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Portugal Travel - Sightseeing Tours in Lisbon - Lisbon and Fatima organized by Viator
Combine a sightseeing tour of Lisbon with a visit to one of the most
important places of pilgrimage in the Catholic World - Fatima. Visit the
sights where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, and learn more about
this incredibly spiritual place.
This tour is seasonal and operates from April to October only.
This morning you will visit many of the major sights of Lisbon. The Coach
Museum, Jerónimos Monastery (closed on Mondays, replaced by a visit of Ajuda
Palace or the "Fundação Medeiros e Almeida"), Tower of Belém, Monument to the
Discoveries, Alfama, Rossio Square and Marquês de Pombal Square.
You will have some free time for lunch, before proceeding to Fátima at
around 2:30pm. Visit the Sanctuary Basilica where the tombstones of Jacinta
and Francisco are and the Chapel of Apparitions, heart of the shrine. There
will be time to attend mass if you wish.
In Aljustrel you will stop and visit the houses where Jacinta, Francisco
and Lucia were born. In Valinhos, visit the place where Our Lady of Fátima
appeared for the 4th time on 19 August 1917.
At Loca do Anjo, you can visit the place where the children, Francisco,
Jacinta e Lucia, got for the 1st and 3rd time, the visit of the Angel in 1916.
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