8-Day Cultural Tour of Portugal from Porto to Lisbon

All listed activities

Local leader

All breakfasts, one lunch and one wine tasting included.

Portugal is known for excellent wines and delicious regional cuisine that uses a lot of natural resources and produce. All meals have strong links to the land and sea, often prepared following old recipes.

We can try a variety of traditional specialities during the trip and the local leader can always recommend good restaurants. Portugal has some of the best fish in the world. Salt cod is a staple here, eaten all kinds of ways, from baked with cream and potatoes to grilled with salad.

The Douro and Alentejo regions are also well-known for an endless number of meat dishes, which include roasted goat with rice and potatoes, porco preto (black pork cooked confit-style), posta mirandesa (veal steak) and cozido à portuguesa (boiled meat, sausages and cabbage). Finally, we can’t leave Portugal without trying pastel de nata, the quintessential Portuguese custard tart originating in Lisbon.

Please note, vegetarian meals are available on request although options may be limited.

All hotels on this trip have been specially selected for their location, character and comfort. We stay mostly in modern buildings within or near the historic centres we visit. Some hotels have a pool.

List of hotels normally used:

Porto: Hotel Vila Galé Porto Ribeira

Douro Valley: Hotel Régua Douro or Hotel Douro Scala

Coimbra: Hotel Dona Inês or Vila Cale Coimbra

Batalha: Hotel Lis Batalha

Óbidos: The Literary Man or Josefa de Óbidos Hotel

Lisbon: Hotel Marquês de Pombal

Transport from and to the airport is by minibus or comfortable 9-seater vans. We use a private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers and excursions allowing us to enjoy comfortable, flexible and stress-free journeys.