9-Day Tour from Madrid to Porto, Lisbon and Fatima

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Madrid⌄

   Meet and assistance at the airport, transfer to the hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: Tryp Atocha or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza, Riu Plaza España or similar

2. 2Madrid⌄

   Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to explore the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: Tryp Atocha or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza, Riu Plaza España or similar

3. 3Madrid-Avila-Salamanca-Porto⌄

   Breakfast. Drive to Avila. A city that preserves its medieval wall. Short stop to know its walled and old town. Then to Salamanca. Free time in Salamanca, this University City World Heritage of great architectural and artistic wealth. Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto. Accommodation.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar.

4. 4Porto⌄

   Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a different perspective of the city along the river Douro aboard the BlueBoats Cruise and discover the historic heritage visiting one well-known Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting included. Rest of day at leisure. Accommodation.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: AC Porto or similar // A Class: Vila Gale Porto or similar

5. 5Porto-Coimbra-Fatima⌄

   Breakfast. Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Then to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. Accommodation

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation T and A Class: Aurea Fátima, Estrela de Fátima, Regina or similar

6. 6Fatima-Batalha-Nazare-Alcobaca-Lisbon⌄

   Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) with its Gothic church and Cistercian monastery, whose origins date back to the XII C. Then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional traditional and typical dinner including a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar

7. 7Lisbon⌄

   Breakfast at the hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past. Accommodation at the hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: Roma or similar // A Class: Lutécia, Vila Gale Opera or similar

8. 8Lisbon-Caceres-Madrid⌄

   Departure to Caceres considered as World Heritage place because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Accommodation: T Class: Tryp Atocha or similar // A Class: Princesa Plaza, Riu Plaza España or similar

9. 9Madrid⌄

   After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.

   Meals: Breakfast