FATIMA Pilgrimage full day [EAST]

Fátima Pilgrimage tour
The pilgrimage to Fatima is the intention of an inner path to meet the beautiful and good God. 

Early departure from the Algarve , driving on the highway to the north direclty to Fátima, one of the world’s most important pilgrimage centres. Join this tour and a unique opportunity to visit a sacred place.  After arriving at Fátima, we start the tour with a visit to Aljustrel, the village where the angel of peace appearedand the houses where the three Shepherds lived and grew up, dating from the nineteenth century. Lucia lived here withher family until the age of 14, time that she left home to thecity of Porto, on June 17th, 1921. Sister Lucia gave the house to the Shrine of Fátima on 17th November 1981. Continue to Valinhos to discover another site where the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary and the Angel of Peace took place. Statues were built on the spot where the apparition is said to have appeared before the shepherd children. Guided visit of the Sanctuary of Fátima and the place where the Virgin Mary appeared to the three young shepherds in 1917 to entrust her three secrets: the end of the First World War, the fall of Communism and the attack against Pope John Paul II.  Fátima is one of the world's most important Catholic shrines. Visit the Chapel of the appearances and get the opportunity to attend mass. The pedestal on which the statue of the Virgin Mary is standing on indicates the exact place where the Virgin Mary appeared to the three young shepherds on May the 13th, June 13th, July 13th, August13th, September 13th and October 13th of 1917. Visit the Basilica of the Santissima Trindade, inaugurated on 12th October 2007, during the commemorations closing the 90th anniversary of the appearances at the Cova da Iria.
Enjoy free time for lunch (not included) and shopping for handycrafts in Fátima.
Return to the Algarve and to the hotels. 

Tour Timeline
07h00  Finish pick-ups and drive to Fátima.
11h30  Arrival in Fátima and start visiting Fatima, Aljustrel and Valinhos.
13h30  free time in Fátima for lunch and/or personnal shopping activities.
16h00  return to the bus to drive back to the Algarve.
20h30  arrival in the Algarve and return to the hotels.

The above information is indicative, as it may change during the tour and from hotel to hotel.