6-Day Northern Portugal from Lisbon: Fatima, Porto, Braga, Bom Jesus, Coimbra, Batalha, Nazare, Obidos | Ticket Admission Included |

Welcome to Lisbon!

Transfer to the hotel and free time. You will be provided with the information required for the beginning of the trip in the afternoon; otherwise, the information will appear on the information panels at the hotel reception area.

Important: Remember that hotels check-in time is usually at 14:00 hrs. If you require more hours of room availability, consider booking an additional night at the beginning of your trip.

Note: The schedules that you will find in this itinerary are indicative. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the trip, may adjust the schedules.

Note: All the following hotels are for your reference only, you may check-in other similar hotels.

City tour of Lisbon. In the morning city tour with a local guide lasting approximately 2 hours. During this visit we will pass through the following points: Eduardo VII park, Baixa Pombalina (Marqués de Pombal square, Rossío square with views of the San Jorge castle, Alfama), Estrela neighborhood, Estrela Basilica, Monument to the Discoveries, Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery. The visit will finish in the city center. Free time in the afternoon to continue exploring the city. We suggest you taking the Elevator da Gloria to visit Bairro Alto and the viewpoint São Pedro. Our guide will optionally offer you to visit the beautiful towns of Sintra with its castle and Cascais and Estoril by the sea.

20:30 hrs. - We return from the Restauradores Square, an area with numerous restaurants and cafes, to the hotel.

Pleasant green landscapes, hills, historic cities.

08.00 hrs. - Lisbon - Departure.

09:45 hrs. - Fatima - Arrival. Time to visit the Sanctuary, a place of pilgrimage that reminds us of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three Little Shepherds. The chapel was built in 1919 in the place where the apparitions of 1917 took place in Cova de Iria and, since then, the space of the Sanctuary continued to be built in response to the influx of pilgrims.

11:30 hrs. - Fatima - Departure.

14.00 hrs - Porto - Arrival. Time for lunch. In the afternoon we will have the city tour of approximately two hours with a local guide: the river Douro, its historic center declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Iron Bridge. At the end of the tour we will also visit one of its centenary wineries, where the famous "Port Wine” is made. Free time.

Green landscapes of northern Portugal. Very beautiful landscapes in the Douro Valley.

Note: The schedules in this stage from November to March are modified to adapt the route to sunlight.

08:00 hrs. - Porto - departure.

09:00 hrs. - Braga - arrival. A time to walk in the religious capital of Portugal with its old cathedral. After that we go to the base of the Bom Jesus sanctuary. We include the climb on the oldest cable car in the world... Powered only by water; after visiting the sanctuary we suggest you walk down to admire its beautiful staircase.

11:15 hrs. - Bom Jesus - departure.

11:45 hrs. - Guimaraes - arrival. Free time in the city that was the first capital of Portugal, its Palace of the Dukes reminds us of it. Time for lunch.

14:00 hrs. - Guimaraes - departure. Beautiful landscapes full of vineyards going down to the Douro Valley. We pass through Sabrosa, the birthplace of Magellan.

16:45 hrs. - Pinhao – arrival - we visit its wonderful train station with all its tiles and we include a short cruise of approximately one hour along the Douro River (Note: From November to March the cruise does not operate, instead the journey is taken along the panoramic road with stops at viewpoints following the Douro bank).

17:45 hrs. - Pinhao –Departure-

20:15 hrs. - Coimbra. Arrival at the end of the day. Dinner included in the hotel.

Pleasant landscapes, hills, forests, ocean.

After breakfast a transfer to the historic center to walk in the third city of Portugal, a city with a very important past that has one of the oldest universities in the world and the oldest in Portugal. Enjoy its streets, its patios and its student life.

11:30 hrs. - Coimbra -departure.

12:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - entrance included in this impressive medieval mausoleum of kings with great historical significance given that the decisive event for the consolidation of the Portuguese nation took place there. You can see the monastery inside or see its impressive facade and stroll through the small shopping streets that surround it.

13:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - departure.

14:00 hrs. - Nazaré – arrival to this beautiful fishing town. We include the elevator that takes us up to the ancient city on the top of the cliff with stunning views over the ocean and the popular beach. Time for lunch and rest.

16:30 hrs. - Nazaré - departure.

17:00 hrs. - Óbidos - Arrival. Town full of charm with important medieval walls, with its castle, its streets full of flowers and commercial life.

18:15 hrs. - Óbidos - departure.

19:30 hrs. - Lisbon - arrival.

Note: Due to the fact that the Nazaré elevator is under restoration at this time, and while the repair works continue, the ascent to the old city will be done by coach.

After breakfast, end of our services.

Note: Remember that hotels check-out time is usually at 10.00 hrs. In most cases, you can leave your luggage at the hotel reception at check-out time, so you can enjoy the city and pick it up at the time you require that same day. If you need more time to use your room, please consider booking an additional night at the end of your tour.