Rosa-albardeira, also a rose from Fátima

It's common knowledge that May is special in Fatima.
But not everyone knows that May is also the month of our Rosa-albardeira.

Of fleeting beauty, this rose is cherished in our backyards throughout the year to shine for a mere fifteen days.

Fifteen days of rosy splendor in our gardens.

A flower that blooms in rocky places, under holm, cork oak or oak woods, our mountain is undoubtedly the perfect home for this flower to shine.

The queen of roses is sublime in its color, gentleness, and softness of touch.

This year it's already reigning in our gardens. Let's enjoy it!
 

"Rosarium”, an Exhibition of Faith and Hope

  In Santuário de Fátima

Gigantic, tiny, made of noble materials or simple wood, you'll find rosaries of all shapes and forms here.

Rosaries that both popes and nameless believers alike have prayed with the same zeal.
Rosaries that accompanied the three shepherds of Fátima in the strength of their belief.
Rosaries created by notable names in Portuguese art such as Joana Vasconcelos.
Rosaries offered by the Hope of the Portuguese women.

Faith and Hope are at the root of every rosary, of every bead prayed.
Both are of incalculable value.

The trails that lead us to Fatima