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fers cosy en-suite rooms. Other pluses include the friendly English-speaking owner and
in-house laundry service (€10 per load).
O Crispim
( 249 532 781;
www.ocrispim.com
; Rua S João Eudes 23; mains €10-20; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
It's
worth seeking this place out for an atmosphere full of good cheer without any ostentatious
piety. It's a comfortably, rustic sort of place serving house wine in wooden tankards and
whose speciality is grilled meats - Iberian pork, and succulent beef from the north of Por-
tugal, flame-grilled on the back patio. Prices are by weight, but are reasonable; the starters
and accompaniments can add up though.
PORTUGUESE
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Turismo
(
244 848 770;
www.rt-leiriafatima.pt
; Av Dom José Alves Correia da Silva;
10am-1pm & 3-7pm
daily Apr-Oct, 10am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri Nov-Mar )
Near the sanctuary.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Fátima (sometimes called Cova da Iria on timetables) is a stop on most major north-south
bus runs. The following destinations are served at least hourly: Coimbra (€11, one to 1¼
hours), Leiria (€3.35 to €6, 25 to 45 minutes), Lisbon (€11.50, 1½ hours) and Porto (€17,
two hours).
TRAIN
Fátima's train station is 21km east: buses are a much better option.
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Porto de Mós
POP 6000 / ELEV 260M
Dominated by a 13th-century hilltop castle, Porto de Mós is an untouristy town on the
little Rio Lena that makes a good launchpad for exploring the mountains and caves of the
adjacent Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros.
Porto de Mós became a major Roman settlement whose residents used the Lena to ferry
millstones from a nearby quarry. The region remains an important centre for quarrying the
