The city is home to a Templar Castle and a fascinating Jewish quarter, and was also an important city in Portugal\u2019s exploration of the \u201cNew World\u201d in the 15th century.You will tour all of the important landmarks and streets with your local guide.<\/p>\n
After lunch, you will move on to Fatima, one of the most important Catholic shrines in the world. It gained fame after the Apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary, when the Virgin Mary appeared several times to three shepherd children.<\/p>\n
The last apparition was confirmed by a miracle known as \u00abthe day the sun danced,\u201d witnessed by 60,000 people. Experience the wonder of the site and the fervor of the thousands of pilgrims that arrive each day to pray and pay respect to the shrine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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