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The back of the stone house of Francisco and Jacinta Marto in Aljustrel, with its dark shuttered windowAbílio Moura · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Fátima and Batalha

Aljustrel and the Valinhos path

The shepherd children's hamlet and a Way of the Cross among olive trees · 3 km · 1 h 30 · Free

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
1 h 30
Distance
3 km
Season
All year
Who it's for
Everyone; dirt track without steep slopes
With a dog
On a lead; rural path

About 2 km south of the sanctuary, Aljustrel is the hamlet where Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta lived: low stone houses, some open as house museums. From there the Valinhos path begins, a Way of the Cross between olive trees and stone walls that passes the sites of other apparitions.

It is a quiet, almost flat walk, out and back, that gives an idea of the rural Fátima of 1917, far from the esplanade.

As a familyWith a dog

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The dining room of the Tia Alice restaurant© Restaurante Tia Alice

Tia Alice

Restaurant · Fátima · €€€€

What to order: the roast veal or the chanfana from the wood oven (€29), and the bolo do convento for dessert.

To stay nearby

The Hotel Cinquentenário in Fátima© Hotel CinquentenárioHotel

Hotel Cinquentenário

Family hotel · Connecting family rooms · Restaurant

Why we like it: Family hotel in Fátima with 50 years of history, a restaurant, shops and a conference centre, a few minutes' walk from the sanctuary. It has a family programme.

The Hotel Fátima next to the sanctuary© Hotel FátimaHotel

Hotel Fátima

117 rooms · Next to the sanctuary · Free parking and garage · Adapted rooms

Why we like it: A 117-room hotel with suites next to the sanctuary grounds, with over 70 years of history, free parking, a garage and an electric car charger.