Price: $933
6-Day Tour to Lisbon and Porto including Fatima From Madrid
Description
Discover the unique country of Portugal that will welcome you with open arms on this complete 6-day bus tour departing from central Madrid. Admire all the facets of this beautiful country where Celtics, Romans, Visigoths, Muslims and Christians have left their print. Delight yourself with the colorful “ruas” of Lisbon, the Christian devotion of Fátima, the beautiful views from a cruise on the Douro and a tasting of the famous Port wine, among many other surprises that await you.
INCLUDED
- Departure from established central located hotels in Madrid
- Guided city tour with local guides in Porto and Lisbon
- Douro Cruise and wine tasting in Porto
- Bilingual tour director throughout the journey (English and Spanish)
- Transportation in air-conditioned luxury coach
- 5-night accommodation at selected hotel class
- Daily breakfast
- Travel insurance
NOT INCLUDED
- Lisbon and Porto Local City Tax is not included, to be paid directly to the hotel
- Any other services not specified
Itinerary
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Day 1: Madrid – Salamanca – Oporto
Depart from our established hotels in Madrid. Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information. Drive to Salamanca. Free time in this University City Heritage of Humanity of great architectural and artistic wealth. Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto. Accommodation.
Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar
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Day 2: Oporto
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a different perspective of the city along the river Douro aboard the BlueBoats Cruise and discover the historic heritage visiting one well-known Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting. Rest of day at leisure. Accommodation.
Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar
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Day 3: Oporto – Coimbra – Fatima
Breakfast. Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Then to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. Accommodation.
Accommodation T and A Class: Aurea Fátima, Estrela de Fátima, Regina or similar
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Day 4: Fatima – Batalha – Nazare – Alcobaca – Lisboa
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) with its Gothic church and Cistercian monastery, whose origins date back to the XII C. Then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional traditional and typical dinner including a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.
Accommodation: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar
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Day 5: Lisboa
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar
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Day 6: Lisboa – Caceres – Madrid
Departure to Caceres, declared UNDESCO World Heritage site because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. Continue to Madrid. END OF OUR SERVICE.
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