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FATIMA & SANTIAGO

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Duration

5 DAYS & 4 NIGHTS

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

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DAY 1 LISBON - FATIMA

Arrival to Lisbon. Meeting with the guide and visit to Lisbon, the anthem of color, perched on seven hills on the banks of the Tagus, this city is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful capitals of Europe. Together we will discover the Belém district with its prestigious monuments erected in memory of the century of the great maritime discoveries: The Monument of the Discoveries, the elegant Tower of Belém, fort of the fifteenth century built on the Tagus and the Monastery dos Jerónimos – testimony of the gratitude of the country to the navigator Vasco da Gama for the discovery of the course of spices, maritime route to India.
Visit to the church of the Jeronimos Monastery (entrance to the cloister for a supplement) and taste the most famous dessert of Portugal, the "Pastel of Belém".We will continue with a visit to the heart of Lisbon "a Baixa" (lower town): Don Pedro IV Square, known as “Praça do Rossio”, “Plaça do Comércio”, Rua Augusta and the Chiado, upper part of the old town, favorite destination of poets such as Fernando Passoa. At the end of our journey, we will move to FATIMA (about 127 km), for dinner and overnight in hotel. After dinner opportunity to participate in the torchlight procession at 21:30.

DAY 2 FATIMA – BATALHA – ALCOBAÇA – NAZARE' – FATIMA

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning visit to the Sanctuary of Fátima, with the Chapel of the Apparitions, where Madonna appeared to the 3 little shepherds, the Basilica, where the bodies of the visionaries are located and where is located one of the largest organs of Europe, and the new Church of the Holy Trinity, inaugurated in 2007 for the 90th anniversary of the Apparitions.
Lunch at the hotel.
In the afternoon excursion with guide to the Monasteries of Batalha, of which we will also visit the cloister, and visit the church of the monastery of Alcobaça. These two buildings remind visitors of the importance of monastic orders over the centuries in Portuguese territory. Continuation to NAZARÈ, typical fishing village on the Atlantic. Return to FATIMA for dinner and overnight in the hotel.

DAY 3 FATIMA – COIMBRA – BOM JESUS DE BRAGA – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

After breakfast departure for COIMBRA, Mater Studiorum of Portugal as well as the first capital of the country. Meeting with the guide and visit of the old town: Sofia's street, the Church of Santa Croce where Santo Antonio became a friar. Coimbra is also the city where the visionary of Fatima lived, Sister Lucy, until her death. Coimbra, renowned for its beautiful and remote University, among the oldest in the world, and its library (admission fee and under availability). Lunch in
restaurant with menu based on typical regional dish. In the afternoon departure for SANTIAGO, with a short stop at Bom Jesus, a spectacular sanctuary overlooking the hill of Braga. The Sanctuary has been declared a Building of Public Interest and is one of the largest pilgrimage centres in Portugal. In the evening arrival to Santiago for dinner and overnight to the hotel.

DAY 4 SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELA – PORTO

After breakfast visit to Santiago, certainly one of the most important religious centers of Christianity. Officially a bishopric since 1095, it has also been an important university centre since the 16th century. Guided tour of the city and visit to the Cathedral of S. Giacomo with its high spires and the front square that are the heart of the city that is born and develops around the tomb of the saint. Lunch in a restaurant.
After a short stop at Monte Gozo, we will leave for PORTO, where we will arrive in time for a visit to a winery to taste the prestigious wine of the city port and enjoy a walk along the river up to the district of Ribeira. Dinner and overnight in the hotel in Porto.

DAY 5 PORTO - ITALY

After breakfast visit to the city of Porto. Walk along the typical Sta Caterina street, until you reach the Central Station, entirely decorated with azulejos, the Cathedral Square and the Fort of the 21st century, both of the Baroque period, the Roman church, the cloisters decorated with «azulejos»The Via dei Fiori, adorned with Baroque houses, and the S. Francesco church (fee entrance). If desired, free time to attend Mass in the Self/ Cathedral, whose chapel is entirely chiseled silver (this was then covered with stucco by a sacristan in order to avoid looting by Napoleonic troops). Free lunch and transfer by bus to the airport for the return flight.

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