Portugal – Fatima & Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage
Duration: 8 Days
Highlights: Lisbon • Fatima • Coimbra • Porto • Santiago de Compostela • Batalha • Alcobaça • Nazaré
1.DAY
Warsaw → Lisbon → Fatima
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Flight from Warsaw to Lisbon.
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Transfer to Fatima.
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Overnight in Fatima.
4.DAY
Tomar & Coimbra
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Tomar: Convent of Christ, former seat of the Knights Templar.
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Coimbra: Carmelite convent chapel (where Sr. Lucia once lived), Coimbra University, Old and New Cathedrals.
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Evening Rosary procession.
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Overnight in Fatima.
7.DAY
Batalha • Alcobaça • Nazaré
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Batalha: Dominican Monastery with its famous “Unfinished Chapel”.
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Alcobaça: Cistercian Monastery with the largest church in Portugal.
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Nazaré: Shrine of Our Lady of Nazaré with a miraculous statue.
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Afternoon rest on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
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Evening Rosary procession.
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Overnight in Fatima.
2.DAY
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Fatima
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Introduction to the history of the 1917 apparitions of Our Lady.
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Visit the Fatima Sanctuary.
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Pilgrimage sites in Valinhos, Loca da Cabeco, and Aljustrel.
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Way of the Cross (Droga Krzyżowa).
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Evening Rosary procession.
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Overnight in Fatima.
5.DAY
Porto → Santiago de Compostela
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Porto: Cathedral, Douro riverfront, Porto wine cellar visit, Douro river cruise.
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Drive to Santiago de Compostela.
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Overnight in Santiago.
8.DAY
Lisbon → Warsaw
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Return flight to Poland.
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End of pilgrimage.
3.DAY
Obidos & Lisbon
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Obidos: charming medieval town with the best-preserved city walls in Portugal.
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Lisbon: Church of St. Anthony, Cathedral, Belem district, Jeronimos Monastery, Monument to the Discoveries, Belem Tower.
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Evening Rosary procession.
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Overnight in Fatima.
6.DAY
Santiago de Compostela → Fatima
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Santiago de Compostela: Sanctuary of St. James the Apostle, Cathedral visit, prayer at the relics and the statue of St. James.
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Transfer back to Fatima.
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Overnight in Fatima.