Hiking & culture tour - Portugal

Portugal
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Hiking & Culture Tour - Portugal
 
Day 1 Porto - Porto surroundings  
  • Arrival to Porto airport where you will be met by your guide. 
  • Transfer to the hotel. 
  • Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 Porto - Porto surroundings - Porto
  • Breakfast at the hotel. 
  • We will dedicate our day to the visit of Porto “Invicta”, city famous for its wine. 
  • For lunch, enjoy one of Porto’s most typical dishes: the “Francesinha” (little French girl) in a typical bistro. 
  • Free time on the banks of the Douro. 
  • Boarding for a pleasant cruise: from the river, the view of Porto and the 6 bridges over the Douro is breathtaking! On the other side, in Vila Nova de Gaia, visit a winery and taste the famous Port wine. 
  • Return to the hotel for dinner and accommodation.
Day 3 Porto surroundings - Lamego
  • Breakfast at the hotel. 
  • This morning we invite you for a hike that will make you discover the most beautiful landscapes of the Douro Valley. 
  • The first region of origin recognized in the world. 
  • The Porto Wine Route is without a doubt one of the most beautiful hiking routes. Lunchbox on the road. Distance: 7.8 km / Course Type: Circular / Unevenness; 455 m uphill Max and Min Height: 390 m (Max) and 35 m (Min) / Diffi culty: easy Duration: +/- 2h30 
  • In the afternoon we will visit Lamego and the famous sanctuary of Nos sa Senhora dos Remedios with its wonderful azulejo panels. 
  • In the late afternoon gourmet stop to taste the smoked ham of the country accom panied by sparkling wine. 
  • Installation at the hotel for dinner and accommodation.
Day 4 Lamego - Serra da Estrela - Seia
  • Breakfast at the hotel. 
  • Departure to Serra da Estrela: discover the Serra. 
  • On the way, you will visit a cheese dairy producing one of the most fa mous cheeses of Portugal: the “Queijo da Serra”. Tasting of this typical Portuguese product. 
  • Lunch at a quinta. 
  • Seia is a developed city but proud of its ancestral traditions. Cross the city where local crafts are at every street corner. 
  • Departure towards Belmonte, historical village where was born the great Navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral who discovered Brazil in 1500.
  • Visit of the Castle of the city. 
  • Installation at the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Seia - Piódão - Historical Villages -- Center Region
  • Breakfast at the hotel. 
  • This morning we invite you to Piódão where we invite you here for a walking tour Lunchbox on the road.
  • In the afternoon we will continue on the area of Lousã where we will have the opportunity to stop in some villages of Xists on the way. We will invite you, if the weather allows it, to a fl uvial beach.
  • Installation at the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Center Region - Nazaré - Óbidos - Lisbon
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • This morning we invite you for a course that will make you discover a more Atlantic landscape.
  • Lunch: fish dish.
  • Continuation to the fortified medieval city of Óbidos.
  • Walk in this enchanting village with whitewashed houses encircled by high ramparts.
  • Tasting a Ginginha in a glass of chocolate (sour cherry liqueur).
  • We will then continue to the Lisbon region.
Day 7 Lisbon
  • Breakfast at the hotel. 
  • Today, we invite you to discover Lisbon.
  • You will discover the district of Belém.
  • For lunch, experience the authenticity of Lisbon in a popular “cantina” and taste the recipe of the grilled chicken with the Portuguese “frango de churrasco”.
  • We will then discover the district of Chiado and walk to Rossio and Praça da Figueira, to see some of the famous cafes and hidden places.
  • Coffee break to drink a coffee or a “bica” as say the Lisboètes accompa nied by the typical Portuguese pastry par excellence “the pastel of Nata”.
  • Return to your hotel for dinner and accommodation
Day 8 Lisbon Airport
  • Breakfast.
  • Transfer to the airport.
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