ALJUSTREL – VALINHOS

In Valinhos, there are points of interest such as the Via Sacra or Caminho dos Pastorinhos (path of the little shepherds), which takes pilgrims along 14 chapels that represent the different stations of the Way of the Cross. The Via Sacra begins at Rotunda Sul and ends at the Hungarian Calvary (Calvário Húngaro), where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Stephen. 14 of the 15 stations were donated by Hungarian refugees. The walk is 1.9-mile (3kilometer) stone walkway leading uphill to a marble monument of Christ on the cross.

Between the 8th and 9th station of the Via Sacra, there is the place where the fourth apparition of Our Lady, on August 19, 1917, is said to have occurred. The Loca do Anjo is the place where the apparitions of the Angel of Peace to the visionaries are said to have taken place; a sculpture now marks the spot.