Wine Regions of Portugal Tour

Alentejo–Dão–Douro–Minho–Porto - PO14

Northern Portugal Fly-drive
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Tour Highlights
  • Alto Alentejo - Historic Évora, potteries and vineyards

  • Viseu, granite-built centre of the Dão region

  • The stunning Douro Valley – the world’s oldest DOC

  • Minho – Viana, Ponte de Lima, Braga, Guimaraes

  • World class Port wines Douro and Vinho Verde

  • Porto’s wine lodges, Old Town and Ribeira

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Overview

A wine-lover’s delight and a wonderful way to discover small-town, rural Portugal in a trip full of contrasts.

Tour Highlights
  • Alto Alentejo - Historic Évora, potteries and vineyards

  • Viseu, granite-built centre of the Dão region

  • The stunning Douro Valley – the world’s oldest DOC

  • Minho – Viana, Ponte de Lima, Braga, Guimaraes

  • World class Port wines Douro and Vinho Verde

  • Porto’s wine lodges, Old Town and Ribeira

From the medieval delights of the Alto Alentejo to historic, granite-built Viseu, heart of the Dão, on to the vertiginous vineyards of the Douro Valley dotted with pristine white adegas and on to the verdant hills of the Minho in the far north – there’s so much to see along the way!

Finish with a small city-break in Porto, centre of Portugal’s wine trade built up over centuries and with a strong history of links with Britain.

Holiday Code: PO14


Itinerary

Day 1 & 2– Alto Alentejo

  • World Heritage Évora, Roman ruins, medieval walls

  • Alentejo wines, Portugal’s finest

  • Hilltop fortress towns of Monsaraz, Marvão and Castelo Vide

  • Pottery towns among the vines El Corval and Redondo

  • “Marble towns” of Vila Viçosa and Estremoz

  • World Heritage Elvas with its magnificent Roman aqueduct

Day 1 & 2 – Alto Alentejo

Day 3 & 4– Viseu & the Dão wine region

  • Delightful Viseu, historic centre of the Dão wine region

  • Grão Vasco museum, Portuguese Renaissance at its best

  • Viseu’s imposing granite-built Sé cathedral

  • Dão wine route, historic vineyards, velvety reds

  • Hike the Sierra de Caramulo and visit the Caramulo car museum

Day 3 & 4 – Viseu & the Dão wine region

Day 5 & 6– Alto Douro

  • Take an unforgettable boat trip from Peso de Regua upriver to Pinhao

  • Pinhao and its delightful train station, decorated with beautiful azulejos – tiles

  • Stunning Douro vineyards, the World’s oldest!

  • Picnic at the beauty spot of São Salvador do Mundo

  • Superb gastronomy in the atmospheric “adegas” taverns

Day 5 & 6 – Alto Douro

Day 7 & 8– Minho Costa

  • Delightful Caminha and the fortress towns of Valença, Monção and Melgaço, dotted along the river Minho

  • Historic step in the Portuguese Santiago pilgrim way

  • Imposing Viana do Castelo with its long surfy windswept Atlantic coastline

  • Graceful Ponte de Lima with its Roman bridge

  • Sample the Vinho Verde wine and hearty local fare

Day 7 & 8 – Minho Costa

Day 9 & 10– Porto

  • Ribeira, Porto’s fascinating historic centre, a World Heritage site

  • Cross the impressive Dom Luis I iron bridge to the Port Wine Lodges

  • Art for all from finest museums to simple galleries

  • Walk the lanes, sail the river, live and breathe Porto

  • Ferry to Afurada and the golden beach of Estrela

Day 9 & 10 – Porto

& why not?

  • Stay at our central hotel in Lisboa before you start the adventure!

  • Add an interim stop in either Batalha or Coimbra

  • Cross the border and discover the Albariño wines in the Rias Bajas

  • or extend your stay at any of the stops - they are all worth it!

  • Call us to talk through all the options - we'd love to hear from you!

& why not?


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What's Included

  • Accommodation in our listed hotels – 2 sharing 1 standard double ensuite, B&B (unless specified)

  • Economy 4-door car hire (talk to us about upgrades)

  • Regional guide book to Portugal

  • Personal Travel App including highlights, weather forecast and restaurant suggestions for all areas en-route

  • Instructions to find all accommodation

What's Excluded

  • Flights – but we are able to advise

  • One-way car hire charges, where applicable (see your quote email)

  • The following car hire extras – these can be added at pick-up point

    • extra driver, child seats, GPS

  • Garage parking where applicable (mostly city stops) – please ask us about parking charges

  • Local tourist taxes (where applicable)


Travel Details

Getting There

A point-to-point itinerary, this route is best enjoyed flying into Lisboa and back from Porto – or vice versa.

You can alternatively fly into and back from Galicia (Santiago de Compostela or Vigo). Please bear in mind when planning your trip that hire cars must be returned to their country of origin.

See your flight options in the table below:

If your preferred local airport only connects to one of the airports at the destination, the route can be adapted to suit a single port of entry and return, interleaving the stages. Please contact us for more details.

PLEASE NOTE Flights are not included and some flights are seasonal.


Flight Options

Choose your preferred UK airport and then select from possible destinations to see airline providers.

Getting Around

For passengers travelling by air we will include a hire car as part of the package. Normally we include a 4 door economy class car but please let us know if you would like something different.

For those coming on the ferry you will use your own vehicle but in either case we will provide full instructions to arrive at each hotel, complete with GPS, as well as a map of the area.


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