Fatima Tour: Sanctuary & the Shepherds village

Pay only for what you enjoy!

Our guided tours aims to be a unique and personal experience, supported on our expertise: we suggest an itinerary, one or two restaurants to lunch, and the most iconic monuments and attractions to visit. But, we want you to feel free to choose your favourite restaurant, your preferred monuments or attractions! We will adapt the itinerary, whenever possible, to meet your wishes.

That is why our price does not include lunch, or the tickets to visit monuments and attractions.

• Fatima’s Sanctuary: This important Marian shrine belonging to the Catholic Church is one of the main international destinations for religious tourism, receiving around six million visitors a year. It was visited by Popes Paul VI (1967), John Paul II (1982, 1991 and 2000), Benedict XVI (2010) and Francisco (2017). The annual pilgrimages are celebrated on the 13, from May to October.
• Apparitions Chapel:  The core of this holly location. A chapel were erected at the place of Our Lady´s Apparitions. This chapel shelters  the Statue of Our Lady placed on the top of  a  marble column.
• Basilica of the Holy Trinity: Located at one end of the sanctuary lies this an ecumenical building inaugurated in 2007. It is  a modern piece of contemporary architecture, a large temple without intermediate supports and with a capacity for about 8,700 people. Outside, there is the Tall Cross in bronze, by the german Robert Schad sculptor.

• Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima:  built on the opposite top end of the sanctuary, on the spot where the three little shepherds used to play while shepherding the flock. It recalls the Apparitions of Our Lady. It’s 14 altars are dedicated to the mysteries of the Rosary. Admire the stained glass and paintings that decorate the church  representing scenes depicting the life of Our Lady, the Apparitions and the Message of Fatima.
• The Hungarian Calvary: located in Monte dos Valinhos a place close to the Sanctuary, surrounded by an extensive green area.The Holy Way is composed of 14 little chapels in memory of the Passion of Our Lord and a 15th corresponding to the Resurrection.Upon entering Monte dos Valinhos, it is noticeable the strong spirituality of peace and tranquility of this environment, as well as the other places where the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima occurred: the Loca of Angel and the Shepherds Well.
• Aljustrel – Shepherds village: the place of birth of the three little shepherds. Here you may visit  the  houses where they have lived as well as the Ethnographic Museum of Aljustrel.
• Return to Porto.

Notes: This attractions list is not mandatory nor exhaustive and it may be adjusted to your expectations. Besides, the itinerary may differ due to weather conditions, the time spent in each location and the guide’s criterion.