Grand Tour of Portugal: From Porto to Lisbon

Board your overnight flight to Porto today.

Welcome to Portugal! Settle in to your hotel in the heart of this 2,000-year-old, UNESCO-listed city. Later, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at a welcome dinner.

Get to know Porto like a true tripeiro (Porto resident) as you join your local guide for a walking tour.

• Wander through the medieval lanes of the Old World Ribeira district and along the picturesque Douro Riverfront
• Pass iconic sites, such as the Baroque-style Clérigos Tower, the Gothic São Francisco Church, and the wrought-iron Maria Pia Bridge
• Step inside the city’s famed neoclassical Stock Exchange Palace

Enjoy a free afternoon in Porto or add an excursion.

Spend a free day in Porto or add an excursion.

Travel through rolling hills and small villages as you make your way to the Douro Valley, making stops along the way.

• Visit the 18th-century Casa de Mateus, considered one of the finest examples of Baroque civil architecture in Portugal
• Admire the architecture of the Baroque-style mansion, which is set against the beautiful backdrop of the Portuguese countryside
• Tour the mansion and its gardens, which were designed by architect Nicolau Nasoni in the 18th century
• Stop at a local restaurant to enjoy an included lunch featuring regional food and wine
• Visit a winery and sample three wines from some of Portugal’s most prestigious wine-producing areas

Continue on to your hotel in the Douro Valley and enjoy a free evening.

Drive south and stop to explore Coimbra, a riverfront city that once served as Portugal’s capital, on a guided walking tour.

• Visit Coimbra University—one of the oldest in Europe—and its grand library, the latter of which was built in the university’s courtyard atop the ruins of a medieval royal prison
• Explore the Old Cathedral, or Se Velha, which was built in the 12th century, when Coimbra was Portugal’s capital
• Marvel at the Romanesque and Gothic buildings that stand in Coimbra’s medieval Old City and along its waterfront

Continue on to Fátima, the central Portuguese town that’s home to a famous Catholic pilgrimage site known as the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, and join a local guide for a walking tour.

• Learn more about the site, which is where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared six times in as many months before three young shepherds
• Step inside the House of Jacinta—home to the three children who saw the apparitions
• Enter the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima and explore its grotto

Enjoy an included dinner this evening.

Enjoy a free day in Fátima or add an excursion.

Join a local guide for a walking tour of UNESCO-recognized Évora, one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited cities.

• Take in the region’s whitewashed homes and intricate tilework
• Wander through the city’s quaint historic center
• See the Roman Temple of Diana
• Enter St. Francis Church and its 16th-century Chapel of Bones, the latter of which monks built to house human bones that had been taking up valuable land in the city’s 40-plus cemeteries  

As you travel to the sun-soaked Algarve region, stop to learn about locally produced cork and olive oil.

• Visit an Alentejo cork factory to learn how the material is harvested and used to seal wine bottles
• Join a local guide for a tour of an olive grove and farm
• Learn about olive oil production and the importance of the olive grove ecosystem
• Sample the farm’s olive oil, along with some regional tapas made with homemade products

Continue on to the Algarve region and sit down for an included dinner.

Spend a free day on the Algarve coast or add excursions.

As you make your way to Lisbon, discover the white-sand beaches, dramatic coastline, and small towns of the Algarve region, southern Portugal’s beachy hot spot.

• Visit the seafaring town of Sagres and enter the Sagres Fortress to admire stunning views of the sea
• Make a photo stop at Cape St. Vincent to soak in the scenery from mainland Europe’s southwestern-most point

Continue along the coast to Lisbon via the impressive Vicentine Coast Nature Park, one of Europe’s best preserved coastlines.

Set off on a guided sightseeing tour of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city.

• Admire views of the city from Eduardo VII Park and pass the Praça Marquês de Pombal as you travel along Avenida da Liberdade
• Stop at the waterfront to discover the city’s maritime heritage at the Monument to the Discoveries and Tower of Belém
• View the outside of the church at Jerónimos Monastery, built to honor voyagers
• Try pastéis de nata, a famous Portuguese custard tart

Enjoy a free evening in Lisbon or add an excursion.

Spend a free day in Lisbon or add an excursion.

Later, celebrate your trip with your group at a farewell dinner.

Transfer to the airport for your flight home or extend your stay to explore the Azores.