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HIGHLIGHTS OF SPAIN & PORTUGAL

HIGHLIGHTS OF SPAIN & PORTUGAL

Barcelona – Madrid – Lisbon – Porto
–  13 days / 12 nights –

Price on request.

ITINERARY:

Day 1 Barcelona –arrival
Transfer from Barcelona airport/port to your hotel. Overnight in Barcelona

Day 2 Barcelona City Tour
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning highlights tour of Barcelona including Paseo de Gracia, Montjuïc – enjoy a cable car ride with views of the city. After the visit of the Spanish Village, the tour concludes with a guided walking tour of the old city center and the Gothic quarter. Overnight in Barcelona.

Day 3 Barcelona
Breakfast at the hotel.
Day at leisure. Continue exploring Barcelona or we suggest taking an optional ($) half-day excursion to Montserrat.
Overnight in Barcelona.

Day 4 Barcelona – Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure by train from Barcelona to Madrid. Check-in at the hotel and free day at leisure. Overnight in Madrid.

Day 5 Madrid City tour
Breakfast at the hotel.
Half day sightseeing tour of Madrid, including the visit of Royal Palace. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Madrid.

Day 6 Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. .
Day at leisure to explore Madrid on your own. Optional, half day excursion to Toledo. Overnight in Madrid.

Day 7 Madrid- Lisbon
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Madrid airport for your direct flight to Lisbon. Arrival at Lisbon airport and transfer to your hotel. After checking in you are free to explore Lisbon on your own. Overnight in Lisbon.

Day 8 “Lisbon Walking Tour” – 3 ½ hours
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning walking tour (small group – max 14 pax) – Visit the Rossio square, the heart of both old and new Lisbon. Learn how the city of Lisbon was destroyed in the 18th century and then totally rebuilt to become the city of today. Take a look at the Obelisk on the Restauradores Square, commemorating the Restoration of Portugal’s independence from Spain in 1640, after sixty years of Spanish rule. Marvel at the intricate Neo-Manueline architecture of the Rossio Central Station.
Learn about the Carnation Revolution of 1974 as you visit the beautiful Carmo Square. At the place where Portugal’s old dictatorial regime fell after 48 years. Walk through the elegant Chiado neighbourhood, with its old cafés, theatres and bookstores. Now it’s time to have a pause and try the typical Portuguese pastry – the famous Pastel de Nata and understand why is so popular in our country.
Wander through the old maze of small squares and narrow alleyways of the Moorish Alfama neighborhood, where time seems to have stopped a thousand years ago. Learn about Fado, Portugal’s own musical genre, as you go past the Fado Museum and some Alfama’s hideen, intimate Fado restaurants.
Stop for a glass of wine and a chouriço and cheese tasting at a typical wine bar. Pass at Lisbon’s Cathedral, the city’s oldest church, built in 1147. Finish your tour in Praça do Comércio, formerly the entrance hall of the city, one of Europe’s largest and most beautiful squares.
Meeting point: Praça D. Pedro IV – Rossio Square
Included: – Pastel de Nata (custard tart) – One tapa and Wine Tasting – Local English-Speaking Guide
Not Included: Lunch – Guided Visit inside the monuments – Gratuities – Vintage Cable Car Tram Ticket- Hotel Pick-up and drop-off.

Day 9 Lisbon
Breakfast at the hotel..
Free day at leisure to continue exploring Lisbon on your own or we suggest taking an optional tour ($) half day tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril. Overnight in Lisbon.

Day 10 Lisbon – Porto
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure by train from Lisbon to Porto – The second largest city in Portugal located near the mouth of Douro River and world Heritage by UNESCO. Arrival and make your own way to your hotel for check-in. The remainder of the day is free to explore the city. Overnight in Porto.

Day 11 Porto – walking city tour / 3 hours
Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy 3 hours of the best walking tour of Porto, knowing some off the beaten path places and picturesque streets of the city. On this exclusive walking tour through the streets of the historic centre of Porto (classified as World Heritage by UNESCO since 1996), we invite you to discover this beautiful city “perched” over the river made of old houses that seem to pile up on each other and extending the “river to the sea”. Enjoy the ancient palaces, old churches, the most emblematic neighborhoods, the true locals, and the most picturesque alleys that the city has to offer. To embellish our city, we have the emblematic iron bridge designed by Teófilo Seyrig (apprentice of Gustave Eiffel). Our local storytelling guide will present you the cellars of the famous Port Wine and the iconic Rabelo boats lined up along the pier, preserving the memory of the past, when they were used to transport the wine barrels along the Douro River down to Porto.

Inclusions: English-Speaking Guide (Note: May be operated by a multilingual guide)
Exclusions: Lunch – Guided Visit inside the monuments – Gratuities – Hotel Pick-up and drop-off
Overnight in Porto.

Day 12 Porto
Breakfast at the hotel.
Day at leisure. Optional ($), full-day excursion to Douro or Minho. Overnight in Porto.

Day 13 Porto – departure
After breakfast, transfer to Porto airport. End of services.

 

INCLUDED :

  • Arrival transfer Barcelona airport – hotel
  • 12 nights accommodation in 3*, 4* or 5* hotels – standard rooms (Barcelona – 3 nights, Madrid – 3 nights, Lisbon – 3 nights, Porto – 3 nights)
  • Half day sightseeing tour in Barcelona, shared coach tour
  • Half day sightseeing tour in Madrid, shared tour
  • Walking Tour of Lisbon – 3 ½ hours – small group shared tour – maximum 14 persons
  • Walking Tour of Porto, shared tour – 3 hours
  • Train transportation Barcelona – Madrid and Lisbon – Porto, tourist class
  • Departure transfer from hotel to Madrid airport
  • Arrival transfer from Lisbon airport to hotel
  • Departure transfer from hotel to Porto airport
  • Daily breakfast

EXCLUDED :

International flight from/to Canada
Personal expenses
Beverages and meals not mentioned above
Tips
Hotel taxes (payable locally: between Eur1.00-Eur6.00 per person, per night – depending on the hotel’s category)
Everything that is not mentioned in the paragraph “INCLUDED”