Private tours in Lisbon & surroundings
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Arrabida, Sesimbra, Setubal, Palmela - full day
Personalized booking
Program
Cross the bridge “25 Abril” over Tagus river, and have a superb view of Lisbon.
Visit the XII century Castle of Sesimbra and admire the beautiful view of the ocean,
Sesimbra beach and scenery of this fishing town. Sightseeing of Sesimbra,
seaside with crystal clear water and where we can have a glimpse of the fishing
port, to see fishermen unloading the catch.
Azeitão - famous for its wine cellar, where we can stop for a guided visit to this
antique muscatel wine producer and wine tasting. We may also visit a glazed tiles
factory, to see live how glazed tiles are made by hand, keeping a centenary
tradition, and where you can draw, design and make your own tiles.
Arrabida mountain - a unique nature reserve providing a breathtaking panoramic
view, on the highest cliffs of the Portuguese coast, over Lisbon, Setubal, Troia
and the ocean. Stop at Setubal, an important fishing harbour, where once again
we can admire the typical Portuguese fishing boats.
Then we go to the very ancient Palmela castle, started by Romans and Arabs and
finished by the Portuguese, at the top of a mountain, for another superb view. In
this castle is housed a deluxe Hotel where you can have a coffee surrounded by
the mystic medieval atmosphere.
Travel back to Lisbon by Vasco da Gama bridge, 12 km long, for another
unforgettable view of Lisbon and one of the widest estuaries in the world.
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...The forest-clad, elongated hummock of the Serra da Arrábida is a veritable oasis of
natural vegetation amid the suburban sprawl of the Setúbal peninsula, with an incredibly
diverse wildlife to match. Along the shore of the Sado estuary, its sheer flanks drop
sharply into a turquoise sea, the pale limestone cliffs eaten away at the base to form small
sandy coves. Although the 50km-long ridge of the Arrábida attains a maximum of only
501m (Alto do Formosinho), the views from the top are truly spectacular, giving the
impression of much greater altitude. More than 1,000 species of vascular plants have been
recorded from the Arrábida natural park.
Situated to the south of the peninsula is the hub Setubal, actually Portugal's third largest
port after Lisbon and Porto. Renowned for both its fishing and fish restaurants and its
many historic buildings and museums, Setubal makes a superb Portugal holiday base or
indeed a day trip. To the west of Setubal centre are stunning beaches backed on by the
Arrabida Natural Park. To the south is the natural reserve of the Sado estuary, home to
numerous birds and wildlife including bottle-nosed Dolphins...
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