Procissão das Velas

Today we really started our camino. And this day we were confronted with hundreds of and hundreds of pilgrims going the other way. Not like us they are not going to Santiago de Compostela but they all go to Fatima. On the evening of the 12th of May there is the so called Procissão das Velas.. the candle procession. It's held on the evening before the 13th of May which is the day what the virgin Maria appeared for the first time in Fatima.
It's a nice spectacle to see that many people going on a pilgrimage but it has a downside too... how to find lodging in the place you want to go to... So we are now juggling a little bit with where to sleep and where to walk to.. but I think we found a good compromise for the next 2 days. And after that we won't be confronted with big groups of pilgrims no more.Read more