Altar of the World for the devotees, or just symbol of a Portugal of the past, for the critics, Fatima doesn’t leave anybody indifferent to it. Year after year, the number of visitors and believers grows, with more than five million just last year. This phenomenon surpasses all the religious frontiers. Built to homage the Apparition of Our Lady to the “Three Shepherds”, the Fatima Sanctuary is one of the most important Marian sanctuaries in the world.
