Lisbon Trip Overview
Discover the beauty of the Douro Valley and city of Porto on a 3-day tour from Lisbon. See the majestic Porto city from the Serra do Pilar, enjoy a wine tasting in a wine cellar, take a cruise along the Douro River, and explore historic Lamego.
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Discover the beauty of the Douro Valley and city of Porto on a 3-day tour from Lisbon. See the majestic Porto city from the Serra do Pilar, enjoy a wine tasting in a wine cellar, take a cruise along the Douro River, and explore historic Lamego.
Itinerary
Day 1: Exploring Porto the majestic city! Experience different lifestyles, traditions, stories. Overnight in Porto.
Stop At: Serra do Pilar Viewpoint, Largo de Aviz Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, Vila Nova de Gaia 4430-329 Portugal
Start the day with a magnificent view of the Serra do Pilar, before exploring the majestic city of Porto. See the hill of the old cathedral and the outer medieval Fernandine walls (Muralha Fernandina), completed during the reign of King Fernando.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cafe Majestic, Rua Caterina, Porto Portugal
Next, visit the Majestic Café, a Belle-Époque café with ornate interiors of carved wood. Considered on of the 10 most beautiful cafes in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral), S/N0 Terreiro Se 3 Centro Histórico, Porto 4050-573 Portugal
Continue to Aliados Square (Praça da Liberdade) to look at the statue of King Peter IV and admire the Art Nouveaux architecture.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sao Bento Railway Station, Praca Almeida Garrett, Porto 4000-069 Portugal
The atrium is covered in 20.000 tiles hand-painted by the painter and potter Jorge Colaço. These white and blue tiles express the history of means of transport and the history of Portugal. A unique open Art in Porto!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Livraria Lello, Rua Carmelitas 144 Vitória, Porto 4050-161 Portugal
Considered the most beautiful bookshop in the world this is a place dedicated to books.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ribeira Square, Praca da Ribeira, Porto 4050-513 Portugal
The historical center of the city a Unesco World Heritage Site. Here you can see the Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange), as well as the Church of S. Fancisco on the way to the pleasant riverside neighborhoods of Ribeira and Miragaia.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Douro the Enchanted Valley! Experience the portuguese wines in first hand in one of the best Portugal‘s wineries. Overnight in Peso da Regua.
Stop At: Quinta da Pacheca, Rua do Relogio do Sol, 261, Lamego 5100-424 Portugal
Wine tasting and visit to the cellars of one of the oldest wineries in Douro Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Douro Valley, Lugar Da Ponte, Pinhao 5085-060 Portugal
Visit to the Pinhão Village by the river Douro.
Here you will enjoy a boat ride of 1 hour upstream the river with the fantastic landscaping with the vineyards buit in terraces on both sides of the river.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Lamego produced the so-called “fine wine” that later gave rise to the world famous Port wine. It’s a very ancient city! Return to Lisbon.
Stop At: Castelo de Lamego, Rua do Castelo, Lamego 5100-128 Portugal
Return to Lisbon via the historic city of Lamego and discover its Roman origins and medieval sights, such as the 5th-century Lamego Castle and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
