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Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima

Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima

Our Lady of Fátima Nossa Senhora de Fátima, is a title referring to the Virgin Mary, based on apparitionsreported to be experienced by three shepherd children at Fátima. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The apparition is also referred to as Our Lady of the Rosary (a term first used in 1208 for the reputed apparition in […]

Nazaré, The Seaside Resort of Costa da Prata

Nazaré, The Seaside Resort of Costa da Prata

Nazaré is a town and a municipality in subregion Oeste and Leiria District, in Portugal. It is one of the most popular seaside resorts in the Silver Coast, Costa de Prata, Portugal. The municipal holiday is September 8 with the Festas da Nazaré a religious and profane festival with processions, bullfights, fireworks, folk dancing and a fair. The town consists of three neighbourhoods: Praia (along the […]

Fort of São João Baptista, Fort of the Berlenga Grande, in Peniche

Fort of São João Baptista, Fort of the Berlenga Grande, in Peniche

The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest island of the archipelago of the Berlengas, in the municipality of Peniche in Oeste region. The fortification belonged to a group of defensive military structures meant to protect the municipality located on the coast.   […]

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