Pilgrimage Sites in Portugal
Discover 7 sacred destinations in Portugal
Balasar
Shrine of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, the Eucharistic mystic who lived solely on Holy Communion for the last thirteen years of her life.
Braga
Braga, known as the 'Portuguese Rome,' is home to magnificent sanctuaries and churches that have attracted Catholic pilgrims for centuries.
Coimbra
Resting place of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, the 'Holy Queen,' whose incorrupt body lies in a silver reliquary at the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova.
FĂĄtima
FĂĄtima is one of the world's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917.
Lisbon
Lisbon offers rich Catholic heritage as the birthplace of St. Anthony of Padua and gateway to Portugal's spiritual traditions, featuring sacred sites from ancient cathedral to modern sanctuaries.
Nazaré
Atlantic clifftop pilgrimage site where Dom Fuas Roupinho was saved from plunging over the precipice in 1182 after invoking Our Lady of Nazaré.
Santarém
Santarém is home to the famous Eucharistic Miracle of 1247, one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in Portugal.