Enjoy an exciting itinerary through Lisbon, Fátima and Cáceres from Madrid. Lisbon waits for its visitors to show them the colouring of its 'ruas'. Fátima is the Catholic pilgrimage city per excellence.
- 1st Day (Tue.) MADRID – SALAMANCA - PORTO
We will begin our tour leaving Madrid bound for Salamanca. In this World Heritage university city, we will have free time to walk through its historic center before heading to Portugal, finally arriving in Porto. There we will stay at the hotel and take a well-deserved rest.
We will have breakfast at the hotel and later, in the morning, we will take a panoramic tour of Porto, a city declared a World Heritage Site. We will visit places of interest such as the Cathedral, the Stock Exchange, the Church of Santa Clara, among others. Afterwards we will enjoy a different perspective of the city along the Douro River aboard a cruise. We will also offer you the possibility of tasting the famous “Port wine” in a traditional winery.
We will leave the afternoon free so you can visit the city on your own. Accommodation at the hotel.
- 3rd Day (Thu.) PORTO – 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.
- 4th Day (Fri.) FATIMA – BATALHA - NAZARE – ALCOBAÇA - 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) visit the XII C. church and admire the tombs of Pedro and Inés de Castro and then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music.
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 colour housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past. Accommodation at the hotel.
- 6th Day (Sun.) LISBON – CACERES – MADRID
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at 07:30 hrs. 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.
