Mira de Aire caves - Fatima - Batalha Monastery - Alcobaca Monastery - Nazare - Obidos

Route: Lisbon - Mira de Aire caves - Fatima - Batalha Monastery - Alcobaca Monastery - Nazare - Obidos - Lisbon
Duration: 12 h
The first stop of our tour will be at Mira de Aire caves are  the largest in Portugal. With 11km of extension , of which 600m can be visited, the caves were elected as one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Portugal. The tour is going desceding,  through 683 steps and although it looks a lot, it is not hard because there ase several levels. During the route we will several stops are made in many galleries , it is a unique beauty. The second place of our tour one of the most important Christian sites in the world, Fátima is home to the Sanctuary of Fatima, which honors the 1917 apparition of Our Lady of Fatima (another name for the Virgin Mary). This place, with powerful energy, will get you feeling wonderstruck due to its great religious significance.The next stop in the tour will be at Batalha village where we will visit it's legendary Monastery. This exceptional architectural complex resulted from the fulfillment of a promise made by King John I in gratitude for it's victory in the Aljubarrota battle against King Don Juan I of Castile. Had this battle never occurred, the small Portuguese kingdom would have probably been absorbed forever by its Castilian neighbor,  was one of the most decisive events of the history of Portugal. After we will drive to next place called Alcobaca village, where we will visit it's Monastery, the first test of Gothic architecture in Portugal, a white jewel in the landscape, with a visit to the church, there you will have the opportunity to get to know a little more about the birth of Portugal and the 1st dynasty of kings. Those  two national monuments classified as World Heritage sites by UNESCO (Monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça). The next stop will be at the Nazaré beach and it's time for a lunch break. Nazaré is a land of fishermen and the local restaurants are based on varieties of fresh fish and seafood. After lunch we go visit "the Site", as the locals call it (110 mts / height), stunning views. There you can also see the beach and the spot where the sea generates the biggest surfable waves in the world, which is called the "cannon of Nazareth". After we will drive to lust place of our tour  one of the "7 Wonders of Portugal" and the "queens village"  Obidos .  it's a small, walled medieval village, maintained throughout the ages with its original appearance, the entire village is a live museum. The Castle Obidos (built from the 12th to the 15th century) and the entire village of Obidos constitute a unique late medieval settlement, classified as a national monument. After we will return to Lisbon.
Price: per person