Complete Portugal ROT

Welcome to Europamundo! Transfer to the hotel and free time. You will be provided with the information required for the beginning of the trip in the afternoon; otherwise, the information will appear on the information panels at the hotel reception area.

IMPORTANT:- Remember that hotels check-in time is usually at 14:00 hrs. If you require more hours of room availability, consider booking an additional night at the beginning of your trip.
- IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS upon arrival at the hotel, you would have your room booked, but your trip guide would normally contact you at the beginning of the included activities. At the reception you can also find an informative sign, indicating the telephone number and hours of assistance of our staff. YOUR TIME THEREFORE BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS FREE. The hotel staff can help you with all the information you need.


Note: The schedules that you will find in this itinerary are indicative. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the trip, may adjust the schedules.

City tour of Lisbon. In the morning city tour with a local guide lasting approximately 2 hours. During this visit we will pass through the following points: Eduardo VII park, Baixa Pombalina (Marqués de Pombal square, Rossío square with views of the San Jorge castle, Alfama), Estrela
neighborhood, Estrela Basilica, Monument to the Discoveries, Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery. The visit will finish in the city center. Free time in the afternoon to continue exploring the city. We suggest you taking the Elevator da Gloria to visit Bairro Alto and the viewpoint São Pedro. Our guide will optionally offer you to visit the beautiful towns of Sintra with its castle and Cascais and Estoril by the sea.



20:30 hrs. - We return from the Restauradores Square, an area with numerous restaurants and cafes, to the hotel.

Total distance covered: 440 Km


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.

Total distance covered: 295 Km.


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.

Total distance covered: 305 km.


Scenery: Pleasant landscapes, white villages, castles, farmlands.


08:30 hrs. - Évora - departure.
10:15 hrs. – Marvao - very picturesque walled town that offers us a fantastic panoramic view of the region.




11:15 hrs. – Marvao - departure.
11:45 hrs. - Castelo de Vide - Time to enjoy this Alentejo town with its large castle, its old Jewish quarter with a medieval synagogue (now a museum) that we can visit and have lunch in the labyrinth of narrow and irregular streets whose Gothic arcades invite us to walk.


13:45 hrs. - Castelo De Vide, departure.
15:30 hrs. - Tomar. – Arrival -. We include the entrance to the immense Convent-Castle of Christ that belonged to the Templars and today dominates the city.
16:30 hrs. - Tomar – departure.


17:15 hrs. - Fátima - Before arriving, we make a brief stop in Aljustrel, the village where the three little shepherds were born, we can see Lucia´s house. After that we arrive in Fátima, an important sanctuary, a place of pilgrimage that reminds us of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three Little Shepherds. The chapel was built in 1919 in the place, where the apparitions took place, in Cova de Iría and, since then, the Sanctuary space continued to be built in response to the influx of pilgrims. Free time, when, if you’d like, you could participate in the candle procession (it is not held in winter). Dinner included.

Total distance covered: 210 km.


Scenery: Pleasant green hills.


08:30 hrs. - Fatima - departure.
11:00 hrs. - Porto - arrival. We will visit the city for approximately two hours with a local guide: the Douro River, its historic center that has been declared a world heritage site, the iron bridges... we will also include a visit to one of its centuries-old wineries where the famous "Port Wine" is produced. Free time.


Note: From November to April, the Porto visit make take place in the afternoon.

Total distance covered: 385 km.


Scenery: Green landscapes of northern Portugal. Very beautiful landscapes in the Douro Valley.


Note: The schedules in this stage from November to March are modified to adapt the route to sunlight.


08:00 hrs. - Porto - departure.
09:00 hrs. - Braga - arrival. A time to walk in the religious capital of Portugal with its old cathedral. After that we go to the base of the Bom Jesus sanctuary. We include the climb on the oldest cable car in the world... Powered only by water; after visiting the sanctuary we suggest you walk down to admire its beautiful staircase.


11:15 hrs. - Bom Jesus - departure.
11:45 hrs. - Guimaraes - arrival. Free time in the city that was the first capital of Portugal, its Palace of the Dukes reminds us of it. Time for lunch.


14:00 hrs. - Guimaraes - departure. Beautiful landscapes full of vineyards going down to the Douro Valley. We pass through Sabrosa, the birthplace of Magellan.
16:45 hrs. - Pinhao – arrival - we visit its wonderful train station with all its tiles and we include a short cruise of approximately one hour along the Douro River (Note: From November to March the cruise does not operate, instead the journey is taken along the panoramic road with stops at viewpoints following the Douro bank).


17:45 hrs. - Pinhao –Departure-
20:15 hrs. - Coimbra. Arrival at the end of the day. Dinner included in the hotel.

Total distance covered: 280 km.


Scenery: Pleasant landscapes, hills, forests, ocean.


After breakfast a transfer to the historic center to walk in the third city of Portugal, a city with a very important past that has one of the oldest universities in the world and the oldest in Portugal. Enjoy its streets, its patios and its student life.


11:30 hrs. - Coimbra -departure.
12:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - entrance included in this impressive medieval mausoleum of kings with great historical significance given that the decisive event for the consolidation of the Portuguese nation took place there. You can see the monastery inside or see its impressive facade and stroll through the small shopping streets that surround it.


13:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - departure.
14:00 hrs. - Nazaré – arrival to this beautiful fishing town. We include the elevator that takes us up to the ancient city on the top of the cliff with stunning views over the ocean and the popular beach. Time for lunch and rest.


16:30 hrs. - Nazaré - departure.
17:00 hrs. - Óbidos - Arrival. Town full of charm with important medieval walls, with its castle, its streets full of flowers and commercial life.


18:15 hrs. - Óbidos - departure.
19:30 hrs. - Lisbon - arrival.

Note: Due to the fact that the Nazaré elevator is under restoration at this time, and while the repair works continue, the ascent to the old city will be done by coach.
End of our services.

Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night. Our guide will advise you on the best public transportation for your transfers.

Note: In case you have to book an external service (plane/train...) on the day of the end of your tour with activities included, please remember that the schedules of the detailed itineraries are the "planned" ones but may be affected by different circumstances (traffic density, customer delays, breakdowns...). Do not book a flight/train with a tight schedule without taking this into account. Always leave a margin in the schedule for unforeseen events.