Fatima - an amazing catholic experience

We moved inland again to spend a day in Fatima the big catholic pilgrimage site in Portugal, which is very impressive. The main square will have upto 1 million people on the main religious date of 13 May which celebrates when some local children first saw the vision of the Virgin Mary.

Pilgrims demonstrate their humility by crawling the whole length of the square and then 3 times round the church. There old men in their 80's to young mothers carrying babies.

Masses take place all day and we joined in the candle light procession round the square then stayed overnight on the huge car park with other assorted motorhomes including one big British one.