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I am presently hiking the Caminho Portuguese. I met a fellow who is involved with the Fatima pilgrimage. He is genuinely very nice. We talked and he let me stay in his house. His facebook is:can anyone recommend a book - travel guide for the pilgrimage to fatima from lisbon that i am interested in? any ideas on how to do it?
I met a good fellow who paints both blue And yellow arrows from Lisbon to Santarem. He speaks excellent English. His facebook page is:Hi, manosge,
The Confraternity's online guide to the Caminho Portugues from Lisbon to Porto will get you from the Cathedral in Lisbon to Santarem, http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm
From Santarem it's another two days to Fatima, and the web sites Sil mentioned have information about towns and stages. I don't know about the quality of the Fatima marking -- I walked from Lisbon to Porto this summer, and although I occasionally saw the Fatima signs, I would not have wanted to rely solely on them for directions. The Galician Amigos Association have painted yellow arrows on the entire Camino route from Lisbon to Santiago, and the way is now very well marked (except for a few eucalyptus forests), so from Lisbon to Santarem at least, you should be fine.
Are you planning to continue on to Santiago from Fatima? If so, you will have a couple of days going "against the markers" (in other words, you'll be walking north on the route south to Fatima), but then you will join up again with the Camino around Coimbra and you will be back with the yellow arrows.
Laurie
I met the fellow who does a lot of work in the Fatima pilgrimage. His Facebook is:There are numerous websites for the Coast Path or 'Caminho do Tejo'
You can buy a pocket guide - the CNC - Centro Nacional de Cultura - in collaboration with the Readers Digest, has published a pocket guide of the Way of the Tagus to the practical information necessary for the pilgrim walking through security in this way. The guide can be obtained at the headquarters of the TNC in Lisbon (Rua António Maria Cardoso, 68) at a price of 14.50 euros. For Portugal may be sent to collection or by sending the check. May be requested by mail, fax or e-mail.
http://www.cnc.pt/Artigo.aspx?ID=51
This was a group website - perhaps you'll find some info here:
http://www.atomicdelicia.org/fatima/
Step 1 - Alenquer to Azambuja, 24 km
Step 2 - Azambuja to Santarem, 30 km
Step 3 - Santarem to Olhos d'Agua, 27 km
Step 4 - Olhos d'Agua to Fatima, 29 km
And a few route maps here:
http://www.lxjovem.pt/?id_tema=241
And a blog here:
http://roadbook.blogspot.com/2008/09/ca ... dia-2.html
http://aventura-te.com/caminhotejo_aventura.htm
I found the hike from Santarem to be extremely peaceful and beautiful. There is an Alberque 200 m from the trail near Aviala. There are also a couple of pensao/residentials. In Amero das Milharicas, there is Casa O Primo Basilio. The Owner is older and speaks no English (some French and Spanish). His tel is 243.449.847 email is casaprimobazilio.oleiro@hotmail.com. 25e for a single room with bath, kitchen and outdoor pool.Fatima is a very important part of our pilgrimage (wonder woman and I). We plan to walk from Lisbon to Tomar find a place to stay there and the next day take
the bus to Fatima and return the same day to Tomar and then continue to Santiago de Compostela.
This is just another option for you.
I started the Camino Portuguese headed for Compostela, but instead did the Camino Tejo to Fatima, and then took a bus from Fatima to Tomar and started the Camino de Santiago from Tomar. The Convento de Christo makes a great spiritual/historic place to start. The bus from Fatima to Tomar (the local bus) cost about 3 euros.Fatima is a very important part of our pilgrimage (wonder woman and I). We plan to walk from Lisbon to Tomar find a place to stay there and the next day take
the bus to Fatima and return the same day to Tomar and then continue to Santiago de Compostela.
This is just another option for you.
As you all probably know, both Caminho de Santiago and Fátima, start in Lisbon and take different directions (split) in Santarém.
Therefore, concerning the Caminho de Santiago, Fatima, is a detour.
However, for those who wish to visit Fatima these are the options:
1- Walk from Santarem to Fatima, is like 57Km, two days walking 28,5Km per day as proposed by the Fatima Friends Association (http://caminho.com.pt/index_e.html) Exiting Fatima, you will only skip Golega from the original caminho de Santiago, if you take the caminho to Tomar instead towards to Coimbra. There is a new way recently renew with proper yellow arrows called "Caminho da Nascente" that will lead you to Tomar. This caminho was "renewed" by the Fatima Friends Association (http://caminho.com.pt/index_e.html)
2- Take a Bus in Santarem or Tomar, visit Fatima and back by bus. Take a break, relax and enjoy also Santarem or Tomar. No detour!
Bom Caminho
Mario
Hi Mario
I plan to do a pilgrimage to Fatima starting from Santarem to coincide with the Centenary Celebration on 13 May 2017. Is there an organized walking pilgrimage I can join? I intend to stay in Fatima for three days from 12-14 May 2017. If everything fails I might take your advice which is option #2 and stay overnight in Santarem but at this stage looks like nowhere to spend the night in Santarem. I've tried booking hotels online but they're already fully booked. I would greatly appreciate any advice/suggestion you can give. Thanking you in advance. Ko.Z
Hi Mario
I plan to do a pilgrimage to Fatima starting from Santarem to coincide with the Centenary Celebration on 13 May 2017. Is there an organized walking pilgrimage I can join? I intend to stay in Fatima for three days from 12-14 May 2017. If everything fails I might take your advice which is option #2 and stay overnight in Santarem but at this stage looks like nowhere to spend the night in Santarem. I've tried booking hotels online but they're already fully booked. I would greatly appreciate any advice/suggestion you can give. Thanking you in advance. Ko.Z
Hi Mario
I plan to do a pilgrimage to Fatima starting from Santarem to coincide with the Centenary Celebration on 13 May 2017. Is there an organized walking pilgrimage I can join? I intend to stay in Fatima for three days from 12-14 May 2017. If everything fails I might take your advice which is option #2 and stay overnight in Santarem but at this stage looks like nowhere to spend the night in Santarem. I've tried booking hotels online but they're already fully booked. I would greatly appreciate any advice/suggestion you can give. Thanking you in advance. Ko.Z
Hi, Ko.Z,
Welcome to the forum. I think you should contact Mario directly by email, info on his Facebook page. http://santaremhostel.blogspot.com/p/contactos-conta.html
I think it is very unlikely that everything is booked for 2017 -- if you got that idea from booking.com or some other website, don't forget that the websites only have access to a small number of any hotel's rooms. Contacting the hotel directly is a much better way to learn if there is availability.
Good luck with this planning, Bom Caminho, Laurie
Thank you Laurie. I'm in Azambuja now, just trying to figure out how to walk to Fatima and then on to Santiago. This post has really helped me. ObrigadaHi, manosge,
The Confraternity's online guide to the Caminho Portugues from Lisbon to Porto will get you from the Cathedral in Lisbon to Santarem, http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm
From Santarem it's another two days to Fatima, and the web sites Sil mentioned have information about towns and stages. I don't know about the quality of the Fatima marking -- I walked from Lisbon to Porto this summer, and although I occasionally saw the Fatima signs, I would not have wanted to rely solely on them for directions. The Galician Amigos Association have painted yellow arrows on the entire Camino route from Lisbon to Santiago, and the way is now very well marked (except for a few eucalyptus forests), so from Lisbon to Santarem at least, you should be fine.
Are you planning to continue on to Santiago from Fatima? If so, you will have a couple of days going "against the markers" (in other words, you'll be walking north on the route south to Fatima), but then you will join up again with the Camino around Coimbra and you will be back with the yellow arrows.
Laurie
Hi, how did walk to Fatima go. I did Braga to Santiago 3 weeks ago. Going to do Azambuja to Fatima on Friday. Paulo.Thank you Laurie. I'm in Azambuja now, just trying to figure out how to walk to Fatima and then on to Santiago. This post has really helped me. Obrigada
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