Camino Portugues – Lisboa to Santiago

The Portuguese Way, Lisboa to Santiago - PO8

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Tour Highlights
  • Lisboa, Coimbra, Santiago & Porto - four top city visits

  • Estremadura monasteries – Batalha, Alcobaça & Tomar

  • Fado culture in Lisboa and Coimbra

  • Alentejo, Douro, Ribeira & Albariño – a wine lover’s paradise

  • Atlantic coast – Portuguese surf to sheltered Rias Bajas

  • The Portuguese Way of St James – steeped in history.

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Overview

The Portugues Way – packs a lot into one of the shortest, and perhaps the prettiest, of the pilgrims’ ways to Santiago de Compostela.

Tour Highlights
  • Lisboa, Coimbra, Santiago & Porto - four top city visits

  • Estremadura monasteries – Batalha, Alcobaça & Tomar

  • Fado culture in Lisboa and Coimbra

  • Alentejo, Douro, Ribeira & Albariño – a wine lover’s paradise

  • Atlantic coast – Portuguese surf to sheltered Rias Bajas

  • The Portuguese Way of St James – steeped in history.

Never far from the Atlantic coast and with the lovely rolling scenery of central and northern Portugal and Galicia as a backdrop, the route is certainly scenic. And with nine world heritage sites along the way it’s truly crammed with cultural and historic highlights.

The regional gastronomy, from ocean and mountains is second to none and the wines are world-class from start to finish.

The full route takes fourteen days but you can do as little, or as much, as you like.

Holiday Code: PO8


Itinerary


Day 4 & 5– Estremadura

  • The magnificent monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça

  • São Martinho do Porto a little pearl set on a string of surf washed Atlantic beaches

  • The Convent at Tomar, delightful city of the Templars

  • Sierras de Aire y Candeeiros Nature Park – riddled with caves

  • Medieval Óbidos with its famous white houses

Day 4 & 5 – Estremadura

Day 6 & 7– Coimbra

  • Coimbra University – stunning buildings, stunning views, fascinating museums

  • Sé Velha, Portuguese Romanesque at its finest

  • Take in a fado show – Coimbra style of course

  • Jewish Quarter – especially magical by night

  • Roman ruins at Conímbriga

Day 6 & 7 – Coimbra

Day 8 to 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 8 to 10 – Porto

Day 11 & 12– Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

  • Journey’s end, for centuries Europe’s most important pilgrim destination

  • World heritage city centred around the magnificent Cathedral, said to house the bones of St James

  • Guided walking tour, there’s so much to discover

  • Lively bar scene, great tapas and young Ribeiro wine, or if you prefer, a drop of Albariño

Day 11 & 12 – Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

Day 13 & 14– Minho Coast

  • 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 13 & 14 – Minho Coast

& why not?

  • Go inland from Lisboa and discover the Alentejo

  • or head south towards the Costa Vicentina

  • Add a stop in coastal Aveiro - the Portuguese Venice

  • Enjoy the Albariño wines, delicious shellfish and sandy beaches of Rias Bajas

  • 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, A Coruña 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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