Init: Lisbon

Min age: 2+

Arrival at the airport and departure towards Lisbon. Arrival at the Hotel and accommodation.

DAY 2. LISBON – FÁTIMA:

Breakfast at the Hotel. We will start our day with a panoramic view of Lisbon with a local guide, Portugal’s hilly capital, is a coas- tal city known for its cafe culture and soulful Fado music. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city’s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and the Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. This city is rich in architecture; Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Baroque. Modern and Postmo- dern constructions can be found all over Lisbon. The city is also crossed by historical boulevards and mo- numents along the main thoroughfares, particularly in the upper districts. Lunch in reserved restaurant. In the afternoon we can visit the Belém Tower (in- cluded), part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. The Hieronymites Monastery, pantheon to both the Royal family And Vasco de Gama, in the manuelino style from the early 16th century. We will stop to visit also the Jeronimos Monastery (entrance included). Return to the Hotel and accommodation.

DAY 3. FÁTIMA:

Breakfast at the Hotel and then we will star our journey toward Fátima. The appearance of the virgin in 1917 transformed the small town of Fátima into the destination of the millions of believers who make the pilgrimage every year and gather o the great Neo-Baroque Basilica with its colonnades and Chapel of Apparitions. Lunch in reserved restaurant and in the afternoon we will visit Valinhos and Aljustrel. Possibility of celebrating or attending a Holy Mass, as well as participating in the religious activities and an evening procession. Check-in at the Hotel in Fatima and accommodation.

DAY 4. COIMBRA – BRAGA:

Breakfast at the Hotel and we continue to Coimbra, the former capital city for more than one hundred years, boast the oldest university of Portugal. With our local guide we will visit the exterior of the university’s library and Roma- nesque Cathedral, prior to strolling down the narrow streets to the Carmelite convent where Sor Lucía, one of the Fátima shepherds lived and died. Lunch in reserved restaurant. In the afternoon we continue our trip to Braga. The Cathedral, The relic Chapel and Santa Bárbara Chapel are one of the most im- portant sites in the city centre. Afterwards we will visit the Bom Jesus del Monte, a Portuguese sanc- tuary, and a notable example of pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 meters (381 feet), then we visit Sameiro sanctuary, Portugal’s second biggest. Check-in at the Hotel in Braga and accommodation.