The Apparitions of Fatima

Day 1: HOMETOWN – LISBON

After our arrival at Lisbon Airport we will meet our tour escort and we will go by coach to our hotel in Lisbon for 1 night stay. Lisbon is the ancient and beautiful capital of Portugal and it is recognized an alpha city because of its importance in finances, media, entertainment, commerce, international trade, education, tourism and arts. Lisbon is also one of the oldest cities in the world since it was Julius Caesar who in the 1st century BC made it a municipium. We will have dinner in the hotel. Overnight.

Day 2: LISBON – FATIMA (81 miles)

Breakfast in our hotel. Afterwards we will leave our hotel for Lisbon sightseeing. Our tour will take us to the Tower of Belem standing in a Lisbon district that carries the same name. It was from here many famous sailors set off: Henry the Sailor, Bartholomeu Dias, Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama and Columbus stopped here coming back from America. The Tower of Belem is an architectural jewel of the Portuguese Art known as El Manuelino Style and it was a mute witness of the First and Great Lusitanian Empire in the whole World. In 15th and 16th centuries Lisbon was the richest and the most cosmopolitan European city. The impressive Geronimo’s Monastery rises in the very same district. Later we will visit the Lisbon Cathedral dedicated to Our Lady - the Cathedral is the oldest Lisbon church and its beginnings date back to 1147. We will have lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards we will visit the birth house of Saint Anthony, born in 1195, known as Saint Anthony of Padua for the place where he died and where his tomb is. He was canonized shortly after his death in 1232. We will celebrate our Holy Mass at the Cathedral of Lisbon or at the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua. In the afternoon we will head towards Fatima (81 miles) to assist in the Candlelight Procession. Dinner and overnight in our hotel in Fatima.

Day 3: FATIMA

Breakfast in our hotel. Today we will visit all places related to the pasthorinhos whose names were Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia and to apparitions of Virgin Mary that took place in 1917. We will visit the houses where the children were born in the humble village of Aljustrel and the Parish Church of Fatima where they were baptized. We will see also the Chapel of the Apparitions - an open - air chapel built at the place where the Fatima apparitions had been reported. We will visit Great Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima where the bodies of Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia lie. We will celebrate our Holy Mass in the Our Lady of Fatima Church or in the Chapel of The Apparitions. We will have lunch at a local restaurant in Fatima. Afternoon we will have time for private devotion. Dinner and overnight in our hotel in Fatima.

Day 4: FATIMA – SINTRA (93 miles) – LISBON (19 miles)

We will have breakfast in our hotel. This morning we will leave Fatima going to Sintra. This town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sintra had two castles in the Middle Ages. The first one - called Castelo dos Mouros - was built on the hill overlooking the town and it is of Moorish origin even if the current construction is the result of a romantic renovation that took place in the 19th century thanks to King Ferdinand II. The second one - now known as Sintra National Palace - was located downhill and it was a residence of the Moorish rulers of the region. First reference on it appears more than one thousand years ago thanks to the Arab geographer Al - Bacr. The actual aspect of the Palace is the mixture of Gothic, Manueline and Moorish style. There are some outstanding rooms inside such as The Swans’ Room (Sala dos Cisnes), Magpies Room (Salas das Pegas) and Arab Room (Sala dos Arabes) which we are going to visit. We will have lunch at a local restaurant and later just a bit of free time in the city centre of Sintra. Late in the afternoon we are going to take our coach to go to Lisbon. We will have our dinner in hotel. Overnight.

Day: 5 LISBON – HOMETOWN

After having breakfast in our hotel we will have time for leisure until the hour to leave our hotel in the direction of Lisbon Airport to take our flight back home. End of our services.

SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT IN 4 STAR HOTEL: 165 €

DISCOUNT THIRD PERSON IN THE ROOM: 15%

THE PRICE INCLUDES

4 nights in 4* hotels - 2 in Lisbon (one at the beginning and one at the end) and 2 in Fatima.

4 breakfasts and 4 dinners in the hotels.

4 lunches in local restaurants.

Still water included during lunch and dinner.

Luxury coach with air - conditioning throughout the trip.

Tour escort service throughout the trip.

Guided visits: HD in Lisbon city centre, HD in Fatima and HD in Sintra.

Travel insurance.

Cancellation insurance.

THE PRICE DOESN´T INCLUDE

Flight ticket.

Extras such as telephone calls, tips, etc.

Everything that has not been mentioned in the programme or in the leaflet concerning the trip.

IMPORTANT: THIS PROGRAMME IS ONLY A SUGGESTION AND IT CAN BE TAILORED AND PERSONALISED ACCORDING TO GROUPS WISHES.