Porto Trip Overview
Visit the religious center of Portugal – Fátima – where you can learn more about the phenomenon of the Marian apparitions, which took place for the first time on May 13th, 1917. Visit the Sanctuary, the Basilica and the Apparitions Chapel. In the afternoon visit the magnificent city of Coimbra, where the University area, the Cathedral and the Historic Centre can be visited.
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* Duration: 10 hours
* Starts: Porto, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Visit the religious center of Portugal – Fátima – where you can learn more about the phenomenon of the Marian apparitions, which took place for the first time on May 13th, 1917. Visit the Sanctuary, the Basilica and the Apparitions Chapel. In the afternoon visit the magnificent city of Coimbra, where the University area, the Cathedral and the Historic Centre can be visited.
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Stop At: Living Tours Portugal, Porto Portugal
Your expert guide will collect you at your accommodation and will drive you from Porto to the Fátima, on of the most famous and important sites in Portugal due to the events known as the Apparitions of Fátima, that took place there in 1917.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Fatima, Fatima, Santarem District, Central Portugal
It’s time to discover Fátima.
With its origins deep in history, it was during the Arabian occupation that this settlement developed and was named. According to legend, during the Christian Reconquest, the Templar knight Gonçalo Hermingues, also known as Bringer-of-Moors, fell in love with Fátima, a Moor captured in the course of an ambush. Reciprocating the love, the young woman converted to Christianity and adopted the name Oureana.
In the sixteenth century, the settlement became a parish in the collegiate church of Ourém within the Diocese of Leiria.
Its subsequent development dates from the events known as the Apparitions of Fátima, in the early part of the twentieth century. It has become one of the key centers for the Cult of the Virgin Mary in Portugal and has been recognised world-wide by the Catholic Church.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, 2495-402 Fátima, Portugal
One of the largest Marian centres in the world.
This Marian centre of pilgrimage evokes the apparitions of Our Lady to the three little shepherds Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, which took place in 1917 and were recognized in 1930. The spot was a rural property called Cova da Iria, and it belonged to the parents of Lucia, who donated it to the Shrine. It was here that five of the six apparitions took place
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Capela Das Aparicoes, Cova da Iria Santuário de Fátima, Fatima 2495-580 Portugal
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.
Pass By: Rua dos Pastorinhos, R. dos Pastorinhos, 2495 Fátima, Portugal
The three shepherd children to whom Our Lady appeared – Lúcia and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta – were born in the small village of Aljustrel, around 2 kms from the sanctuary of Fátima.
Stop At: Coimbra, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Central Portugal
Our last stop will be Coimbra, a city known for its academic life, a city that gives life to those who lost it.
You will have the opportunity to get to know a little bit of academic life but also of the general culture that surrounds the university.
Take advantage of this moment to stroll through the picturesque streets of this magical city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
