From thousands of years ago, movements for reasons religious devotion have been present in humanity. But increasingly are more travellers who are pointing at spiritual tourism, very booming fashion lately. Millions of people take beyond their religious beliefs traveling to cities sacred as the Vatican on Fatima in Portugal, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, or Italy. The sacred city of Fatima is one of the best-known in the world. Located to the North of Portugal, this was protagonist of the miracle of our Lady Fatima. The story that in 1917 the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherds in the area in the Cova would be, where a small chapel was erected in his honor: the chapel das Aparicoes.
After the first occurrence, the Virgin returned to appear over the next 5 months, until in October it happened last in the eyes of 70,000 pilgrims. Since that time, Fatima became a Holy City and a few years later, in 1928, built the center of worship most important of the country, a huge basilica of neo-Baroque style. It is estimated that each year pass by there more than seven million visitors. With the passage of time, built a huge square to bring together the thousand faithful who congregate on special dates. There are several interesting museums to visit in the city of Fatima: the crib Museum and village of Bethlehem cartoon, the Fatima Wax Museum, the Museum of sacred art and Ethnology of Fatima and the 1917 apparitions Museum.
On the other hand, for those travelers who want to know better the events of 1917, the city offers guided tours through the sanctuary and the Basilica, where is explained more thoroughly everything that happened. Each year the night of May 12 produces the greater pilgrimage to the city of Fatitma, where thousands of the faithful congregate in the plaza of the Church with candles in hand to pay homage to the Virgin. Once in the Basilica, a huge bonfire where melt the candles of the pilgrims is turned on. Would you like to know the city of Fatima? Take the first flight to Portugal and rented an apartment in Lisbon. Daily excursions are organized from the Portuguese capital to the Holy City. Do not miss it!