Southern Portugal
Duration
3 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Starting city
Lisbon
Available
April 2024 / March 2025
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
This tour is part of our flexible coach touring range, guaranteed with a minimum of 2 people. Once the tour is booked, it is guaranteed so it will definitely go ahead, and will never cancel.
This tour is guided in English only. Please note if English speaking attendance numbers are low, the tour can become bilingual either accompanied by two tour leaders, one for each language, or a single tour leader providing explanations in both languages.
The tour offers flexibility, allowing you to customize it to your preferences. By clicking 'Quote or Book,' you will have the choice to select your desired start and end dates and destinations within the tour's defined parameters. Given this flexibility, it's important to note that the same people, tour guides or drivers may not be on your entire journey.
The moment of joining the tour is very important.
Check in advance the point and time of incorporation. In case you have any doubts, contact Europamundo before the day of departure through the emergency telephone number or the chat that you can find on the "My Trip" website created for you.
We ask you to be punctual, remember we are traveling in a group and the collaboration of all is crucial for the success of the trip.
Have a good journey!
Scenery: Pleasant landscapes of southern Portugal. Beautiful views over the ocean and Algarve from the Cape.
08:00 hrs. - Lisbon - departure. Beautiful landscapes crossing the long bridge over the Tagus River. Arrival in the Algarve, the southern region of Portugal.
12:00 hrs. – Lagos - Arrival. Historic city from which Portuguese navigators left for Brazil and the Indian route in the 16th century. We suggest a walk through its port and its walls. Time for lunch.
14:30 hrs. - Lagos - departure. We follow the Algarve coast.
16:00 hrs. - Cape San Vicente . - We are at the westernmost point of the European continent. From the lighthouse we will have impressive views of the ocean cliffs, the waves and the strong wind that accompanies ships, sailing between the Mediterranean and the ocean.
16:00 hrs. - Cape St. Vincent - departure. We will make a stop at Sagres , where we can admire and photograph its fortress from the outside.
17:30 hrs. - Albufeira - arrival. A beautiful coastal city, one of the most popular among European tourists, you can enjoy its beaches. We recommend a walk through its historic center overlooking the sea and full of atmosphere.
Accommodation in Albufeira or neiboghboring city in the Algarve.
Scenery: Entry into the Alentejo, a region of white villages and medieval castles.
09:00 hrs.- Albufeira – departure. We continue our route towards the Alentejo.
10:45 hrs. - Mértola. - Arrival in this walled museum-town, an important center in Muslim times, dominated by its large castle that invites us to stroll through its streets of white houses and corners full of history.
12:00 hrs. - Mértola - departure. Extensive cereal plains; meadows.
13:00 hrs. - Beja - Time to walk and have lunch in the historic center of one of the oldest cities in the country, with a large fortress of Roman and medieval origin that dominates the city full of narrow streets and picturesque squares.
15:00 hrs.- Beja, departure.
16:15 hrs. - Evora - arrival and visit to the Chapel of Bones (entrance included) , built with more than 5,000 skeletons, before enjoying this city, considered to be the most beautiful in Portugal, inhabited for more than 2,000 years and which has been declared a World Heritage Site, with its medieval palaces, gothic religious buildings and ancient Roman temple.
18:30 hrs. - Évora- departure.
20:00 hrs. – Lisbon - Arrival.
Note: Remember that hotels check-out time is usually at 10.00 hrs. In most cases, you can leave your luggage at the hotel reception at check-out time, so you can enjoy the city and pick it up at the time you require that same day. If you need more time to use your room, please consider booking an additional night at the end of your tour.