Today will be at leisure in Fatima for our private devotions. For those who wish, there will be an optional excursion at £29 per person: Drive to the 14th century monastery of Batalha dedicated to Our Lady, with its famous ornate cloisters (and English connections). We continue to the picturesque fishing village of Nazaré, first visiting the shrine of Our Lady of Nazareth, and afterwards having time for lunch (not included) here. We return to Fatima via the famous Abbey of St Mary in Alcobaca, one of the most beautiful religious buildings in Portugal.

Fatima is known as the Hope of the World, where Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children between 13th May and 13th October 1917. There will be a guided tour in the morning including a visit to the Basilica and the Chapel of the Apparitions. After time for lunch we proceed to Aljustrel for Stations of the Cross and to visit the Shrines of the Apparitions of Our Lady and the angels, and to see the homes of the children, and possibly relatives of Jacinta (and Francisco) and Lucia. After dinner in the hotel we join the famous celebrations marking the apparitions, beginning with International Rosary and Candlelight Procession, continuing with Holy Mass and Night Vigil.

After breakfast we join the concluding celebrations for the feast, including rosary, Mass, the anointing of the sick and Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The afternoon will be free for private devotions and souvenir hunting.

This morning, Mass will be celebrated, after which the rest of the day will be at leisure in Fatima before the return flight from Lisbon to London.