The DIY Tour was designed especially for those seeking total autonomy as they set about discovering our wonderful Portugal
Highlights
Places of interest
- Houses of the three shepherd children in Aljustrel
- Arneiro Well
- Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Chapel of the Apparition
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima
- Church of the Most Holy Trinity
- Pilgrims on foot
included with
Interactive guide (1 smart-phone per customer including children);
Information folder;
Map of destination;
Guide assistant
excluded by
Pick up and drop off
Essential
Information
The DIY Tour was designed especially for those seeking total autonomy as they set about discovering our wonderful Portugal. This interactive guide will prove to be your perfect travelling companion enabling you to enjoy your chosen destination very much at your own pace.
Itinerary
Revel in the history of Fátima's fascinating monuments during this self-guided smartphone tour, departing from Lisbon. Meet your guide assistant in Lisbon and familiarize yourself with your easy guide device, then travel to Fátima, where you'll explore on your own.
Know the birthplace of the three Shepherd Children and visit their houses to have a deeper immersion into the history and origins of the Miracle of Fátima.
Trace the paths of pilgrims as you follow the intuitive guidance of your interactive device, which serves as your own local expert about the city’s history. By the end of this tour you may even feel like one of the lucky children who witnessed the apparition of Our Lady of Fátima.
Places of interest
House of Jacinta and Francisco - The house where Jacinta and Francisco Marto lived.
House of Lucia de Jesus – where she lived until 1921.
Arneiro Well – the place where the Angel appeared to the three Shepherd Children in the summer of 1916, a year before the apparition of Our Lady.
Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, made of bronze, emerges in the center of the sanctuary, in front of the Chapel of the Apparitions.
Chapel of the Apparitions, was built in the exact location where Our Lady appeared to the shepherd children where the holm oak once grew, and that is no longer there because it was taken piece-by-piece by the pilgrims who went to see it.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, was built on the place where the shepherd children were playing on May 13th 1917 before the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The mortal remains of the three seers are buried on this site.
Church of the Most Holy Trinity, was designed by the architect Alexandros Tombazis, and was inaugurated on the 12th October 2007 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin of the Rosary of Fatima.
Pilgrims on foot. All through the middle of the Sanctuary of Fatima, we find the path the pilgrims take on their knees to pay for their promises.
Departure from Marques de Pombal Square
Visit Aljustrel - Houses of the three shepherd children and the Arneiro Well
Free time at the Shrine of Fátima
Return to Lisbon - Marques de Pombal Square
