Grand Tour of Portugal

Fly from London to Faro and transfer to the 4-star Hotel Eva for a two-night stay.

A morning walking tour includes the Sé Cathedral, the stately façade of the City Hall and the Archaeological Museum, housed in the cloistered calm of a former convent. Enjoy the rest of the day for independent exploration.
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Board the train for the inland journey (4 ½ hrs) to Evora, the capital of Alentejo region, travelling north through rural scenery to the regal, UNESCO listed city. Transfer to the 4-star Hotel M’Ar de Ar Muralhas for two nights.
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A morning walking tour of Evora the 15th-century residence of royalty, with 16th-18th century architecture lining its elegant streets and squares. Portugal’s largest medieval cathedral stands right at the heart of the city, the conical towers of its spire an obvious landmark; the church of St. Francis is famed for its haunting Chapel of Bones, and the ‘Conde Vila Flor’ square encircles the remains of the Roman Temple, once dedicated to the goddess Diana. Afternoon at leisure.
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Take the train to the country’s capital, Lisbon; with Roman ruins, Phoenician relics, a Moorish-medieval castle, and 18th-century city squares. Transfer to the 3-star My Story Hotel Tejo for two nights.
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A city walking tour includes the Sé Cathedral; Praça do Comércio grand plaza and the neo-Gothic arches of the 19th-century Santa Justa Lift. Afternoon at leisure, perhaps to visit the Belém or Alfama district.
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Leave Lisbon by train for the journey north to Coimbra. The country’s former capital is the home of Portugal’s oldest university, and is known as ‘the city of students’. Transfer to the 4-star Hotel Dona Inés for a two-night stay.
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A morning walking tour includes the famed university, founded in the 13th century boasting terrific views from its Baroque bell tower; and the Romanesque, ‘Sé Velha’ Old Cathedral. Afternoon at leisure to explore its Roman aqueduct and medieval monastery.
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Travel to Porto, where hillside houses and churches seem to sit on each other’s shoulders for views of the Douro’s flow. Transfer to the 3-star Grande Hotel do Porto for two nights.
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Morning walking tour includes the Stock Exchange Palace, the Ribeira medieval quarter, and a visit with a tasting, to one of the port-wine cellars. An afternoon at leisure gives you time to explore, perhaps to see the blue and white tiled Igreja do Carmo church. 
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Transfer to Porto airport for the return flight to London.
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