Lisbon, Oporto & the Douro Valley Tour from € 1239
Selected departures from April to October 2017
You’ll discover the real Portugal on this tour – a rich and varied country with a proud history that’s admirably reflected in the many fascinating places we visit. Inland Portugal, long overlooked on European itineraries, has only recently been brought to the discerning traveller’s attention.
- Return flights
- Seven nights four and five-star accommodation, including a famously luxurious Pousada, with breakfast and four dinners
- Guided tour of Lisbon – with its magnificent squares, Baixa and Moorish quarters, cathedral and castle
- Visit to Sintra and its Royal Palace – summer residence of the Portuguese monarchy
- Visit the astounding Monastery of Jeronimos with its outstanding 16th century stonework
- See holy shrine of Fatima – famous for its apparitions and one of Catholicism’s most renowned pilgrimages
- Tour Coimbra University, one of Europe’s oldest seats of learning with its astonishing gilded Baroque library of 300,000 medieval volumes
- Guided tour of Oporto, centre of the port wine trade, with a visit to Taylor’s wine lodge
- Tour the Douro, one of Europe’s most dramatically beautiful river valleys
- Visit the 13th century walled city of Obidos, with its cobbled streets and lofty medieval fortifications
- Escorted by our experienced tour manager