Sanctuary of Fátima

The sanctuary occupies a huge esplanade where, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin appeared to three shepherd children in 1917. At one end is the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, with the tombs of the shepherd children; at the other, the modern Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, one of the largest churches in the world. In between, the Chapel of the Apparitions, where the rosary is prayed daily.

You can enter freely and the visit is free. On the 12th and 13th of each month from May to October the great pilgrimages arrive and the esplanade fills up: if you are not coming for that, avoid those dates.