From Lisbon: private tourist circuit in Portugal

Day 1: Lisbon

1. Torre de Belem
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   We start in Belém, with the Manueline landmarks and the Monument to the Discoveries on the riverfront. Your driver-guide walks you through the area and tells you the story behind each building.

Day 2: Sintra and the coast

1. Park and National Palace of Pena
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Pena Palace, the Moorish Castle and Quinta da Regaleira with its Initiatic Well. Entrance and a guided visit to one Sintra monument of your choice are included, most often Pena Palace. We stop in the village for local pastries, then drive to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe, and follow the Atlantic coast to Boca do Inferno and Cascais.

Day 3: Lisbon to Porto

1. Cais da Ribeira
   3h · Admission ticket included
   We leave Lisbon in the morning for the 3h30 drive to Porto, with a stop on the way. In Porto we walk the Ribeira district, take a river cruise on the Douro under the city's bridges and have a Port wine tasting in a traditional cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia. Overnight in Porto.

Day 4: Free day in Porto

1. Porto
   8h
   No driving and no plan. Your driver-guide is with us and rested, and can suggest what to do if you ask. Overnight in Porto.

Day 5: The Douro Valley

1. Pinhao
   2h
   We drive east into the Douro Valley, with terraced vineyards on both banks. A wine tasting at a quinta, looking over the vineyards and the river. Overnight in the Douro Valley.

Day 6: Douro cruise and back to Lisbon

1. Rio Douro
   2h
   A second river cruise, this time among the vineyards, then a wine tasting and an olive oil tasting at a second quinta. We drive back to Lisbon, about 3h30, arriving in the evening.

Day 7: Free day in Lisbon

1. Lisbon
   8h
   A day without driving. Lisbon has plenty to do on foot, and we are glad to suggest places if you ask.

Day 8: Arrábida and Azeitão

1. Parque Natural da Arrabida
   1h 30m
   A winery visit in Azeitão with a tasting of 3 wines, a stop in the Arrábida Natural Park for the views over Tróia and Comporta, and a stop in Setúbal. We stop for lunch, not included. The minimum age for this day is 18, because of the wine tasting.

Day 9: Évora and Monsaraz

1. Chapel of Bones
   45m · Admission ticket included
   A full day of about 10 hours. A cork factory, a traditional pottery village, Évora (a UNESCO World Heritage city) with the Roman Temple, the Medieval Cathedral and the Chapel of Bones, and Monsaraz, a fortified hilltop village over the Alqueva lake. Entrance to the Chapel of Bones is included; the Cathedral is inexpensive and paid on site.

Day 10: Lisbon to the eastern Algarve

1. Cacela Velha
   1h
   About three hours on the road to Vila Real de Santo António, then the beach at Altura, the village of Cacela Velha and the old town of Faro. Overnight on the coast.

Day 11: Free day in the Algarve

1. Faro
   8h
   A day without driving, with the coast on your doorstep.

Day 12: Algarve cliffs, Benagil caves and back to Lisbon

1. Benagil Sea Cave Tour
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   We start with a walk along the Seven Hanging Valleys cliffs at Algar Seco, stop in Carvoeiro and board the boat in Portimão for the trip to the Benagil sea caves (75 to 90 minutes, shared boat). Then Praia da Rocha, Ponta da Piedade near Lagos and Dona Ana beach, before the drive back to Lisbon.

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