Pousadas of Portugal
Staying in hand-picked Pousadas (inns), formerly a monastery, manor house and convent, this tour reveals the sights and psyche of Portugal, from regal splendour to religious heritage, from port-wine cellar to Fado show, from Porto to Coimbra and the capital, Lisbon
What’s Included:
- Booking advice from your Travel Escapes travel advisor
- Return direct flights from Dublin to Porto / Lisbon to Dublin
- 10kg checked-in bag per person
- 7 nights accommodation
- Bed & Breakfast & one dinner
- Explore medieval Guimarães
- UNESCO Site: Porto historic centre
- UNESCO Site: Coimbra University
- Enjoy a taste of fairytale Sintra
- UNESCO Site: Alcobaça Monstastery
- UNESCO Site: Tower of Belém
- Local guides and representatives
An accommodation tax is payable locally in Queluz currently €1 per person per night and in Estoril €4 per person per night.
Optional Excursions
- Fado Show with Dinner – €70pp
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Booking Remarks
A non-refundable / non-transferable deposit €500 ppPrices are per person based on two sharing.
Single Supplement on request
Balance due 16 weeks before departure
Optional insurance available (terms & conditions apply)
Taxes, prices & itinerary subject to change
Booking terms & conditions apply
Travel Insurance is not included
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Good to Know
Although the itinerary is planned, some slight changes may occur due to circumstances outside of our control.All of our tours include some level of walking activity and may include ascending/descending steps. Guests should be in relatively good health and have adequate mobility.
Itinerary
Porto, Portugal
Fly from Dublin to Porto and transfer to Guimarães for two nights at the 7th-century former Augustinian monastery, Pousada Mosteiro de Guimarães.
(D)
Porto, Portugal
A morning tour of UNESCO Guimarães, with the opportunity to visit the Ducal Palace independently. Continue to Braga, displaying its holy credentials in majestic monuments and the crowning glory of the Bom Jesus do Monte church, halfway to heaven atop a 17-flight stairway. Complete the day with a 17th-century manor house visit.
(B)
Porto, Portugal
Travel to Porto and tour the country’s second-largest city, which includes a port wine cellar and time at leisure. Continue to Condeixa-a-Nova for two nights at the Conimbriga Hotel do Paço, a 16th-century manor house.
(B)
A morning visit to Coimbra includes a tour of the famed university, founded in the 13th-century. Continue to the charming town of Tomar, with time for independent exploration at the convent, Templar castle, and cross-shaped medieval area. Optional evening Fado show with dinner (pre-bookable).
(B)
Sintra, Portugal
Visit the historic Cistercian monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça. Continue to the historic town of Óbidos.
Travel to Palácio da Vila – Sintra National Palace. Continue to Palmela for three nights at the Pousada Castelo Palmela, an historic convent with panoramic views from its stunning hilltop setting.
(B)
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Lisbon, Portugal
A morning tour of Lisbon includes the large and lively Terreiro do Paço square, the riverbank Belém district, and the labyrinthine lanes of Alfama, Lisbon’s oldest district, where iconic landmarks include the Sé Cathedral and Castelo de São Jorge that you will pass by. Afternoon at leisure.
(B)
Lisbon, Portugal
Visit Setúbal and the lively Livramento local market. Travel through the Arrábida Natural Park, its limestone
hills draped in the vines for muscatel wines, to Sesimbra, at the foot of the Serra da Arrábida hills, for time at leisure. Later visit a winery, with an included tasting; and visit a tile producer to see how the renowned Portuguese tiles are decorated.
(B)
Lisbon, Portugal
Transfer to Lisbon airport for your return flight.
(B)
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