The Sanctuary of Fatima is one of the largest religious sanctuaries in Europe after Lourdes, and stands where Our Lady appeared to the three little shepherds in 1917. Only an exceptional event could transform Fátima, a small village lost in the countryside of Extremadura without any particular attraction, into a tourist destination capable of attracting more than six million visitors every year. Exceptional indeed it was, indeed we could say miraculous: the event we are talking about is of course the famous apparition of the Virgin Mary which took place in Fatima in 1917. A century later, pilgrims from all over the world continue to come here to pay homage or ask thanks to the Blessed Mother of God, making Fatima one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the world.
