Proposed Pilgrimage Itinerary *

Day 1 - Arrive Fatima 14th October

Check in at Shannon airport for our flight to Porto. On arrival in Porto we will be met by our guide and escorted to the coach for our transfer to Fatima where we will check into the Hotel Aurea Fatima on a half-board basis. Depending on our time of arrival, we will receive a light dinner before settling into our rooms.

Day 2 - Aljustrel 15th October, 2026

The coach will pick us up at the hotel directly after breakfast for our morning trip to Valinhos and Aljustrel. Our first stop will be Valinhos where Our Lady appeared on the 19th August in 1917. Our Lady appeared to the children here as they had been taken in for questioning by the authorities on the 13th and were not at the Cova D'Iria. After praying at this very special place we will walk to the Cabeco where the angel appeared to them the first and third of the three times he appeared in 1916. We then proceed to Aljustrel, the village where the three little shepherds were born. We visit their homes and the well at the bottom of Lucia's garden where the angel appeared the second time. Our last stop before we return to the hotel will be the Fatima parish church. There we will see the baptismal font where all three were baptised. Return to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon attend holy Mass in the Capelinha (apparition site) after which there will be an introductory tour of the sanctuary and see the Capelinha, the Rosary Basilica and tombs of the Seers, Statue of the Sacred Heart and water fountain, candle area, Berlin Wall, Chapel of Adoration, Reconciliation Chapel and Basilica of the Holy Trinity. We return to our hotel for dinner followed by the Rosary and Candlelight procession.

Day 3 - Optional trip to Santarem 16th October

This morning there will be an optional half day excursion to the city of Santarem where we will visit the Church of St Stephen also known as the Church of the Eucharistic Miracle. There we will celebrate Holy Mass and venerate the host that miraculously bled in the year 1247 as the result of being treated with disrespect. Afterwards there may be a little time for leisure before returning to Fatima for Lunch. In the afternoon spend some free time visiting the tombs of the shepherds or spend a while in the museum of light and peace where you can see the bullet in the Crown of Our Lady and the Irish Monstrance. After dinner there will be rosary at the Capelinha followed by Candlelight Procession.

Day 4 - Hungarian Way of the Cross 17th October

This morning after breakfast we will depart the hotel on foot to walk the Hungarian Way of the Cross (a gift from the Hungarian People). As we walk through the olive groves on the path the three shepherd children would have taken many times on their way to the Cova D'Iria we pray the stations of the cross. We finish at the beautiful little Chapel of Saint Stephen where we can spend a short while in prayer and climb the steps to the Calvary on the roof of the chapel from where there is a beautiful view taking in Aljustrel, Fatima Parish Church and the Rosary Basilica. Return to the Hotel for lunch. The afternoon will be free to stroll through the town or visit some of the museums and exhibitions or return to the village of Aljustrel by tourist train to enjoy its peaceful ambience. Dinner in the hotel before rosary and candlelight procession in the Sanctuary.

Day 5 - Return to Shannon 18th October

Free morning in Fatima to finish packing or return to your favourite places in the Sanctuary before lunch. After lunch we will check out of the hotel and travel to Porto where we will celebrate Holy Mass before proceeding to the Airport for our return flight home.