Top Things to do in Fatima
Things to do in Fatima, Central Portugal: The Best Museums
Lovely as it is, this little country town of less than 8,000 about 75 miles north of Lisbon wouldn’t be on the radar if it weren’t for its most famous citizens: the three shepherd children who, in 1917, saw monthly visions of the Virgin Mary in the Cova da Iria pasture. Today, the site is marked by the Basílica de Fátima, where pilgrims come on the 13th of every month to honor the Virgin and her young visionaries, especially in May and October, when the apparitions originally began and ended.
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1. Museu de Cera
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4.5 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By NewZealand-7
An excellent museum with the Fatima miracles depicted in a wonderful way. Loved standing next to the Pope as well.
2. O Milagre de Fatima - Museu Interativo
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4.5 based on 145 reviews
With the use of multimedia technologies, we have recreated the historical events from the beginning of the twentieth century, the apparitions of the Angel of Portugal, the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun.Experience how it happened!
Reviewed By alexdavidwriter - London, United Kingdom
I agree with some of the other reviewers. This small interactive museum should be one of the first things seen when visiting Fatima. It works mostly as a guided visit and the guides do an excellent job of explaining the story of the Fatima apparitions, putting it into historical context and using the visual panels to spotlight aspects of the story. What makes the museum great are the 3D projections of the Virgin Mary’s apparitions. There are three of them and the third one, showing the miracle of the sun, even includes heat sensors to give you the same sensation people had at the time when they they felt the sun descending onto the earth! The museum was very quiet when I visited in November so I had the privilege of getting a personalized tour of my own from my English-speaking guide, which was a great experience. The second part of the tour is smaller and self-guided, and includes some audio of John Paul II’s speeches in Fatima. If you want to learn more details about the story you can visit the Museo de Cera afterwards, but I would really recommend visiting this museum first as it gives a more ‘live’ first impression of the Fatima miracles.
3. St. Andre Arte Sacra
4. Fatima Luz e Paz
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4.5 based on 231 reviews
Reviewed By Jydeoo - Lagos, Nigeria
The best time to visit this shrine is around the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. All other times are good to visit, but this is simply the best, for me.
5. Consolata Museu Arte Sacra e Etnologia
6. Museu das Aparicoes 1917
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3.5 based on 9 reviews
