A beautiful Cathedral inside and out upon an open expansion for the influx of visitors and thousands of pilgrims. It was amazing to see people on their knees slowly crawling on their knees to the steps of the cathedral. Additional buildings provide more information and…
This place cuts through the trappings of materialism like a hot knife. The realities on this eve of October 13, were the hundreds of people, in traffic vests, walking a pilgrimage for days to get here. It is men and women crawling on their knees across the pavers to pay their…
Large beautiful spot. Holy , spiritual Well laid out and plenty of room like Square at St Peter's. Modern church across way we were told can hold 9,000 people! Worth seeing that , too.
We went for the day and spend a couple of hours in Fatima. We are not that religious but it is something about it and both feel very relax after that visit. It is a bit of walk but we were lucky it wasn't too busy. Candles are not too pricy too, 50p each. Definitely recommended…
What a place. It's hard to imagine the number of people that visit during the pilgrammage. It is massive. We visited on a tour from Lisbon. It was a 1.5 hr drive. This is one of the most important Catholic shrines in the world. People get on their knees and proceed into…