Join us on this 5-day pilgrimage to Fatima and Lisbon. Our guided tour of Lisbon will include a visit St Anthony’s church (the birthplace of St Anthony - The Patron of Lost Objects). We will also visit the beautiful Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima which was built in 1954 in reverence of witnessed apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The history of this Marian shrine begins in the spring of 1916 in Chousa Velha, Portugal, when an Angel of Peace appeared three times in an olive grove to three shepherd children: Lucia Santos and her two cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Although the apparition of this Angel was only known from 1937, by virtue of the second of four memoirs Lucia would go on to write, this was an early indication of the extraordinary. The following spring in 1917, one week before the Feast of the Ascension, the Virgin Mary appeared to Lucia and her two cousins on their family’s land: the Cova da Iria in Fatima. “It was a Lady (Lucia has written), clothed in white, and brighter than the sun, radiating a light more intense and clearer than a crystal cup would be, were it filled with sparkling water and lit with burning sunlight.” - The True Story of Fatima, Father John de Marchi, published 1956. On our last day, we will stop in Tomar and visit the famous former Catholic Convent here.
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London - Lisbon
Depart London Gatwick on our direct flight to Lisbon with easyJet. The departure time is 17:05, arrival at Lisbon Airport at 20:00. Transfer to the hotel, check-in followed by a light evening dinner/snack.
Lisbon City Tour & St Anthony’s Church
Breakfast in the hotel. This morning, we will visit Lisbon Cathedral (Sé de Lisboa) where St Anthony of Padua (The Patron of Lost Objects) was baptised and then St Anthony’s church, his birthplace. Mass here. After Mass, we will walk from St Anthony’s church to Commerce Square/Plaza (one of Lisbon’s main, harbour-facing plazas), also known as Praça do Comércio, for lunch. Following free time for lunch, we travel by coach to the Church of Saint Roch (Igreja de São Roque), a 16th-century, Baroque-style church known for its wonderfully rich decorated interior, and for being one of the first Jesuit churches in the world. We will then return to our coach and our last visit of the day will be to the Royal Basilica and Convent of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Basilica da Estrela), a minor basilica and ancient Carmelite convent in Lisbon. After our day touring, we will return to the hotel by coach. Evening dinner.
Lisbon - Fatima
Breakfast in the hotel followed by check-out. We will meet our coach driver in the hotel lobby. We will spend the morning visiting Jerónimos Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos), a 16th-century UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Belém district of Lisbon. Mass here. From here we will walk to view the Monument to the Discoveries (Padrão dos Descobrimentos). At 52m tall, the monument commemorates the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator, who discovered the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde. Today we’ll have free time for lunch in the Belém area. A short walk from the Monument to the Discoveries, we stop at the famous bakery, Pastéis de Belém with the opportunity to purchase the delicious original Portuguese Pastéis de Belém®. Following an ancient recipe from the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (first made in 1837), the secret recipe is recreated by hand every day in the bakery. Following free time for lunch, we will travel by coach to Belém Tower (Torre de Belém). The Belém Tower - a UNESCO world heritage site - was the point of departure of some of the early Portuguese maritime explorations. At the end of our touring day we will return to our coach and travel to Fatima for the final 2 nights of the pilgrimage. We check in to our hotel upon arrival and then afterwards we’ll have evening dinner in the hotel. Rosary at the Chapel of Apparition and then a beautiful Candlelight procession around the Sanctuary Square.
Fatima
Breakfast in the hotel. The group will meet in the hotel lobby and we will then walk to the Sanctuary Square. International Rosary at the Chapel of Apparition and International Mass at the Shrine. Free time in the Sanctuary after Mass where you may also wish to visit the Rosary Basilica where the tomb of the seers are buried. Free time for lunch. Afterwards, we will have a walking tour: Stations of the Cross along Via Sacre to Valinhos. According to tradition this is the place where the first and the third apparitions of the Angel to the seers (Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia) took place. While reciting the Rosary between the 8th and the 9th Stations, we stop and view the place where the fourth Apparition of Our Lady in August 1917 occurred. We continue on to the village of Ajustrel and visit the homes where the children lived with their families. Return to the hotel; we can walk back or catch the mini train back to the sanctuary/the hotel (fare not included, payable on the day). In the evening, we participate in the Rosary at the Chapel of Apparition followed by a beautiful Candlelight procession around the Sanctuary Square.
Fatima - Alcobaca - Nazare - London
Breakfast in the hotel followed by check-out. We’ll have Mass near to the hotel and then afterwards we’ll leave Fatima on our coach. Today we will firstly visit the Monastery of Alcobaça, a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça. We’ll leave and proceed to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazareth (Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré). Transfer to the lower part of Nazare’ where we’ll have free time for lunch. We then proceed direct to the airport in Lisbon for our flight home, allowing time for a comfort stop. Our flight departure time is 20:45, arriving at London Gatwick Airport at 23:30. Note: this price is based on minimum 40 people travelling. Any entrance fees e.g. at Belem Tower in Lisbon not included and payable on the day. This itinerary is subject to change E&OE.
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The booking deadline at this price is 30/01/2026. If you are booking after this date, please contact us first to confirm the current price.
A deposit payment of £450 with your completed booking form will confirm your place on this tour. The final balance is due 2 months prior to the departure date.
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While people of all ages are invited to travel on this tour, a reasonable level of fitness is required in order to keep pace with the group. There may be extended periods of standing and walking on hard surfaces.
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