Welcome to Fátima, the holiest city in Portugal. This city is dear to the faithful, especially in Portugal where many devotees travel there yearly on foot, and even on their knees for hundreds of kilometres. You will be surprised to know that every year millions of people visit Fátima, in search of redemption and healing. It is believed that the Virgin Mary first appeared to three little shepherd children in 1917, 10-year-old Lúcia dos Santos, 9-year-old Francisco Marto and his sister Jacinta, to deliver them three secrets and perform several miracles. The story started to spread and on the 13th of October 1917, thousands gathered there, where they reportedly saw the sun “dance”, in a phenomenon known as the “Miracle of the Sun”. The exact place of the apparition is where the Chapel of the Apparitions was built, from where today’s sanctuary was built. Where once sheep used to graze, now there are two huge basilicas on opposite ends. Being a sceptic or a believer, this is a site that divides and intrigues people to this day. Learn all the details about Fátima, its history, secrets, legends and why this place became the defining trace of the Portuguese religious belief.