Day 1
- Northward to Óbidos, a medieval symbol of narrow streets surrounded by walls. In Alcobaça visit to the Church of the
12 th c. Monastery, with the tombs of Pedro and Inês. Further on, the fishing port of Nazaré. Then Batalha - visit to the
Monastery - and Fátima, renowned as the world's pilgrimage centre reflecting the faith of thousands of pilgrims; Leiria -
dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 2
Return to Roman period with a visit to Conímbriga. Coimbra invites to discover old traditions and its University. Enjoy
the exuberance of the forest of Buçaco and Aveiro - city of canals. Porto - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 3
Porto the 2nd city of Portugal and world heritage by UNESCO - a living amphitheatre inviting us to make a morning visit
to discover the riverside area, old houses, palaces, churches that history has made eternal and Port wine, known
worldwide. Afternoon free. Porto - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 4
Minho, the northeast province of Portugal. Guimarães, birthplace of the nation - stop at the Castle of Duques of
Bragança. Braga, city of archbishops and the country's religious capital with the oldest cathedral of Portugal and the
sanctuary of Bom Jesus with its monumental baroque staircase. Luxuriant greenery surrounds us passing by Barcelos,
town of the legend of the rooster. Porto - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 5
Through a landscape speckled with granite houses with wooden or wrought-iron balconies, we find Amarante and Vila
Real - visit the Gardens of the Palace of Mateus. Then we enter the Port Wine region - the Douro Valley. In the
mountainous hinterland lies. Viseu - a city of warriors and painters. Urgeiriça - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 6
Drive to the heart of Portugal. The beauty of the Estrela Mountain Range, the highest point of the Country, a world of
shepherds and their flocks, famous for its cheese snows and harsh, irregular landscape. Castelo Branco, with its lovely
gardens and staircases of the kings. Beautiful Castelo de Vide, proud of its Jewish quarter of whitewashed houses.
Castelo de Vide - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 7
Southward, hills and extensive green and gold plains alternate, among which we find Estremoz and its marble quarries.
Évora, a living museum of tradition and history, handicrafts and gastronomy - walking tour of this "town museum" part
of the World Heritage. Évora - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 8
Morning free. A journey southward passing by Beja and Silves. Alvor - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 9
Algarve - the charm of the old legends of bewitching Moorish maidens and the call of the sea that led to the discovery of
the new worlds. Visits to Lagos and the Promontory of Sagres - the symbol of the Portuguese epic. The afternoon will
bring an invitation to take a dip in the warm sea. Alvor - dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 10
A last look at this zone nestling among Land, Sea and Sky. The return trip, will be made through Setúbal and, along the
coast the Arrábida Mountain Range, the latter´s unique vegetation making it both beautiful and mysterious, are at the
gates of Lisbon.
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