The Best of Portugal

Full Program

SUNDAY: PORTO
Arrival in Porto, your gateway to Europe on this trip. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and free time to get to know this beautiful city, where you will experience the bohemian atmosphere of its streets and people. Dinner and accommodation.

MONDAY: PORTO
Breakfast. Panoramic visit of the most characteristic part of Porto, getting to know the historic center considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO: the Aliados Square, the Lapa Church, the Romanesque structure building. From the XII and XIII centuries, which underwent major renovations in the Baroque period, we will visit its interior to get to know the mausoleum where the heart of D. Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal is located, etc. We will also visit a Port wine cellar and take a boat trip along the Douro River, from where we will get to know the most important bridges: Freixo, Dona Maria II, São João, do Infante, Luis I and the Arrábida. Free time or, if you wish, you can take an optional excursion to Braga where, with our local guide, we will visit its beautiful historic center, which experienced its splendor from the XVI century, when it became an episcopal city. We will also visit the Bom Jesus, with its magnificent Baroque staircase, the second most important religious center in Portugal after Fátima, and which we will climb by the oldest funicular in Europe. Accommodation.

TUESDAY: PORTO - GUIMARÃES - VALE DO DOURO CENTRAL - VILA REAL - COIMBRA
Breakfast. Departure for Guimarães, the birthplace of the country, and according to tradition, in its castle was born in the XII century, Alfonso Enriquez, the first king of Portugal. Free time to get to know its historic center declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, with its labyrinth of cobblestone streets, very well preserved and with a medieval appearance. Continuation to Vila Real, a Portuguese city founded by farmers and shepherds to create a place to live near the lands. We will visit the Solar de Mateus, where the wine with the same name is produced. We will get to know this charming Baroque palace from the mid-XVIII century, surrounded by vineyards and magnificent gardens, with a wide variety of exotic species. Our route will continue through the heart of the Douro Valley, among the vineyards in terraces that stretch between Piñhão and Peso da Régua, admiring wonderful landscapes, with hills that reach the riverbanks. Continuation to Coimbra, one of the most important university centers in Europe. Dinner and accommodation.

WEDNESDAY: COIMBRA - FÁTIMA
Breakfast. Panoramic visit where we will get to know the most important buildings and monuments of the city: Santa Clara-a-Nova, where the tomb of Santa Isabel, the patron saint of the city, is located, and we will continue through the Upper Part of Coimbra or Almedina, where since the XII century lived the aristocrats, the clergy and, later, the students.​ We will also get to know the university's courtyards, the Chapel of São Miguel and the Joanine Library, to continue strolling through the Lower Part, the commercial area, the artisans and the neighborhoods along the river. Continuation to Fátima, very well known after the apparition that the Virgin made from May 13, 1917, to the three shepherd children near the Cova da Iria. Since then, thousands of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world come to visit the Chapel of the Apparitions, built in 1919. Free time to get to know this important Marian center. Dinner and accommodation.


THURSDAY: FÁTIMA - TOMAR - ÓBIDOS - LISBON
Breakfast. Departure for Tomar, the city of the Templars, where we will have the opportunity to get to know the Castle-Convent of Christ, which will make us feel closer to the history of the Templar Knights and the Portuguese maritime exploration to the New World. Our next destination will be Óbidos. Free time in this city full of charms, where strolling through its streets is like going back in time, enjoying not only its medieval castle and walls but also its typical white houses, decorated with blue tiles. Continuation to Lisbon. Dinner and accommodation.

FRIDAY: LISBON - SINTRA - CASCAIS - ESTORIL - LISBON
Breakfast. Panoramic visit: the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Tower, the Discoveries Monument, the Commerce, Rossio and Marquês de Pombal Squares, the Tagus River, etc. Departure for Estoril, making a stop in the most interesting area of this town, next to the Casino and its gardens. Later, along the coast, we will arrive in Cascais, a typical fishing village. Free time to stroll through its streets. Continuation through the mountains to the beautiful Sintra, where we will visit the National Palace and free time to get to know the city. Return to Lisbon. In the evening, an optional excursion where you will get to know the typical Portuguese folklore, the Fado, accompanied by the country's gastronomy. Accommodation.

SATURDAY: LISBON
Breakfast. Free day. We suggest visiting the Castle of São Jorge, the Churches of Santo Antonio and the Cathedral. Or even walking aimlessly through the emblematic neighborhoods like the Alto, the Baixo and the bohemian neighborhood of Chiado. Accommodation.

SUNDAY: LISBON
Breakfast. Free time until the time of transfer to the airport to depart to your country of origin.
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