More information about the difficulty of sightseeing tours HERE
day 1
Departure from Prague to Lisbon, upon arrival transfer to the hotel, accommodation followed by a walking tour of the city center - a stroll along Lisbon's main promenade, Rua Augusta with street performers, cafés, and elegant shops through Rossio Square to the city's oldest district, Alfama with its narrow, romantic streets, free time on your own. In the evening, optional dinner at a restaurant with traditional Portuguese live fado music, overnight stay.
day 2
After breakfast, completion of the city center tour – the charming Belém district full of monuments from Portugal's golden age, visit to the Monastery of St. Jerome built in honor of the explorer Vasco de Gama, who is also buried here. Departure to the famous university city of Coimbra, the former capital of Portugal – tour of the Universidade de Coimbra, the oldest Portuguese university founded in 1290 with a magnificent baroque library, the old cathedral – the most important Romanesque building in Portugal, the Church of the Holy Cross with masterful works of Renaissance sculptural art… Transfer to the hotel, check-in, dinner, overnight stay.
day 3
After breakfast, transfer to the 'city on water' Aveira, known for its distinctive maze of canals that dominate the local landscape. Tour of the center with picturesque fishermen's houses. Option for a canal boat trip on traditional moliceiros boats (payment on site). Then transfer to Portugal's second largest city, Porto, charmingly situated on a hill above the Douro River. Tour of the historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site – Sé Cathedral, churches of St. Francis and St. Clare with rich interiors, bridges… Visit to cellars where traditional port wine matures (payment on site). Option for a boat trip on the Douro River (payment on site). Transfer to the pilgrimage city of Braga. Departure to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 4
After breakfast, city tour of Braga, known as the 'Portuguese Rome', including a visit to the city center and cathedral. Transfer to Guimaraes, called the 'cradle of Portugal', with a walk through the narrow streets of the medieval town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001. Departure to the town of Peso da Régua, located on the wine route above the Douro River, with a chance to visit a vineyard and taste Portuguese wines (payment on site). Transfer to Lamega, a town famous for producing Raposeira sparkling wine. Visit to the sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, one of the main pilgrimage sites in the country, known for numerous miraculous healings. Departure to the most famous pilgrimage 'place of miracles' in Portugal - Fatima, tour of the basilica with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the Holy Trinity church, the Chapel of Apparitions, and the Pilgrimage Square, which is twice the size of Rome's St. Peter's Square... Transfer to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 5
After breakfast, departure to the fairy-tale town nestled in deep forests – Sintra (UNESCO), full of stunning and even extravagant palaces and gardens, including a tour of the National Palace with its collection of traditional Portuguese tiles called 'azulejos'. Departure to Cabo da Roca with its lighthouse atop a 140 m high impressive cliff – the westernmost point of the European mainland, once considered the edge of the world in medieval times. Departure to the Algarve coast to the 4* Muthu Clube Praia da Oura hotel (for July and August departures, the hotel will be Real BellaVista 4*), hotel check-in, dinner, overnight stay.
day 6
After breakfast, free time for relaxation and swimming or an optional excursion starting with a tour of the medieval town of Silves, the former Arab capital of Algarve, including a visit to the old town with its impressive Moorish castle. Transfer to Lagos, a popular resort known for its beautiful beaches. A walk through the town with remains of a fortress that once guarded the harbor entrance, the site of the only slave market in Europe. Transfer to Cape St. Vincent, the southwesternmost point of Europe, featuring a massive lighthouse on a high rocky promontory, whose light is visible up to 80 km away. Return to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 7
Breakfast, free time for relaxation and swimming, dinner, overnight stay.
day 8
According to the flight schedule, departure to the airport and flight to Prague.
Optional Excursions
Offer code: LIS2190
More information about the difficulty of sightseeing tours HERE
day 1
Departure from Prague to Lisbon, upon arrival transfer to the hotel, accommodation followed by a walking tour of the city center - a stroll along Lisbon's main promenade, Rua Augusta with street performers, cafés, and elegant shops through Rossio Square to the city's oldest district, Alfama with its narrow, romantic streets, free time on your own. In the evening, optional dinner at a restaurant with traditional Portuguese live fado music, overnight stay.
day 2
After breakfast, completion of the city center tour – the charming Belém district full of monuments from Portugal's golden age, visit to the Monastery of St. Jerome built in honor of the explorer Vasco de Gama, who is also buried here. Departure to the famous university city of Coimbra, the former capital of Portugal – tour of the Universidade de Coimbra, the oldest Portuguese university founded in 1290 with a magnificent baroque library, the old cathedral – the most important Romanesque building in Portugal, the Church of the Holy Cross with masterful works of Renaissance sculptural art… Transfer to the hotel, check-in, dinner, overnight stay.
day 3
After breakfast, transfer to the 'city on water' Aveira, known for its distinctive maze of canals that dominate the local landscape. Tour of the center with picturesque fishermen's houses. Option for a canal boat trip on traditional moliceiros boats (payment on site). Then transfer to Portugal's second largest city, Porto, charmingly situated on a hill above the Douro River. Tour of the historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site – Sé Cathedral, churches of St. Francis and St. Clare with rich interiors, bridges… Visit to cellars where traditional port wine matures (payment on site). Option for a boat trip on the Douro River (payment on site). Transfer to the pilgrimage city of Braga. Departure to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 4
After breakfast, city tour of Braga, known as the 'Portuguese Rome', including a visit to the city center and cathedral. Transfer to Guimaraes, called the 'cradle of Portugal', with a walk through the narrow streets of the medieval town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001. Departure to the town of Peso da Régua, located on the wine route above the Douro River, with a chance to visit a vineyard and taste Portuguese wines (payment on site). Transfer to Lamega, a town famous for producing Raposeira sparkling wine. Visit to the sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, one of the main pilgrimage sites in the country, known for numerous miraculous healings. Departure to the most famous pilgrimage 'place of miracles' in Portugal - Fatima, tour of the basilica with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the Holy Trinity church, the Chapel of Apparitions, and the Pilgrimage Square, which is twice the size of Rome's St. Peter's Square... Transfer to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 5
After breakfast, departure to the fairy-tale town nestled in deep forests – Sintra (UNESCO), full of stunning and even extravagant palaces and gardens, including a tour of the National Palace with its collection of traditional Portuguese tiles called 'azulejos'. Departure to Cabo da Roca with its lighthouse atop a 140 m high impressive cliff – the westernmost point of the European mainland, once considered the edge of the world in medieval times. Departure to the Algarve coast to the 4* Muthu Clube Praia da Oura hotel (for July and August departures, the hotel will be Real BellaVista 4*), hotel check-in, dinner, overnight stay.
day 6
After breakfast, free time for relaxation and swimming or an optional excursion starting with a tour of the medieval town of Silves, the former Arab capital of Algarve, including a visit to the old town with its impressive Moorish castle. Transfer to Lagos, a popular resort known for its beautiful beaches. A walk through the town with remains of a fortress that once guarded the harbor entrance, the site of the only slave market in Europe. Transfer to Cape St. Vincent, the southwesternmost point of Europe, featuring a massive lighthouse on a high rocky promontory, whose light is visible up to 80 km away. Return to the hotel, dinner, overnight stay.
day 7
Breakfast, free time for relaxation and swimming, dinner, overnight stay.
day 8
According to the flight schedule, departure to the airport and flight to Prague.
Optional Excursions
Offer code: LIS2190