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Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal
Photo: Renato Alves da Costa from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fátima is a world famous Catholic pilgrimage city and civil parish in the municipality of Ourém in Portugal's Beira Litoral region.
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Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima
Contains the tombs of two of the little shepherds Francisco and Jacinta Marto (who died in 1919-1920), as well as the tomb of Sister Lucia (who died in 2005).
Capelinha das Aparições
This is a small chapel located in Cova da Iria that was constructed in the 1920s to mark the exact location where three little shepherd children reported having received the famous apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Here you can see a diamond-encrusted gold crown of the Virgin Mary's original image, which contains the bullet that was removed from Pope John Paul II after a failed assassination attempt.
Basílica da Santíssima Trindade
This is the newest Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima. It includes the chapels of reconciliation (confessions).
Museu de Cera de Fátima
It depicts the whole history of Fátima in 31 scenes with 112 wax figures duly set in the décor and ethnography of the apparitions’ period in 1917.
Museu Vida de Cristo
This thematic museum, considered unique in the world, contains 33 scenes with 210 life-size wax figures that portray the life of Jesus Christ from the annunciation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary until the Ascension of Jesus to Heaven.
Monumento aos Três Pastorinhos
Statues dedicated to the three little shepherds of Fátima.
Via-Sacra e Calvário Húngaro dos Valinhos
The Stations of the Cross and the Hungarian Calvary are traditionally considered an obligatory visit for all pilgrims to Fatima.
Monumento a Nossa Senhora e ao Anjo da Paz nos Valinhos
The statue dedicated to the apparition. There is also a statue of the Angel of Peace, who is also said to have made an appearance in 1916.
Casas dos Três Pastorinhos em Aljustrel
The late 19th-century family homes of the three witnesses to the Apparation: the house of Lucia dos Santos and the house of Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
Igreja Paroquial de Fátima
Where the three shepherd children were baptised.
Rádio Maria
Radio Maria (Portugal) has a studio and chapel in Fátima that can be visited by all tourists and pilgrims, allowing everyone to get closer to the world of FM and digital radio.
Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Ortiga
Marian shrine that memorializes an old apparition of the Virgin Mary to a little shepherd girl. Pope Pius VII granted a special indulgence to pilgrims who visit with religious piety this important Catholic temple.
Visitas guiadas a Fátima
Walking tours for a nominal fee in the city and to the surrounding places related to the Angel of Peace and Virgin Mary apparitions. They also distribute free materials that you can pick up without going on a tour: maps, prayer cards, etc.
Rustic-chic environment with traditional Portuguese food.
Restaurant offering a variety of Tradicional Portuguese dishes and with a rich wine list.
Specialises in cod dishes.
Traditional Portuguese food.
Traditional Portuguese food.
Traditional Portuguese food.
Terrace bar with background music.
Great bar with music and several collections.
This lounge residence allow guests to cook their own meals and feel as if they were in their own home.
Accommodation in a rural setting.
Residence of rural tourism with historical chapel.
There are buses to and from Lisbon (1 hour 30 minutes) and Porto (2 hours 30 minutes) at least every hour from dawn to dusk. A round trip can cost up to €25.
Read in the guideIt is a short walk from the bus station to the basilicas and the Chapel of the Apparitions.
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