Revel in the history of Fátima's fascinating monuments during this self-guided smartphone tour, departing from Lisbon. Meet your guide assistant in Lisbon and familiarize yourself with your easy guide device, then travel to Fátima, where you'll explore on your own.
Know the birthplace of the three Shepherd Children and visit their houses to have a deeper immersion into the history and origins of the Miracle of Fátima.
Trace the paths of pilgrims as you follow the intuitive guidance of your interactive device, which serves as your own local expert about the city’s history. By the end of this tour you may even feel like one of the lucky children who witnessed the apparition of Our Lady of Fátima.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Map
✔ Interactive guide (1 smartphone per customer including children)
✔ Information folder
✔ Transport by minibus or bus (depending on the size of the group)
✔ Guide assistant
✖ Gratuities
✖ Hotel pickup and drop-off
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Departure Point: Eduardo VII Park in Marquês de Pombal (Bus Terminal)
Directions: Small kiosk made of glass - Cityrama, Eduardo VII Park, 1070-051 Lisboa
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Cityrama Gray Line Portugal
Start the tour from Lisbon directly to Fátima
2
Casa-Museu de Aljustrel
Get to know the small, picturesque and rural village where the Little Shepherds were born.
Here you can visit the house where Jacinta and Francisco Marto lived, and the House of Lucia de Jesus.
You can visit the Arneiro Well - the place where the Angel appeared to the three Shepherd Children in the summer of 1916, a year before the apparition of Our Lady.
Duration: 45 minutes
3
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario de Fatima
This magnificent church was the first Catholic temple to be erected in Lisbon after the establishment of the Republic in Portugal in 1910. The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima is Primo Valmor in 1938, and of its patrimony the extraordinary stained glass of Almada Negreiros stands out.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Rosario de Fatima
This Marian center of pilgrimage evokes the apparitions of Our Lady to the three little shepherds Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, who took place in 1917 and were recognized in 1930.
The Sanctuary includes the Chapel of Apparitions, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Prayer Hall and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity. They complement the Sanctuary, the Retreat Houses of Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of Carmo and the Paul VI Pastoral Center.
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Chapel of the Apparitions
• The Chapel of the Apparitions was built on the exact spot where Our Lady appeared to the shepherd children, near the holm oak that once stood there.
The tree no longer exists, as it was gradually taken by pilgrims who came to see it.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• There is no bathroom on board the bus
• Dress code is smart casual
• The tours may be changed without prior notice
• A moderate amount of walking is involved
