Day 1 Lisboa / Obidos / Alcobaça / Nazare / Batalha / Fátima (217km)

Depart Lisbon, driving through a rich agriculture region we arrive in Obidos, surrounded by a medieval wall, we can admire the harmony of the architecture, the diversity of the handicraft and taste the famous Ginginha (bitter cherry liqueur). Then continue onto Alcobaça. Visit the first and largest gothic church in Portugal. Inside are the tombs of D. Pedro and D. Ines de Castro, known by its love story. Stopping in Nazare, a typical fishing village and seaside resort, with its traditions and legends. We continue to Batalha and visit the Monastery of Santa Maria de Victoria, a masterpiece of the gothic in Portugal, where we can find the tomb of Henry the Navigator, the promoter of maritime discoveries. Next we arrive in Fatima, the famous Marian Shrine. Possibility to assist the candle procession.

Overnight Fatima.

Day 2 Fatima / Coimbra / Aveiro / Oporto (270km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Coimbra, visit the University, one of the oldest in the world, with its magnificent baroque library and its unique atmosphere characterised by ancient traditions and customs such as the black cape of the students and the Melancholic fado music. Stop at St. Clara Church, where lies the tomb of Queen St. Isabel, the protagonist of the miracle of the roses. In the centre you can admire the exclusive ceramic of Coimbra. In the afternoon we continue to Aveiro, city of the canals, known as the Portuguese Venice, where you shall have time to see the graceful boats “moliceiros” and taste the local sweets “ovos moles”. Drive to Vila Nova de Gaia, nearby Oporto.

Overnight Oporto.

Day 3 Oporto (25km)

Oporto is the second city of Portugal and world heritage listed by UNESCO, see 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.

Overnight Oporto.

Day 4 Oporto / Guimarães / Braga / Barcelos / Oporto (178km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day tour to Minho, the northwest region of Portugal that offers natural green sceneries and the sparkling “Green wine.” Starting at Guimarães visit the cradle of the nation, birthplace of the first king of Portugal, where walking along the historic centre, for moments one is plunged back into medieval times. Visit the Sacred Hill, crowned by the castle, as well the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança, which original building dates back to the 15th centuary. Drive to Braga, known as the Portuguese Rome for its concentration of religious architecture, with the oldest Cathedral of the country and Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary with famous baroque stairway and gardens. We then continue to Barcelos, an historical city rich in popular handicraft where the Galo de Barcelos (the rooster of Barcelos) legend was born becoming, the rooster, a Portuguese icon. Return to Oporto.

Overnight Oporto.

Day 5 Oporto / Amarante / Vila Real / Douro Valley / Lamego / Viseu / Urgeiriça (254km)

After breakfast at the hotel depart for Amarante, a pretty town proud of São Gonçalo known for the promotion of love and marriage, and the monastery facing the river houses, and his tomb. Visit the lively bustling market where you can find fruit, vegetables, chickens, cloths, and an immense variety of other popular items. Then we drive to Vila Real, visit the gardens of the manor house of Mateus. Its façade is well-known in the Portuguese rose wine bottles. Then we enter in the Port Wine region, travelling through vineyards and breathtaking landscapes of the Douro Valley. Stop in Lamego, overlooked by one of Portugal’s most important shrines N.S. Remedios with its magnificent Baroque style staircase. Maybe you will try some of the local delicacies such as the local ham or the famous “Bola de Lamego” (a loaf baked in the oven with smoked ham). Continue to the mountainous hinterland to Viseu, centre of the Dão Vineyards and a city connected with Portugal’s oldest hero, Viriato, the Lusitanian chief. In the shadow of the Cathedral, narrow streets and doorways with coats of arms carved in granite make up the ancient town of Viseu. Along the centre we find a busy commercial area. Arrival to Urgeiriça.

Overnight Urgeiriça/Caldas da Felgueira.

Day 6 Urgeiriça / Bussaco / Tomar / Lisboa (365km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive through the heart of Portugal until Bussaco, well known for the luxuriant forest, made up of selection of rare trees and plants of exotic beauty, where a charming and romantic hotel was built, before a royal hunting lodge. We continue to Tomar. The development of the city is closely linked to the Order of the Templars, which received these lands in 1159 as a reward for the assistance they gave Dom Afonso Henriques (The First King of Portugal) in the Christian reconquest of the territory. It was Dom Gualdim Pais, the first Grand Master of the Order in Portugal, who founded the castle and the remarkable Convent of Christ inside. Enlarged and altered over the centuries, this retains the influences of various architectural styles; it is the centrepiece of the city and classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. We follow the journey till Lisbon.

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