18 nights Portugal itinerary help, please!
Apr 23rd, 2018 | 06:05 AM
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18 nights Portugal itinerary help, please!
Hi all!
My mother and I have booked our flights for an 18 night trip to Portugal. We are flying in to Lisbon June 24 and departing Lisbon July 12. Our first 4 nights are in Lisbon, and then we were planning on driving south down the coast before turning a bit inland and staying for 4-5 nights in Alentejo (but by the coast). After that, we’re having a tough time. We both want this to be a very relaxed trip, with priorities being great scenery, great food, relaxing days, getting to know the country and it’s culture, surfing for me, wine for mom, great beaches, a few small towns and the history/architecture there, and a bit of the bigger cities. We don’t want to be in tourist traps/lines, or be rushing anywhere. We’re interested in Lisbon, Alentejo (coast and more inland near Monsaraz and Évora), Douro Valley, Porto, and beach towns between Lisbon and Porto such as Nazaré/Peniche, etc. Towns like Monsanto, Obidos, Aveiro also interest us. We were thinking of heading to a Évora after the Alentejo coast, then to Douro Valley, then Porto and back down via a beach town to Lisbon. However, we don’t want to be jumping spot to spot too much, but then don’t want to miss out. It’s 18 nights so we hope not to have more than 5 airbnbs, 3 of which already include our first and last nights in Lisbon, and Alentejo. We were originally doing this loop the other way (up to Porto first), but this seems to work better. Any advice after Alentejo on where to stay and for how long, in order to have the trip we want? We’re open to anything.
Thanks!
My mother and I have booked our flights for an 18 night trip to Portugal. We are flying in to Lisbon June 24 and departing Lisbon July 12. Our first 4 nights are in Lisbon, and then we were planning on driving south down the coast before turning a bit inland and staying for 4-5 nights in Alentejo (but by the coast). After that, we’re having a tough time. We both want this to be a very relaxed trip, with priorities being great scenery, great food, relaxing days, getting to know the country and it’s culture, surfing for me, wine for mom, great beaches, a few small towns and the history/architecture there, and a bit of the bigger cities. We don’t want to be in tourist traps/lines, or be rushing anywhere. We’re interested in Lisbon, Alentejo (coast and more inland near Monsaraz and Évora), Douro Valley, Porto, and beach towns between Lisbon and Porto such as Nazaré/Peniche, etc. Towns like Monsanto, Obidos, Aveiro also interest us. We were thinking of heading to a Évora after the Alentejo coast, then to Douro Valley, then Porto and back down via a beach town to Lisbon. However, we don’t want to be jumping spot to spot too much, but then don’t want to miss out. It’s 18 nights so we hope not to have more than 5 airbnbs, 3 of which already include our first and last nights in Lisbon, and Alentejo. We were originally doing this loop the other way (up to Porto first), but this seems to work better. Any advice after Alentejo on where to stay and for how long, in order to have the trip we want? We’re open to anything.
Thanks!
May 14th, 2018 | 04:45 AM
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Hi all!
My mother and I have booked our flights for an 18 night trip to Portugal. We are flying in to Lisbon June 24 and departing Lisbon July 12. Our first 4 nights are in Lisbon, and then we were planning on driving south down the coast before turning a bit inland and staying for 4-5 nights in Alentejo (but by the coast). After that, we’re having a tough time. We both want this to be a very relaxed trip, with priorities being great scenery, great food, relaxing days, getting to know the country and it’s culture, surfing for me, wine for mom, great beaches, a few small towns and the history/architecture there, and a bit of the bigger cities. We don’t want to be in tourist traps/lines, or be rushing anywhere. We’re interested in Lisbon, Alentejo (coast and more inland near Monsaraz and Évora), Douro Valley, Porto, and beach towns between Lisbon and Porto such as Nazaré/Peniche, etc. Towns like Monsanto, Obidos, Aveiro also interest us. We were thinking of heading to a Évora after the Alentejo coast, then to Douro Valley, then Porto and back down via a beach town to Lisbon. However, we don’t want to be jumping spot to spot too much, but then don’t want to miss out. It’s 18 nights so we hope not to have more than 5 airbnbs, 3 of which already include our first and last nights in Lisbon, and Alentejo. We were originally doing this loop the other way (up to Porto first), but this seems to work better. Any advice after Alentejo on where to stay and for how long, in order to have the trip we want? We’re open to anything.
Thanks!
My mother and I have booked our flights for an 18 night trip to Portugal. We are flying in to Lisbon June 24 and departing Lisbon July 12. Our first 4 nights are in Lisbon, and then we were planning on driving south down the coast before turning a bit inland and staying for 4-5 nights in Alentejo (but by the coast). After that, we’re having a tough time. We both want this to be a very relaxed trip, with priorities being great scenery, great food, relaxing days, getting to know the country and it’s culture, surfing for me, wine for mom, great beaches, a few small towns and the history/architecture there, and a bit of the bigger cities. We don’t want to be in tourist traps/lines, or be rushing anywhere. We’re interested in Lisbon, Alentejo (coast and more inland near Monsaraz and Évora), Douro Valley, Porto, and beach towns between Lisbon and Porto such as Nazaré/Peniche, etc. Towns like Monsanto, Obidos, Aveiro also interest us. We were thinking of heading to a Évora after the Alentejo coast, then to Douro Valley, then Porto and back down via a beach town to Lisbon. However, we don’t want to be jumping spot to spot too much, but then don’t want to miss out. It’s 18 nights so we hope not to have more than 5 airbnbs, 3 of which already include our first and last nights in Lisbon, and Alentejo. We were originally doing this loop the other way (up to Porto first), but this seems to work better. Any advice after Alentejo on where to stay and for how long, in order to have the trip we want? We’re open to anything.
Thanks!
we have opted to micromanage the West coast between Lisbon and Puerto. We have found that our preferred travel is short drives between stops, allowing for spontaneous discoveries along the way. Our itinerary is as follows:
Fly into Lisbon, spend 2 nights
Train to Sintra, spend 3 nights
Rent car in Estoril (closest place to rent)
Drive 1 1/4 hr. to Baleal/Pinochet’s, spend 2 nights
Drive 30 min. to Obidos, spend 2 nights
Drive to Nazare, spend 3 nights
Drive 1 hr. to Figueroa da Foz, spend 2 nights
Drive 50 min . to Aveiro, spend 2 nights
Drive 50 min. to Porto, turn in car, spend 3 nights.
Train back to Lisbon, spend 2 nights.
We have done similar trips in Provence and Tuscany and really prefer this plan. There’s so much to see and do in each spot and we love experiencing all of the wonderful bed and breakfasts available.
Hope this helps!
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