine of Fatima is, par excellence, a place of Christian pilgrimage and Catholic devotion, preserving the memory of the events that led to its foundation, namely the apparitions of Our Lady to the three shepherds – Lucia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto – in 1917 Its magnitude and relevance from a religious point of view has long been consensually recognized, nationally and internationally. By express will of the Holy Apostolic See, this is a National Shrine. It is also one of the most important Marian shrines in the world belonging to the Catholic Church and the largest international destination for religious tourism, receiving about six million visitors a year. He was distinguished with three papal golden roses and visited by Pope Paul VI (1967), John Paul II (1982, 1991 and 2000), Benedict XVI (2010) and Francis (2017).
Its construction began in 1919 with the construction of the Chapel of the Apparitions; Over the years the sanctuary has been expanded to include two basilicas, representing a significant increase in the capacity of sheltering pilgrims indoors. However, the various urban plans created to order their growth have had little practical effect, and the complex that we see today is the result more of timely interventions that met the needs of the moment than of unified and long-term planning. On the other hand, the powerful impetus generated by the Fatima Shrine was responsible for the exponential growth of a previously undeveloped area of the country.
Stylistically diversified, incorporating revivalist buildings alongside other more modern ones, the Fátima Sanctuary is composed mainly by the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Prayer Hall (outside), the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the respective Colonnade, the vast Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, the retreat houses of Our Lady of Carmo and Our Lady of Sorrows, a Way of the Cross in the Valinhos and the Paul VI Pastoral Center. It also has cultural spaces and several other buildings for the administrative sectors, pilgrim reception, medical care, commerce, meetings and congresses, and other activities. The sanctuary also had the contribution of artists of various generations, national and international, who made a numerous and diverse set of works there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Basilica da Santissima Trindade, Cova da Iria – Santuario de Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Fatima 2496 Portugal
This Basilica is the latest construction of the Fatima Sanctuary complex and is dedicated to the worship of the Holy Trinity. The intention of building a new temple there dates back to 1973, as it was found that the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima was no longer large enough to welcome all the pilgrims, particularly on Sundays and other days of medium affluence. In 1997, through Monsignor Luciano Guerra, the Shrine of Fatima organized an international competition for the design of a new building next to Pius XII Square, with a scale appropriate to the real needs. The laying of the first stone took place on June 6, 2004, Solemnity of the Holy Trinity; Three years later the work was completed, and the church was dedicated on October 12, 2007 by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, then Vatican Secretary of State and Benedict XVI’s legacy to close the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady. On 13 August 2012 the church was elevated to the category of Basilica.
The new church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity for a number of reasons, including the following: the apparitions of the Angel of Peace, with his insistent invitation to worship God, the Holy Trinity; the words of John Paul II in May 1982, spoken in the Chapel of Apparitions, by which he raised his thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity; the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, also dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Valinhos Sanctuary, Via sacra, Aljustrel Portugal
The Valinhos correspond to the lands that the three little shepherds of Fatima traveled from their houses in Aljustrel to the Cova da Iria for the grazing of their herds. It was here that two of the apparitions of the Angel of Portugal (or Angel of Peace) took place in 1916 (and where the children even learned the Prayers of the Angel), and an apparition of the Virgin Mary on August 19, 1917. .
Today, the Valinhos are visited by thousands of Portuguese and foreign pilgrims who travel along the Via Sacra to the Hungarian Calvary, visit the St. Stephen’s Chapel of Hungary and from there to visit the House of Lucia and the House of Francis. and Jacinta Marto in the village of Aljustrel.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Batalha Monastery, Largo Infante Dom Henrique 2440, Batalha 2440-484 Portugal
Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery, better known as Batalha Monastery, is a Dominican monastery located in the village of Batalha, in the Centro region, Beira Litoral province, in Portugal, which was built in 1386 by King D. João I of Portugal as thanks to the Virgin Mary for the victory against the Castilian rivals in the battle of Aljubarrota. This monastery of the Order of Saint Dominic was built over two centuries until about 1563, during the reign of seven kings of Portugal, although the first Dominican friars had lived there since 1388. An example of late Gothic Portuguese architecture, or Manueline style, is considered a world heritage site by UNESCO, and on 7 July 2007 was elected as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. In Portugal, IPPAR still classifies it as a National Monument since 1910. Since 2016, it has the status of National Pantheon.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nazare, Nazare, Leiria District, Central Portugal
Nazaré beach, with a mild climate and natural beauty, has one of the oldest traditions in Portugal linked to the fishing arts.
The long, crescent-shaped sandy beach, which is also the city’s seafront, is known for its grandeur and the brightly colored awnings that decorate the white sand beach in contrast to the blue water.
This is the beach in Portugal where the fishing traditions are more colorful and it is not uncommon to meet the fishmongers who still wear the seven skirts, as tradition dictates. On a late Saturday afternoon in the summer months, it is essential to sit on the wall watching the interesting show of “Arte Xávega” in which the nets loaded with fish come from the sea and the women shout their trading sessions. If we don’t understand the words exactly, it is nothing to worry about. These are codes that often only they know.
Facing the sea, on the right side, we see an impressive promontory. This is Sítio, where we have one of the best known panoramic views of the Portuguese coast. There are 318 meters of rock falling to the sea, which can be reached on foot, for the bravest, or ascending by elevator. At the top, we find the small Hermitage of Memory, which tells the legend of the miracle that Our Lady did by preventing the horse of a nobleman, D. Fuas Roupinho, from jumping on the precipice. True or not, at the Suberco Viewpoint the sign left on the rock by the horseshoe is shown, on this foggy morning of 1182. At the Site, we can also visit the Nossa Senhora da Nazaré Sanctuary and not far away, the Dr. Joaquim Manso Museum to find out more details about Nazarene traditions.
From Sítio and with time for a walk, crossing Parque da Pedralva, you arrive at Pederneira, a natural viewpoint with an unmissable view over the coast of Nazaré.
Currently, the great attraction of this city are the waves and the surf, thanks to the “Canhão da Nazaré”, an underwater geomorphological phenomenon that allows the formation of giant and perfect waves. It is the largest submerged gorge in Europe, with about 170 kilometers along the coast, which reaches 5000 meters in depth.
Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara gave him world visibility when, in 2011, he made the biggest wave in the world on a sandy bottom, with about 30 meters, in Praia do Norte, winning the Billabong XXL Global BigWave Awards and breaking a record of the Guinness Book. Like him, surfers from all over the world visit Nazaré every year to venture into the sea, especially during the winter. Between November and March, we wait patiently for the biggest waves to reveal themselves, during a long stage of the world championship of giant waves, the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge. On the beach, sunbathing is also appreciated and an excellent audience to appreciate the achievements of these young people.
In order to get to know Nazaré, a relaxed walk through the narrow streets, perpendicular to the beach, and a break at one of the restaurants to enjoy a dish of fresh seafood, grilled fish or an appetizing stew. And in the evening, there is nothing like enjoying the setting sun on any terrace overlooking the sea, while the lights come on and it gets dark.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Obidos Village, Obidos Portugal
Due to its excellent location by the sea and as the arms of the lagoon reached the hill, these lands have always been inhabited, which is confirmed by the Lower Paleolithic station of Outeiro da Assenta. Here was formed a Celtibero castro, facing west. The Phoenicians are known to have traded here, and today with more property than the Romans settled here, and it is likely that the south tower of the Facho originated from a Roman-built watchtower tower as the outpost of the city of Eburobrittium. , large urban city found and in the process of archaeological work.
On January 11, 1148, the first king, D. Afonso Henriques, supported by Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, took Obidos to the Arabs after the previous November siege. The Memory Cruise is a simple monument of the time, later restored. Obidos belonged to the defensive pentagon (of the five castles) of the center of the kingdom, idealized by the Templars.
With the offer of Óbidos as a wedding gift of D. Dinis to his wife D. Isabel, the village belonged to the House of Rainhas, only extinct in 1834, and here passed most of the queens of Portugal, leaving great benefits. D. Catarina orders the aqueduct and fountains to be built. The administrative reform of D. Manuel I gives to Óbidos in 1513 new Foral, being this time very intense in urban requalifications.
The 1755 earthquake made it feel strongly in the village, knocking down parts of the wall, as well as some temples and buildings, as well as altering some aspects of the Arab and medieval hull and layout. Óbidos was also the scene of the Peninsular War fights, having been here the great battle of Roliça, which in time belonged to the “term” of Óbidos.
More recently the village was the scene of the preparatory meeting of the April 25 Revolt, thus becoming linked to the brave and heroic movement of the captains.
Duration: 1 hour
