We leave Lisbon towards North through Estremadura province enjoying a landscape of vineyards, cork trees, pine and eucalyptus forests on the way up to Serra de Aire mountain to reach Fatima at the top. We stop close the huge sanctuary where you can visit:
-The Basilica with the tombstones of the shepherds witnessing the apparitions of Our Lady
- Lucia, Jacinta, Francisco. In the Basilica and side chapels or in the new church you can confess, as there are priests in several languages. In the middle of the square there is the Apparitions’ Chapel - heart of the shrine.
On the floor of the vast square, there is a marble passage crossed by pilgrims on their knees until they reach the Apparitions’ chapel to ask pfrom Our Lady or fulfill a promise. Aljustrel - 3 Km away from the sanctuary there is the house of Marto family, where Jacinta and Francisco were born. Lucía's house is close by.
We’ll stop nearby and you can go inside the 2 houses and see how the shepherds used to live. Valinhos - see the place where Our Lady of Fatima appeared for the 4th time in August 19th, 1917.
Loca do Anjo – visit the place where the children saw the apparition of the Angel in 1916.
Before an hour drive back to Lisbon, we may stop in a local store of religious handicraft. As an optional tour, you may want to visit Ourem castle.