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In the last 13 years, the Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fátima, has carried out the mission of helping thousands of pilgrims to make the Caminho towards Fatima and Santiago through the fields, safely and with tranquility. To achieve this greater objective, we painted arrows, help to...
One of the most important things when it comes to a pilgrimage is choosing which route to take and how to break it up. By following the advice below you will get an idea of how to adapt your Caminho to your capabilities. Visit the website on a desktop computer to access the full version...
Maintenance of the First stage (Sé de Lisboa - Ponte Vasco da Gama). To avoid the fading of the Caminhos by Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fatima, www.caminho.com.pt
There is no good way to approach a thunderstorm. The matter is so serious that is serves as basis to the film "The Way", about the Caminho of Santiago. The best way to deal with phenomena that you cannot control is to previously prepare yourself to face them.
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These certificates are not a necessary component to walk the Caminho to Fátima. Requesting a pilgrim passport or applying for a pilgrimage certificate (Peregrinatio) or a badge is a personal option for every pilgrim, not an obligation. The donations raised with these certificates are transferred...
Google’s services are no longer free, they are charging for them and as a result they have blocked some of the contents of “Associação de Amigos dos Caminhos de Fátima” until such services are paid for.
We have tried to apply for the support programme for non-profit organizations but...
After the Portuguese Tourism Office changed the Caminho in Granja (Caminho do Tejo/Caminho de Santiago - exit of Lisbon) to make the pilgrims go inside the village of Granja. The new arrows were vandalized with green paint... After seven months with pilgrims complaing almost every day, the...
New gate in Espadanal, with individual passage through the gate, in the Caminho do Tejo between Vila Nova da Rainha and Azambuja. This is a public path constructed by Infraestructuras de Portugal (Portuguese government company) to give technical support to the railway. It is not private property...
NEW GATE IN ESPADANAL, WITH INDIVIDUAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE GATE, IN THE CAMINHO DO TEJO, BETWEEN VILA NOVA DA RAINHA AND AZAMBUJA. THIS IS PUBLIC PATH CONSTRUCTED BY INFRAESTRUTURAS DE PORTUGAL (PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT COMPANY) TO GIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE RAILWAY. IT IS NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY...
We* are creating this sign to avoid the use of plastic bottles. In Portugal its a BIG problem.
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* www.caminho.com.pt
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