Fátima full day private tour

The Sanctuary of Fátima, formally titled by the Catholic Church as Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima, is a Marian sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima, located in the place of Cova da Iria, in the city of Fátima, municipality of Ourém, in Portugal .

This Basilica is the most recent construction of the Sanctuary of Fátima complex, being dedicated to the cult of the Holy Trinity.

The Capelinha das Apparições is a chapel located in Cova da Iria, in Fátima, within the Sanctuary of Fátima, in Portugal.

It was in the small village of Aljustrel, located about 2 km from the sanctuary of Fátima, that the three visionaries of Fátima were born – Lúcia and her cousins ​​Francisco and Jacinta who shared the shepherding tasks with her.

Very similar in design and simplicity, the single-story houses that the little shepherds lived in can be visited. The house where the brothers Jacinta and Francisco lived was built in 1888 and is located about 200 meters from their cousin Lúcia's house, dated 1885. Next to the latter is the Aljustrel House-Museum, which displays implements agricultural items, kitchen utensils, clothes and furniture showing visitors what the daily life of these mountain populations was like at the beginning of the 20th century. XX.

The Alcobaça Monastery is closely linked to the affirmation of Portugal as an independent kingdom (1139-1179). It was founded on the initiative of the first king, D. Afonso Henriques, by donation to Bernardo de Claraval, dated 1153.

It reflects, like few monuments, the aesthetic sobriety preached by St. Bernard and the rigor and austerity of the Cistercian Order. The works began in 1178 and were completed around 100 years later. In the church, the master masons of the Cistercian Order experimented with what was, at the time, a new “mode” of construction – Gothic – introducing this new architectural language into Portuguese territory.

Nazaré is a Portuguese village in the district of Leiria, seat of the municipality to which it gives its name and with around 10,300 inhabitants. Known for its giant waves, it is a world name in surfing.

The medieval village of Óbidos is one of the most characteristic and best preserved in Portugal.