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PORTUGAL IN DEPTH

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This vacation shows you all of Portugal without any rush, thanks to the well-planned two-night stopovers in Lisbon, Oporto, and the Algarve, Portugal's most popular holiday area. Start and end your trip in Lisbon, Portugal's capital, and see the interior and almost the entire coastline of Portugal. Guided sightseeing tours in Lisbon, Oporto, and Evora include Jeronimos Monastery, the Stock Exchange with the Arabian Hall, the Ossuary Chapel, and many other must-see sights. Also included are visits to the medieval town of Obidos, Fatima, a Port wine cellar, the Roman ruins of Conimbriga with its excellent museum, Vila Real, and Belmonte, birthplace of Pedro Alvares Cabral, the discoverer of Brazil. In Belmonte, enjoy a visit to the Jewish Museum and an olive tasting. In the Algarve, history comes alive on your excursion to the Promontory of Sagres, where Henry the Navigator lived and planned his oversees expansion, near Cape Vincent. What a perfect way to end your exciting Portugal vacation.

City Highlights
Lisbon:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit Jeronimos Monastery and the Alfama

Obidos:
Walking tour of the medieval town

Alcobaça:
Visit Santa Maria Monastery

Nazaré:
Orientation

Fatima:
Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary

Tomar:
Guided visit of the Convent of Christ

Conimbriga:
Visit of the Roman ruins and the museum

Coimbra:
Visit the University Library

Buçaco Forest:
Drive through the national park

Oporto:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Church of Sao Francisco and the Arabian Hall in the Stock Exchange; wine tasting in a Port wine cellar

Vila Real:
Visit the Palacio de Mateus

Belmonte:
Visit the Jewish Museum; olive oil tasting

Castelo de Vide:
Walk through the Jewish quarter

Evora:
Guided walking tour, visit the gothic cathedral, the Sao Francisco Church, and the Ossuary Chapel

Algarve:
Excursion to the Promontory of Sagres, Cape Vincent, and Lagos

Note:
This tour is combinable with one of the Spanish vacations or "Spain, Portugal & Morocco." You pay less for your second vacation.