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Fatima with the kids?

Has anyone ever taken a family trip to Fatima? We have six months left in the UK and would love to go to Fatima before we leave, but with three kids finding a hotel can be difficult. Most will not accommodate us all in one room (unless we lie about ages or number of children). I have done google searches for apartments/guesthouses, but nothing has turned up. So I am turning to the online Catholic community....any suggestions?

Tags: Fatima, pilgrimages, vacations

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Permalink Reply by Corinne O'Brien on January 27, 2010 at 7:47am

I wish I could say I had been there but unfortunately I have not.

The only thing that I know about is a friend who was traveling with her husband in Germany stayed in some convents for little or nothing. They also had a priest traveling with them. I do not know if this is common but it would be worth checking out.

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Permalink Reply by Devarra Casal on January 27, 2010 at 12:54pm

I went to Fatima several years ago with 2 kids. We stayed in Coimbra, Portugal, which is a short drive away (maybe 2 hours, I can't remember). We stayed at a chain hotel, again I can't remember the name, but we had to get adjoining rooms though it did come with a free breakfast. We opened the adjoining rooms and blocked the doorway to the hall from the kids room with the luggage we had. I felt safe despite technically being in a different room from the kids. I got the hotel from Rick Steve's guidebook for Coimbra. It is very difficult to get hotel rooms even for 2 kids in Europe, and I know 3 is even harder. I now have 4 and it is almost impossible, so when we get up the nerve and money to go to Europe with them all, we will probably have to get an apartment.

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Permalink Reply by Paule Zaksauskiene on May 7, 2010 at 6:44pm

We went to Fatima with our 5 year old daughter. We stayed in hotel on the seaside, which is very nice btw, rented a car and spend one day in Fatima. It was not Sunday, was quet and nice.

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Hadley on October 28, 2010 at 1:21pm

We actually combined it with a trip to the Algarve, using one of those great holiday deals they have here... was about 500 euro for all of us for the week with flights and a self-catering appartment. The bus to Fatima was 3 hours and a little warm and long, but the kids held up well.

You might also think about Knock... a bit closer and you could even drive... always a bit easier with little ones. There's tons of B&Bs and a nice hotel in town that definitely caters to families.