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Day tour Fatima and Coimbra

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Day tour Fatima and Coimbra

A great tour with an emphasis on spirituality and knowledge. Starting in Lisbon and heading to Fatima where you will be visiting the famous Shrine. It is one of the largest pilgrimage centers in the world, built around the place where, in 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherds. After visiting the Basilica where the three seers are buried, the chapel of apparitions and the modern Church of the Holy Trinity, we will have some free time to pray or attend mass celebration (optional). Shortly afterwards, the tour goes to Valinhos, the small village where the three young shepherds were born, and we will visit their homes, having the chance to see what the region’s houses looked like at the beginning of the XX century.

At lunch, we will stop at Mealhada where you can taste the famous wood fired oven cooked suckling piglet (optional).

Coimbra located in central Portugal, known as the university city, was the capital of the country until 1255. From the banks of the Mondego river to the University hill, the city of Coimbra is intellectual and peculiar, endowed with a particular mysticism. From the university’s balcony we’ll enjoy the panoramic views of picturesque landscapes. We will also visit the Joanina library considered by the British newspaper “The Telegraph” the most spectacular library in the world.

Whether you choose a single-day or a multi-day tour, you will always be driven in the comfort of our Mercedes-Benz vehicles and escorted by our certified professional driver-guides.

Rates:
  Total Cost in : Euros
1Person:      360
2People:     380€          (190€ per person)
3People:     396€          (132€ per person)
4People:     412€           (103€ per person)
5People:     435€          (87€ per person)
6People:     462€          (77€ per person)
7People:     476€           (68€ per person)
8People:     496€          (62€ per person)
9 or more passengers please contact us:  info.premiere.tours@gmail.com
Details:

Tour type

Private and exclusive

Tour availability

Daily

Duration

Up to 8 hours

Suggested Departure Time

9:00 AM

Departure & Return Location

Place designated by you in accordance with Premiere Tours

Included

  • High comfort Mercedes Benz vehicles
  • Certified professional driver-guide
  • WiFi and bottled waters on board
  • Accident and liability insurance
  • All taxes included

Not included

  • Entrance tickets
  • Clients meals and lodging
Itinerary:

Fatima

The famous Marian Sanctuary of Fatima is without a doubt one of the most important pilgrimage centers in the world. Millions of people come here annually to pay homage to the three shepherd children who witnessed the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the fields of “Cova da Iria”. Free time to attend Mass services (optional), visit the Chapel of the Apparitions where you can see the image of the Virgin Mary. We will also visit the Basilica where we can find the tombs of Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco (the last two canonized by Pope Francis on May 2017, becoming the youngest saints of the Catholic Church). As we continue, we will visit the modern church of the Blessed Trinity of Fatima, seating 8,633 people and with an area of 40,000 m2 (450,000 ft2). The church was designed and projected by the Greek architect, Alexandros Tombazis. Time allowed for religious shopping (optional).

Valinhos

We next head to the village where the three shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, were born and lived. Visit their family’s limestone built homes, part of an old community, in what used to be a poor area in the interior of Portugal, but nonetheless of great beauty and character.

Lunch

If you wish to have lunch, your guide can recommend restaurants in the area of Coimbra. (the famous dish is “leitão da Bairrada” – suckling piglet cooked on traditional wood-fired oven).

Coimbra

The city of Coimbra known internationally for its University (one of the oldest in Europe), was the capital of Portugal until 1255. The “City of Knowledge”, as it is known, breathes culture everywhere, from the banks of the Mondego River to the hills where the university is located. Here we will visit the Joanine Library, considered by the British newspaper The Telegraph , “…the most spectacular library in the world…”. Its construction was commissioned by Portuguese King Joao V. This baroque-style library of indescribable beauty and wealth, was the result of the cultural vision of the richest monarch in Europe at that time. His royal safes were overflowing with gold from “Minas Gerais” in the Portuguese colony, Brazil. Free time to walk in the town’s center and visit the monastery of Santa Cruz where we can find the tombs of the first king of Portugal, King Afonso I and of his son King Sancho I. You can also try tasting the local sweets and pastries “Pasteis de Santa Clara, “Pasteis de Tentugal” and the ” Arrufadas de Coimbra” if you so wish.

Day tour Fatima and Coimbra
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A private tour with an accredited professional driver-guide, exclusively at your disposal, who will accompany you on visits to monuments and other places of interest whenever possible, (in certain areas of the city, car parking is not available or not allowed in which case the driver-guide will drop you off and schedule a time with you for pick-up, back at the same place of drop-off).

The start and ending of the tour will always be at a place designated by you, in accordance to the agreement previously established between you and Premiere Tours .

This tour is completely personalized. If you wish to change our suggestions of places to visit with others chosen by you, we will gladly do our best to accommodate your choices or options.

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