Lisbon Trip Overview
Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the world’s most popular pilgrimage destinations for the Catholic faithful. Explore Portugal on a full-day, multi-city tour that takes you to some of its most popular medieval and 20th-century architectural and religious marvels.Next up on your tour is the Convent of Christ. The entrance of the convent is made through a portico, an authentic sculpture by João and Diogo de Castilho. This Convent crosses times and artistic languages that travel through Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Baroque, and has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1983.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisbon, Central Portugal, Portugal
Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the world’s most popular pilgrimage destinations for the Catholic faithful. Explore Portugal on a full-day, multi-city tour that takes you to some of its most popular medieval and 20th-century architectural and religious marvels.Next up on your tour is the Convent of Christ. The entrance of the convent is made through a portico, an authentic sculpture by João and Diogo de Castilho. This Convent crosses times and artistic languages that travel through Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Baroque, and has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1983.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Castelo de Tomar, Colina do Castelo, Tomar 2300-000 Portugal
The Castle of Tomar, in Ribatejo, is located in the parish of São João Baptista, in the city and municipality of Tomar, district of Santarém, Portugal. It integrates the great architectural group of the Convent of Christ.
Templar castle on the right bank of the river Nabão, integrated, at the time of the Reconquest, the so-called Tagus Line, along with others in the region that accompany the style: Almourol, Idanha, Monsanto, Pombal and Zêzere
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Convento de Cristo, Igreja do Castelo Templario, Tomar 2300-000 Portugal
The Convent of Christ (XII century – XVIII century) is the denomination attributed to a set of historical buildings located in the parish of São João Baptista, city of Tomar, Portugal. The beginning of its construction dates back to 1160 and is closely linked to the beginnings of the kingdom of Portugal and the role played by the Order of the Templars, having been reconfigured and expanded in subsequent centuries when the Order of Christ was founded there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Igreja de Santa Maria dos Olivais, Avenida da Horta D’El Rei, Tomar 2300-304 Portugal
The Church of Santa Maria dos Olivais, also referred to as the Church of Santa Maria do Olival, is located on the left bank of the river Nabão, in the city of Tomar, Portugal.
Built in the 12th century, it was the seat of the Order of the Templars in the country, having served as a pantheon of the Order’s masters. Classified as a National Monument since 1910, it is one of the most emblematic examples of Gothic art in Portugal.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Museu do Santuario de Fatima, Fatima 2495 Portugal
The Shrine of Fatima, formally named by the Catholic Church as the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, located on the site of the Cova da Iria, in the city of Fatima, Ourém, Portugal .
The Sanctuary of Fátima 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 little shepherds – Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto – in 1917
Duration: 1 hour
