Embark on an unforgettable 10-day journey through the vibrant landscapes of Portugal! Experience the stunning charm of Lisbon, where historic neighborhoods meet contemporary life. Continue to the picturesque city of Porto, famous for its stunning riverside and delicious Port wine. Finally, immerse yourself in the breathtaking Douro Valley Wine Area, renowned for its terraced vineyards and scenic river views. This trip promises a delightful blend of culture, gastronomy, and stunning natural beauty. Get ready for an adventure that will leave you with lasting memories!
Trip duration:
10 days
Locations Included:
Lisbon (3 nights)
Porto (3 nights)
Lamego (1 night)
Pinhão (2 nights)
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Day 1
Higlights: Arrival in Lisbon, Welcome to Lisbon, Diner and Fado night
Location: Lisbon Int. Airport (LIS) to Lisbon
Day 2
Highlights: Lisbon city introduction
Location: Lisbon
Day 3
Highlights: Free time
Location: Lisbon
Day 4
Highlights:Lisbon - Porto via Nazaré & Óbidos, Welcome to Porto
Location: Lisbon to Porto
Day 5
Highlights: Porto city tour
Location: Porto
Day 6
Highlights: Douro Valley Wine VIP tour - Day 1
Location: Porto to Lamego
Day 7
Highlights: Douro Valley Wine VIP tour - Day 2
Location: Lamego to Pinhão
Day 8
Highlights: Douro Valley Wine VIP tour - Day 3
Location: Pinhão
Day 9
Highlights: Pinhão to Porto, Free Time
Location: Pinhão to Porto
Day 10
Departure
Private transfer
Self guided
Welcome to the capital of Portugal. Lisbon is recognized as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education and tourism. It is one of the major economic centres on the continent, with a growing financial sector and one of the largest container ports on Europe's Atlantic coast.
The city is the 7th-most-visited city in Southern Europe, after Istanbul, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens and Milan.
Enjoy and experience the magic of the Fado, the Lisbon typical song, considered Worldʼs Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
The food is not the most important thing in these places but the spectacle of Fado. Some recommendations:
Coracao de Alfama
Esquina de Alfama
Aviela do Fado
Parreirinha de Alfama
Mesa de Frades
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY
We will show you our city like if it was our house. Just meet us in our meeting point and we’ll pick you up in portuguese style and take you for an unforgettable ride. This tour is designed to take you and other travellers on a journey in and around the city, learning all the historical background of Lisbon and Portugal while at the same time falling in love with it, trying some of the best food that you have to taste in the city.
More than showing you the city we will make you understand it
While it may be fun to be in the city center for a while, it’s much more fun to be able to get out of the overcrowded areas and dive in the real Lisbon.
Traveling in our amazing city is much more than taking a picture to the 28 tram; you have to understand it ́s people and eat the food and drink the wine, or it's like you've never been here. In this tour we give you an in-depth view of this growing capital while seeing the best views around and exploring the most exciting areas, street art, food and knowing its people.
Take a walk through the capital of Portugal. Lisbon owes its historical prominence to its natural harbour, one of the most beautiful in the world
Visit The Tower Of Belem, built in the early 16th century to safeguard the entrance to the port of Lisbon, is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Roam The Streets Of Alfama, the prettiest and most charming neighborhood in Lisbon. Walk around the little cobblestone streets and having a drink or a bite to eat at the local cafes. It’s also where you will find the National Pantheon and the Castle of São Jorge.
See The View From The Miradouro De Santa Catarina, where you get to see all the brick rooftops of the houses and the famous 25 de Abril Bridge in a distance.
Take Pictures Of The Beautiful Fountain On Rossio Square, next to the main train station and has the most beautiful fountains on each extremity.
TIP: Try going at sunset to get a magical sunset
Have Brunch At Nicolau: serves a healthy brunch with a fresh fruit juice, a hot drink, avocado toast and many more delicious things to give you all the energy you need to explore Lisbon.
Eat As Many Pasteis De Belem as you can: This traditional Portuguese dessert is a true delight. Simple yet so tasty, you will want one after the other once you start… You can get these cakes anywhere in Lisbon but the original pastry shop and café are situated in the area of Belem (hence the name).
A private transfer will pick you up at your hotel in Lisbon and will take you to Porto with a couple of stopovers:
Nazaré. This is now a mecca for extreme surfers searching for the wave of their lives, but also a paradise for seafood lovers.
More ocean views away from the crowds and a stop in the medieval walled village of Óbidos will make you want to pray for more.
Welcome to Porto, the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southwestern Europe.
Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, andits historical core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996
TRIP'EIRA CITY TOUR
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
This trip will introduce you to Porto, the culture, the people, the city and the surroundings.
More than show you the city, we want you to experience it.
We pick you up and begin what will be an unforgettable ride.
This tour is designed to take you on a journey in and around the city, learning all the historical background of Porto, while at the same time falling in love with it, trying some of the best food that you have to taste in the city.
While it may be fun to be in the city center for a while, itʼs much more fun to be able to get out of the overcrowded areas and dive in in the real Porto.
In this tour we give you an in-depth view of this rapid changing city while seeing the best views around and exploring the most exciting areas.
Not only we will make you fall in love in the city - in the end you will never want to leave again, especially because of the wine .
Departure to Douro, one of the most beautiful wine regions of the world, full of spectacular landscapes with the vineyards washed by the river Douro and the most exclusive and elegant Wineries where red, white and the delicious Porto wines are produced.
Guided visit & Wine tasting in an elegant winery with beautiful river views .
Free time for lunch in the beautiful old town of Lamego .
Dinner in in the Restaurant of the Hotel. Portuguese cuisine made with organic fresh products
Breakfast in the Hotel
We will spend the day in “Alto Douro”, the most beautiful area of the Douro wine region, declared as Human Heritage by the Unesco
Guided visit & Wine tasting in an elegant Winery surrounded by an amazing scenery with vineyards and the river Douro
Free time for Lunch
Boat trip along the river Douro in a traditional Portuguese boat called “Rabelo”, where the wine used to be transported in the past
Guided visit & Wine tasting in a beautiful Winery with spectacular river views
Dinner in the Hotel
Guided visit & Wine tasting in an amazing Winery. It includes a fun visit to the spectacular vineyards by Jeep
Lunch in a Restaurant with traditional Portuguese cuisine
Stop and free time to visit the medieval town of Torre de Moncorvo
Accommodation in a Hotel in Torre de Moncorvo (not Pinhão)
Dinner in the Restaurant of the Hotel. Portuguese cuisine.
Take a stroll through Porto and do some of the following:
Climb to the Clérigos Tower (76 meters) to get amazing views over the city.
Admire the splendor of Igreja de São Francisco (baroque style - don't miss the polychrome Tree of Jesse altarpiece and the masterful handiwork of craftsmen Filipe da Silva and António Gomes)
Take a food tour around bars, petisco, and markets (recommended the Mercado Bom Sucesso for snacking, and browse the riverfront food stands at Gaia's Mercado Beira-Rio, then trawl the city's patisseries. There's one around nearly every corner, and leaving without tasting the city's pastéis de nata (custard tarts) would be unforgivable.)
Soak up the seaside atmosphere in Foz do Douro. Bike it from Porto or hop on vintage tram 1 to arrive in old-fashioned style.
Of course you cannot miss a Porto wine tasting. You can visit one for he wineries located in Vila love de Gaia, on the opposite shore of the Douro facing the city of Porto.
Visit the cathedral.
Eat a francesinha: Porto’s favorite dish is the gut-busting sandwich known as the francesinha. Ham, sausage, and steak are layered between slices of white bread before being enfolded in cheese, drowned in a lightly spiced tomato sauce, and sided with fries.
Explore the bustling Ribeira district.
Enjoy the tiles in several buildings around the city. Some of the most impressive tile art can be found inside the São Bento train station, where stories of Portugal’s past stretch from floor to ceiling. Also check out the sides of Capela das Almas on Porto’s main commercial strip, the walls of Rua de Santa Catarina, and the handsome Igreja do Carmo, a church that drips with gold on the inside.
Cross the Ponte de Dom Luís I. When you do it you appear in Vila love de Gaia and it can be a good moment to visit one fo the wineries in this side of the river.
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Take a day to know more about Portugal's foundation history in our birth city of Guimarães. This is one of the regions with the youngest population of the country but it carries old traditions and legends.
Then, within a short drive, we'll take you to the district capital - and arch-rival city - of Braga. The old and modern merge well in the middle of the greenery of the landscape, and in the shadows of two important religious sites.
As founder of Hidden in Spain, I am focused on high quality service. My passion for traveling has taken me to different destinations in America, Africa, Europe and Asia where I have been able to enrich my life with other cultures and people. During these trips I found an uncovered need. Most of the companies offered fixed and preplanned experiences to see the most touristic places everywhere but I was far from discovering the REAL country.
Thatʼs why I started this company, to offer real tailor made tours through Spain and let people discover the country as if they were traveling with a native guy showing them everything, not only the most touristic places but also all those off-the-beaten paths they wouldnʼt see if no one tell them about and the way people live in this wonderful country.
I also love skiing, watching sports, talking to friends (I mean real chats, not through social media), reading books and spending time with my wife and kids.
My other passion is marketing. Thatʼs why I have a bachelor in advertising and public relations and a Master in Marketing Management. I also got my Master in International Sales, both of them at ESIC in Spain.
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Hidden in Spain offers bespoke holidays through Spain.
We are a small, boutique tour operator, fully licensed and fully bonded, very focused on service that have travelled the 5 continents. We are native spanish and we just offer packages and tailor-made holidays based on our personal experience. We have traveled the whole Spain, walked and cycled the Camino de Santiago and we want to show you this area as if we were traveling with you.
Our goal and commitment is to provide you the best quality service while you travel in Spain with us. We organize tailor made holidays based on your likes and dislikes so you can make your own package and have some of the best holidays of your life. Besides, you will have a trip manager you will be able to contact at anytime to solve you any problem you may have.
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