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Fátima
SANCTUARY
OF FÁTIMA - Built in 1928 with local limestone,
in neo-baroque style, the Sanctuary includes the monumental
Basilica and two lateral wings. It is known as the "
Altar for the world ". In this shrine is perpetuated
the Apparition of Our Lady to Jacinta, Francisco and
Lúcia _ the three shepherd children of Fátima.
On the 13th May 1917, while they were watching a small
flock of sheep graze in Cova da Iria, the children saw
a strong flash of light, out of which came an even brighter
light that rested in a small oak. The Virgin was illuminated
in the light, and she asked the children to pray and
invited them to return in the following months. The
local of the apparitions was marked with a wooden arch
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a cross. The little tree was vanished, bit by bit, took
by the pilgrims. On the 6th August 1918, the construction
of a little chapel began with the help of people's charity.This
chapel, a homage to Our Lady, was built with stone and
chalk, covered with tile. It was the first construction
in the actual site of prayers, measuring 3,30 metres long,
2,80 metres large and 2,85 metres high.The Sanctuary of
Fátima receives many millions of believers on pilgrimage
and praying, from all over the world. The most important
date of the year is the 13th May, the Annual Pilgrimage,
and all the 13th of each month from May to October.
Besides the Sanctuary you can visit the Pope Paul VI Pastoral
Centre; the homes of the shepherd children and the Aljustrel
Ethnographic's Museum; the Via Sacra and Calvary; the
Valinhos, Our Lady Monument; the Angel Site; the Fátima
Wax Museum; the Sacred Art and Ethnology's Museum; the
1917 Apparitions' Museum and you can also see the multimedia
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| Leiria
Leiria grew upon the slopes around the castle and was
the home of many civilisations including the Romans, Visigoths
and Arabs.
THE HISTORIC PINE FOREST OF LEIRIA - It is a wild pine
forest, covering around 12000 hectares. The first planting
begun in the reign of King Afonso III, although it was
King D. Dinis _ The Farmer King _ who increased and organised
the planting, not only to anchor the sands that the winds
from the coast dragged inland, but also to serve the crown's
maritime interests on the Portuguese Discovery's. More
recent is the use of charcoal to heat homes, to provide
fuel for the glass and foundry ovens. The pine's resin
was also used to produce resinous products.
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| Nazaré
The municipality of Nazaré is situated
on the Centre Coast of Portugal.
Fishing has always been the principal activity of Nazaré
and people from this town formed the cod fishers' crews
to Terra Nova. However, nowadays the fishing industrialisation,
the seaport shelter construction (1983) and the crises
in fishing activity help the loss of fishing importance
activity, making many fishermen and families to look for
another profession. Standing high above the promontory
is the Suberco's Belvedere affording one of the finest
seascapes in Portugal and where the visitor can see the
imprint of a horseshoe left in the rock by D.Fuas Roupinho's
horse.
The traditional link between the beach and Sítio
is by rock railway.
Is the nearest beatch from Fatima. 5o km , the acess road
is the autostrada.
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