Start in Lisbon,
exploring pastel-colored streets at your own pace. Meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers for dinner, then enjoy a scenic orientation drive past iconic city sights from the comfort of your coach.
Overnight in Lisbon.
This Best of Portugal tour reveals a nation’s proud history, warm-hearted locals and soul-warming cuisine. Starting in Lisbon, you’ll travel north and south to explore a Templar stronghold, watch thoroughbreds perform at an Alentejo farm and visit the Algarve.
11 Days and 10
11 Days and 10
Start in Lisbon,
exploring pastel-colored streets at your own pace. Meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers for dinner, then enjoy a scenic orientation drive past iconic city sights from the comfort of your coach.
Overnight in Lisbon.
After breakfast,
cross the Tagus and drive through Serra da Arrábida to Alentejo. Enjoy a Be My Guest lunch at a historic stud ranch with Lusitano horses. Continue south to the sun-soaked Algarve for a two-night stay.
Overnight in Algarve.
After breakfast,
explore historic Lagos, once home to Henry the Navigator. Visit lively Albufeira with free time to stroll its streets, relax on the beach, or enjoy local cafes and shops.
Overnight stay in the Algarve.
After breakfast,
travel north to Évora. Explore with a Local Specialist the cathedral, Roman temple, and Chapel of Bones. Discover the city’s medieval charm, relax at Praça do Giraldo, or join an optional trip to Monsaraz.
Dinner and overnight in Évora.
After breakfast,
visit Castelo de Vide with its white façades and Jewish Quarter. Continue north to Serra da Estrela and arrive in Viseu, perched near Dão vineyards. Explore the city’s art, architecture, and the 12th-century Sé.
Overnight in Viseu.
After breakfast,
journey through the Douro Valley’s vineyard hills. Visit the Baroque Palácio de Mateus, then stop in Guimarães to admire its 10th-century castle. Continue to Porto, the riverside city where you’ll stay for the next two nights.
Overnight in Porto.
After breakfast,
explore Porto with a Local Specialist: see baroque churches, cobblestone streets, the Gothic Church of St. Francis, and Stock Exchange Palace. Enjoy a Port tasting and stroll the historic center or visit Livraria Lello.
Overnight in Porto.
After breakfast,
explore Coimbra’s historic streets and university with a Local Specialist. Continue to Tomar to visit the 12th-century Convent of Christ, then arrive in Fátima, the famed pilgrimage site of the Virgin Mary apparitions.
Overnight in Fátima.
After breakfast,
stop with a Local Specialist at Batalha Monastery, then visit Nazaré and the medieval town of Óbidos. Celebrate your final evening in Portugal with a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® dinner at a family-run vineyard.
Overnight in Lisbon.
Breakfast at hotel.
Say a fond adeus to your fellow travellers at the end of an unforgettable Portuguese holiday.
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