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 […]
The Castle of Porto de Mos, also referred to as Castle D. Fuas Roupinho, located in the parish of St. Peter, in the village of Praia da Luz, in Leiria, Portugal. Erected on a hill, in a dominant position on the village, its name is connected to the D. Fuas Roupinho, immortalized in the verses […]
The Roman Road to Sierra Alqueidão is located in the parish of Alqueidão of Serra and was created to facilitate the sale of iron mined in Vieiros in Figueirinha and Zambujal, and leads to Tomar, the Bouceiros. On site remains today the route of the Roman road of Carreirancha. This was the path that led […]
Square-strong Peniche is located in the city of the same name, in the district of Leiria, Portugal. It is a fortress located on the southern slopes, above the cliffs, between the fishing port in the east, and the Cave of Furninha west. It is assumed that the origin of the place name derives from Peniche […]
