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| DAY 1 – SAT |
USA/Lisbon |
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Board your overnight flight to Lisbon Portugal. |
| DAY 2 – SUN |
Lisbon |
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Transfer in from the airport to your hotel. |
| DAY 3 – MON |
Queluz–Sintra–Cascais–Estoril |
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Includes tickets for Queluz, Sintra and Pena Palaces
You’ll be picked-up at the hotel around 9:00 am starting your day with a drive across Sintra mountain range for a visit of the Queluz National Palace, the most representative of the courteous life of the 18th century and known as the little Versailles. Continue your drive towards Sintra, romantic town, inspiration to some of Lord Byron’s poems, and a World Heritage site. You’ll have free time to visit the Historical town center and an opportunity to try the traditional “queijadas”, a delicacy of the region. Just in the center of town lays the Royal Palace of Sintra, former summer residence of the Kings of Portugal, beautifully decorated with several furniture styles and marvelous tapestries. After the visit, free time to lunch at one of the nearby restaurants.Then, visit the Pena Palace, an eclectic architectural structure offering a breathtaking view extending to Lisbon and the Atlantic Ocean in a clear day. From there, drive towards the Atlantic coastline, crossing the National Park of Sintra-Cascais, and passing by the beautiful Guincho Beach, Cascais – a charming town and a traditional fishermen’s harbor – and Estoril, a tourist resource with the largest casino of Europe. Return to the hotel arriving around 6:00 pm.
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| DAY 4 – TUE |
Fatima–Batalha–Nazaré–Alcobaça–Óbidos |
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Leave the hotel around 9:00 am to enjoy one of the most rewarding days of your stay. A 90-minute drive will take you to Fatima, city of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three little shepherds in 1917 and the revelations that remain a secret until today. In the address Pope Benedict gave at Bethlehem on May 13, 2009, the anniversary of the first apparition at Fatima, the Pope declared: “You promised the three children of Fatima that ‘in the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph.’ May it be so!” Fatima has remained a place of faith and pilgrimage since the early 20th century and one of the most venerated by Catholics around the world. Continue to the nearby Monastery of Batalha, an impressive Gothic work of art of the 14th century, visit the beautiful fishing village of Nazaré with free time for your lunch. In the afternoon visit the Cistercian Monastery in Alcobaça, where the love of Inês de Castro and King Pedro I is remembered through their tombs. On the way back to Lisbon visit the medieval village of Óbidos, and taste a “Ginginha” - typical liquor of this region. Arrive at the hotel around 6:30 pm. |
| DAY 5 – WED |
Lisbon |
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Leave your hotel around 9:00 am for a short ride to Belem, the Lisbon quarter most linked to the Discoveries. Stop to visit the original factory of the famous and traditional sweet puff pastries (Pastel de Belém) that you’ll get to taste accompanied by a glass of the even more famous Port wine. A quick walk leads to the Jeronimos Monastery for an outside visit of this extraordinary example of the Manueline style. Next you’ll visit the Belém Tower, another jewel of the unique Portuguese architectural style and the modern monument to the discoveries that marks the place from where the Portuguese navigators left to discover the world in the 15th century. Return to your hotel around 12:30pm. The remainder of the day is at your leisure for shopping in downtown Lisbon of to complement your tour. |
| DAY 6 – THU |
Lisbon/USA |
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Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the USA |
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