Tentative itinerary for this May. We hate beaches and ruins but are really into food and wine. What do you think?<BR><BR>- 5 days in the Lisbon area, staying in Cascais. Maybe add one more day here.<BR>- Drive to Beja, stopping at Evora<BR>- Drive to Sevilla, 4 days, day trip to Cordoba<BR>- Granada 1 day<BR>- Ronda 1 days. Maybe one extra day here or Gibraltar<BR>- Jerez 2 days<BR>- Drive to the Douro up the east side of Portugal, maybe stopping in Coimbra, 2 days<BR>- The Duoro 3 days<BR>- Porto 1 day.<BR><BR>We have 21 days plus flying time, and I have allowed for one day for jet lag.

Hello.<BR>I would do a small correction.<BR>I wouldn't stay 2 days in Coimbra.<BR>If you could "put" those two days in Douro Valley it would sound better, but attention, that from Jerez de la Frontera to Douro valley is quite a distance.<BR>while in the north of Portugal, you could do a cruise in Douro river.<BR>No ruins, good food and good wine.<BR>But maybe the weather not as hot as it should, even though, with the daylight saving time, at 20:00 it is still day clear.<BR>If you want some tips on a 3 day tour in Minho, check my web page in<BR>www.tourist-in-portugal.web.pt

I don't know the part from ronda onward but it looks good to me- - however, surely it's a long way from Jerez all the way up to Porto. Why not stick this in between Lisbon and heading into Spain? Or do I need to look at a map?<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

Carol, Overall good plan. I would tweek it this way. One more day in Granada---take from Seville. On your way to the Minho, try to stop at Marvao on the border---spectacular. Also has a nice Pousada if you can stay there.

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Thanks to those who took the time to make suggestions.<BR><BR>Clarification... I meant I would take 2 days to drive to the Douro from Jerez, with perhaps a stop for a couple of hours at Coimbra, or maybe the marble villages. We were hoping to stay in some quaint obscure place on the way, when we got tired of driving.<BR><BR>Also, I fly into Lisboa and out of Oporto, that is why the itinerary is geographically challenged.<BR><BR>Bob, why would you add a day to Granada and take from Sevilla? I have heard Sevilla needs at least 3 days, and I am using a day to go to Cordoba rather than uprooting and repacking for one more day.<BR><BR>Also, we are on a budget trip, stying in dives to afford nicer meals. I was under the impression that poussadas and river cruises on the Douro were quite dear. We really are interested in the both if we could find them at a bargain.

just did drive from Porto to Lisbon. LOVED the north. Please note that the bridge at Pinhao is CLOSED! Ferry service to cross the river was very infrequent on a recent Saturday. Beautiful area to drive through and worth a detour. Biggest surprise of our trip was Ourem, its ruined castle and a wonderful quinta. We stayed at quintas and pousadas and I preferred, in general the quintas to personalize our visit.

Bonnie

Too much time in Seville, stay in Cordoba one night,lovely city.

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