10-Day Portugal Tour

Highlights

• Porto's riverfront Ribeira and a family port wine cellar
• Douro Valley wine tastings on terraces above the river
• The green Minho: Guimarães, Braga and northern traditions
• Coimbra's university city and Aveiro's canals
• The Silver Coast, Fátima and the gothic masterpiece of Batalha
• Two full days in Lisbon and the fairytale palaces of Sintra
• Évora, Monsaraz and the wide horizons of the Alentejo
• The Algarve cliffs, Lagos grottoes and sunset at Cape St. Vincent

Suggested itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrival in Lisbon: Belém, Alfama and a welcome dinner suggestion.

• Day 2

  Sintra's palaces, Cabo da Roca and the bay of Cascais.

• Day 3

  Óbidos, Nazaré's big-wave viewpoint, Batalha and Fátima.

• Day 4

  Coimbra's university and the medieval streets of the upper town.

• Day 5

  Aveiro's canals and arrival in Porto for a port cellar tasting.

• Day 6

  Douro Valley: two quinta tastings and lunch above the river.

• Day 7

  Guimarães, birthplace of Portugal, and Braga in the green north.

• Day 8

  Évora's Roman temple, Chapel of Bones and the village of Monsaraz.

• Day 9

  Drive south to the Algarve: Lagos, Ponta da Piedade and Sagres.

• Day 10

  Cape St. Vincent at sunrise, then airport or hotel drop-off.

Timings are a guide only. Everything can be reshaped on the day.