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NORTH OF PORTUGAL IN 7 DAYS
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PROGRAM
Day 1
Northward to Obidos, a medieval town of narrow streets surrounded by walls. Further on, the fishing port of
Nazaré. Architectural landmarks, the Monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça reflect the faith that brings thousands of
pilgrims to Fátima; Leiria - dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2
A return to the days of the Roman occupation with a visit to Conímbriga. Coimbra invites us to discover its old
traditions and University. Enjoy the exuberance of the forest of Buçaco and Aveiro - city of canals. Espinho - dinner
and overnight stay.
Day 3
Porto the 2nd city of Portugal inviting us to make a morning visit to discover the riverside area, old houses,
palaces, churches which history has made eternal and Port wine, known worldwide. Afternoon free in Oporto. Dinner
and overnight stay.
Day 4
Minho, the northwest province of Portugal. Guimarães, birthplace of the nation; castle and Palace of Duques of
Bragança. Braga, city of archbishops and the country's religious capital with the oldest cathedral of Portugal and the
sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Braga with its monumental baroque staircase. Luxuriant greenery surrounds us passing by
Barcelos, the town of the legend of the rooster. Porto - Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5
Through a landscape speckled with granite houses with wooden or wrought-iron balconies, we enter the Port
Wine region - the Douro Valley - by way of Amarante and Vila Real. In the mountainous hinterland lies Viseu - a city of
warriors and painters. Urgeiriça - dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6
Drive to the heart of Portugal. The beauty of the Estrela Mountain Range, the highest point of the country, a
world of shepherds and their flocks, famous for its cheese, snow and harsh, irregular landscape. Castelo Branco, with
its lovely gardens and staircase of the kings. Beautiful Castelo de Vide, proud of its Jewish quarter of whitewashed
houses. Castelo de Vide - dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7
Southward, hills and extensive green and golden plains alternate, where we find Estremoz and its marble
quarries. Évora, a living museum of tradition and history, handicrafts and gastronomy. Return to Lisbon.
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These tours have a pick up at the main hotels of Lisbon and have a graduated tour guide in English, French, German, Spanish and
Portuguese.
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