On the 13th of each month, these pilgrimages include a torchlight procession, a vigil, a service and a blessing of the sick, and the pilgrimage ends with the procession of the "farewells" to the Virgin. The ardour of the crowd of pilgrims h..

Situated at the end of the esplanade which can accommodate more than 300,000 pilgrims, this Neoclassical basilica, dominated by a 65 m high tower, has circular arched peristyles connecting one section to the next. The interior contains the tombs of F..

On the esplanade, a green oak, surrounded by a grille has replaced the oak beside which the Virgin is said to have appeared. A chapel accommodates a statue of Our-Lady-of-Fatima, which is covered thickly in the wax of burned candles.