One week
Portugal is a compact country. It’s small in size, but from north to south, it’s landscape changes a lot, giving you the impression that you’re crossing several countries. Besides, it’s millenary history offers lot’s to see, from stone-aged monuments to Celtic places, roman ruins to Moorish walls and from medieval castles to fairy-tale palaces.
If you’re planning your whole vacation in Portugal, Lisbon Stories suggests a rough itinerary for one week.
1st day – Discover Lisbon on a full day tour.
3rd day– Let's go south and visit Evora. Learn everything about cork visiting a cork factory. Alternatively, discover what happened in Fatima in 1917 and spend the afternoon touring the medieval town of Obidos.4th day – It’s time to drive to Porto. On the way we can stop in Fatima or, instead, have some seafood for lunch in Aveiro, known for its salt pans.
5th day – Understand what makes Port wine so unique by visiting Douro valley, where the wine is produced. Try different wines, learn the differences between each type and enjoy the views.
6th – Explore the very north of Portugal. Try a real farmers market in Barcelos, enjoy the views from Bom Jesus de Braga or enjoy the atmosphere in the historical town of Guimaraes.
7th day – Porto is very different than Lisbon and is proud of that. Discover why during this full day city tour. Finish the day driving back to Lisbon of flying out of Porto.
Excludes:
- Accommodation, lunch, drinks and souvenirs.
Further information:
If you have one week to visit Portugal and don’t want to miss anything please email us with some information about yourself. What do you like to do and see, what are your hobbies and interests? This will help us to design a truly customized tour. This one is just a draft.
The tour guide will drive you to Porto and other towns and will sleep over. The guide won’t stay in the same hotel than you but will be available to suggest restaurants for dinner and give other information.
For your convenience this itinerary was designed using only two hotels: three nights in Lisbon and three nights in Porto. If you actually enjoy staying in different hotels we can break the itinerary in a different way.
Feel free to ask for your customised itinerary, indicating nr. of people, available days and personal interests.
I’ll get back to you with a customised itinerary and price, within less than 24 hours.