(Cont)
11/28/2023 Obidos, Nazare (surfing), Fatima
(see Portugal3)
11/29/2023 Tomar (Templars), Coimbra (university), Porto
11/30/2023 Porto – Clerigos Tower
12/1/2023 Aveiro canals
11/28/2023 Obidos, Nazare (surf), Fatima
Nazare
FATIMA
The civil parish has been permanently associated with Our Lady of Fátima, a series of 1917 Marian apparitions that were purportedly witnessed by three local shepherd children at the Cova da Iria. The Catholic Church later recognized these events as “worthy of belief”. A small chapel was built at the site of the apparition in 1919, and a statue of Mary installed. The chapel and statue have since been enclosed within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, a shrine complex containing two minor basilicas. Associated facilities for pilgrims, including a hotel and medical centre, have also been built over the decades within and around the Sanctuary. The city has become an important international destination for religious tourists, receiving between 6 and 8 million pilgrims yearly.