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SAMPLE TOUR: Catholic Portugal

Catholic Portugal with Santiago de Compostela

 

Tour Code: EWTCT
Starts: Lisbon
Ends: Lisbon
Duration: 9 Days

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ITINERARY

 

Day 1: Departure Day

Fly from your departure city to Lisbon.

EWT can include airfare in your group rate.

Day 2: Arrival in Lisbon - Fatima

On arrival in Lisbon, you will be met by an EWT representative, who will be with you while you are in Portugal (optional service).

 Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal. Its history dates back to ancient times when Celts and Greeks dominated the region. Lisbon is the birthplace of Saint Anthony.

Transfer to your accommodation in Fatima. Arrive at your hotel for check-in. Unload your luggage.

The rest of the day is free for personal devotions, resting or leisure.

 


Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Fatima

Day 3: Lisbon City tour and mass

Breakfast at your accommodation.

Transfer back to Lisbon for a Panoramic Tour: Belem Tower, Church of St Mary in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon downtown, Comercio Square, Rossio, Eduardo VII Park.

Time to purchase lunch at one's own expense

Visit St. Anthony’s church. St. Anthony of Padua was born in Lisbon in 1195 and canonized in 1232, right after his death. His house was turned into a chapel in the 15th century, and today it is one of the main attractions for Catholic pilgrims coming to Lisbon.

A mass can be set in one of Lisbon’s churches or back in Fatima.

Return to Fatima

Dinner at the hotel.


Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Fatima

Day 4: Fatima

Breakfast will be served at your accommodation. 

 

This day is dedicated entirely to prayers and devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. You will perform the Via Crucis and visit the Shepherd’s Village in Valinhos. 

Lunch will be at your own expense. 

In the evening, you are invited to join pilgrims from around the world for the Rosary and candlelight procession at the Our Lady of Fatima Basilica. 

Dinner will be provided at the hotel.


Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Fatima

Day 5: Alcobaça / Nazaré / Batalha

Breakfast at your accommodation.

Depart for Alcobaça - a monumental monastery established in 1153 and conceived in Gothic and Baroque style.

Stop at Nazare. Located at the shores of the Atlantic oceans, the city is famous for its enormous waves – a paradise for surfers – and its sardines.

Time to purchase lunch at own expense

Visit the Batalha Monastery in Batalha: the best surviving example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Portuguese-own Manueline styles. The building work took more than a century and the result was magnificent – its cloisters, chapels, nave, and the pantheon of royal tombs are of extreme beauty.

Return to Fatima.  Take time to attend the Rosary and candlelight procession at the Our Lady of Fátima Basilica or resting at the hotel.  

Dinner at the hotel


Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Fatima

Day 6: Fatima / Braga / Santiago De Compostela

Breakfast at your accommodation and check out.

Braga - visit the Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary. Built on a hill, the Good Jesus of the Mount is a pilgrimage site that can be reached after climbing a 116-meter Baroque stairway.

Time to purchase lunch at one's own expense.

Cross the border into Spain and arrive at Santiago de Compostela,  named after St. James the Great, whose shrine is the foundation of the Cathedral of Santiago. This is the oldest Christian major pilgrimage route in Western Europe and every year millions follow this sacred path to Santiago de Compostela. Personal devotions will be possible at the tomb of the Apostle James.

Mass can be scheduled in Braga or Santiago

Arrive at your hotel for check-in. Unload your luggage.

Dinner at the hotel


Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Santiago de Compostela

Day 7: Porto / Coimbra / Fatima

Breakfast at your accommodation and check out.

Return to Portugal and stop in Oporto (Porto) for a sightseeing tour. Enjoy the views of the river and the colorful shore of Oporto in a short river cruise.

Time to purchase lunch at own expense

Continue to Coimbra, the home of the oldest university in Portugal, Coimbra is a place with ancient traditions and young student life– the old city center has many churches, buildings that witnessed several centuries of history.

Arrive to Fatima hotel and check-in. Unload your luggage.

Dinner at the hotel


Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Fatima

Day 8: Cabo Da Roca / Sintra / Cascais / Lisboa

Breakfast at your accommodation and check out.

First stop is Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, on the shore of the Atlantic.

Visit the National Palace in Sintra, the best-preserved medieval royal residence in Portugal.

Time to purchase lunch at own expense.

Drive back to Lisbon, check in at your hotel. Unload your luggage.

Free time for last-minute shopping.

Dinner at the hotel or local restaurant


Meals: Breakfast an diner

Accommodation: Hotel in Lisbon or Greater Lisbon area

Day 9: Departure day

Breakfast at your accommodation.

Transfer to Lisbon airport.

Fly from Lisbon to your home city.


Meals: Breakfast

 

 

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