Neek

Hi Cheryl. Reading your posts on Portugal with great interest. Any suggestions for a hotel right in Lisbon? We are looking for something not too expensive but not bottom of the line either. We will be paying in CAD dollars which makes things at least 60% higher than U.S. Any suggestions?

Meeker

Isn't this topic nearly three years old?

Neek

And your point is??????????

Sharon

<BR>Hello! Where did you stay in Porto?<BR>Will be in Portugal most of April.<BR>Love those special places....not<BR>run of the mill tourist American style<BR>hotels. Thanks, Sharon

George Ewards

Hi<BR>wonder if you know any thing about the availability of buses/coaches form Lisbon to Seville.<BR>When they leave Lisbon, how frequently, when they reach Seville, name of bus operator,e-meil address etc etc.<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>George Edwards - Australia

Antonio

Sharon: In Porto try Infante de Sagres Hotel.<BR>Restaurants: try «Portugal» or «D. Manuel». <BR>For Seafood go to the city of Matosinhos.<BR>

Amy

Cheryl<BR><BR>Hi, I'm tying to plan a trip to Portugal, but I'm having trouble deciding where to stay. We only have four full days. Should be base ourselves in Lisbon or is it worth spending a night somewhere else too?

J. D. Roberts

Hi to all--my son is studying in Madrid and we just got back from Spain after 10 days and now have a little jet lag but great memories!<BR><BR> A few notes from our travel diary- <BR><BR>From Madrid - royal palace & Picasso's works in Riena Sofia museum excellent!<BR><BR>day trip to Segovia to see castle and Roman aquaduct! Walking tour from tourism office was o.k.<BR><BR>-day trip to Toledo---better to stay over night if time permits. <BR><BR>AVE train to Sevilla (3 nights Hotel Casas de la Juderia)- see typical- Cathedral, Giralda , Alcazar fortress<BR>- walking tour from Flaherty's Irish bar next to Cathedral with an American guide/writer Dan O'Beirne ...fantastic! [email protected] or phone 34-615 29 17 36<BR> <BR> day trip from Sevilla- saw Roman Ruins in Sevilla area and car tour with Dan of Pueblos Blancos, white hilltowns sort of like Italy, widows in black, locals having anise liquor with coffee, tasty Moorish food,small plazas, crafts & lots of history....excellent!<BR><BR><BR>We wanted to do a day trip to Morocco but Dan recommended training on our own to Granada and reserved hotel Washington Irving) for two nights and saw Alhambra palace---awesome plus dinner in Mirador de Moraima<BR><BR>later we took a rental car to drive back to madrid with a night in Cuenca paprador----can't wait to go back in future!

Susan

My husband, children and I spent 2 weeks in Spain & Portugal last November. We all had a more enjoyable time throughout Spain. There really isn't much to see or do in Portugal, compared to Spain. We really loved the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, The Prado in Madrid, Reina Sofia, Thyssen, Royal Palace, Flamenco shows, Retiro Park, Barcelona, Toledo, Granada, delicious eclectic cuisines, very good wines, gorgeous Cathedrals, beautiful beaches and small white towns of Costa del Sol, and lovely Seville. We plan to go back next year with less time in Portugal.

Debbie

Susan, If you are planning to go back to Portugal what area did you enjoy enough to go back to?

corry

Dear Cheryl, sounds like you had a wonderful trip, how long was it for? We want to drive from Barcelona to Lagos and maybe fly out of Faro, but I'm not sure if this is an over amibitious plan or not. I loved Lagos and Portugal and found it so quick and easy to travel around but I really want to see Barcelona and have fears the SPanish coastline will be too expensive to linger along. Any advice from anyone who knows the areas?<BR><BR>Thanks