Lisboa Trip Overview
3-day Algarve tour departing from Lisbon Faro, the capital of the Algarve since 1756, is practically a must if you visit the region during the Portuguese summer. The city is in the south of Portugal.
Faro has emblematic places, such as Arco da Vila – neoclassical in style, which leads to the old town; the Sé de Faro, built in the 13th century; the Municipal Museum, located in a 16th century convent and exhibiting prehistoric and medieval artefacts and sacred art. But the city also has a beautiful and wide beach and is, of course, the route to all the incredible beaches of the Algarve. This private tour is also part of a boat trip lasting approximately 1 hour to the caves of Ponta da Piedade, in Lagos
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Lisboa, Portugal
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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3-day Algarve tour departing from Lisbon Faro, the capital of the Algarve since 1756, is practically a must if you visit the region during the Portuguese summer. The city is in the south of Portugal.
Faro has emblematic places, such as Arco da Vila – neoclassical in style, which leads to the old town; the Sé de Faro, built in the 13th century; the Municipal Museum, located in a 16th century convent and exhibiting prehistoric and medieval artefacts and sacred art. But the city also has a beautiful and wide beach and is, of course, the route to all the incredible beaches of the Algarve. This private tour is also part of a boat trip lasting approximately 1 hour to the caves of Ponta da Piedade, in Lagos
Itinerary
Day 1: Evora – Monsaraz – Albufeira
Stop At: Corticarte – Arte em Cortica, Rua A, n0 7 Parque Industrial, Azaruja 7005-109 Portugal
Departure from Lisbon to the Alentejo region, more precisely Évora, crossing the beautiful suspension bridge, admiring the city and also monument to Christ the King. Our day coming to a farm, we knew that cork is the bark of the cork oak, a Oak species, a bark with great characteristics, is light, elastic and fire resistant, among others.
Each year the bark grows, however, only after nine to nine years should it be removed from the tree and may reach 25 centimeters in thickness, definitely excellent protection for the tree against heat, cold and fire after removal of the tree. form a new bark
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Centro Historico de Evora, Evora 7000 Portugal
Place of Evora where different civilizations lived, the ancient “Temple of Diana” next to the Cathedral of Évora, built in the Roman period, we can see the magnificent aqueduct of the “Agua da Prata”, outside the city walls and extending from the periphery. From the city, some of its arches are still visible inside the city, built in the 16th century to ensure water transport.
The Arabs built their streets and alleys in the 11th and 12th centuries. Évora was the residence of some Portuguese kings, a focal point for renowned artists, supported by the ruling patronage and dynasty in Portugal. The period of discovery was of glory to Évora by creating particularly favorable conditions in the construction of numerous aristocratic mansions in the city such as the Jesuit university.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Capela dos Ossos, Praca 1 de Maio, Evora 7000-650 Portugal
However, the ex-libris will be St. Francis Church, especially the Bones Chapel, dressed in skulls and bones of 500 monks, attracting thousands every year and proclaiming “We Bones, here we are, for you, let’s wait” at the entrance of it
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monsaraz, Monsaraz, Evora District, Alentejo
Monsaraz is a small medieval village with narrow stone streets and white-painted houses adding special charm to this village and its inhabitants. As we pass through its walls, we return to medieval times, surrounded by plains stretching far away and along with the Alqueva that divides Portugal and Spain.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Albufeira Marina, Sitio da Orada, Albufeira 8200-394 Portugal
We will reach Albufeira, its historic center with its traditional ambience, with its whitewashed houses, narrow streets full of cafes and shops with a lively nightlife, with the central avenue a succession of tempting bars, restaurants and nightclubs.
Overnight in Albufeira
Meals not included on this day.
Accommodation not included on this day.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Albufeira – Lagres – Sagres – Albufeira
Stop At: Marina de Lagos, Edifício da Administração, Lagos 8600-315 Portugal
Next on our three days private tour of the Algarve from Lisbon we will depart from the hotel and visit Lagos, in the mid-16th century, Lagos was the great base of support for the Discoveries, the starting point of the main expeditions and where many of the products are sold.
This strategic importance of Lagos has given rise to considerable economic development, which has resulted in the settling of many people in the city, leading to its urban growth.
The continuous harassment that the city suffered from the North African Corsican forced the construction of a second belt of walls, adapted to the new concepts of military architecture, which the widespread use of artillery had introduced, and that the Portuguese, following the model of Italian avant-garde, were put into practice in Morocco and most of the territories integrated into the
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fortaleza de Sagres, 8650-360, Sagres Portugal
The Fortress of Sagres, also known as the Promotorium Sacrum, built by order of Prince Henry the Navigator, where we will see inland; cannons, a 16th century tower and also the Church of Our Lady of Grace, one of the former ex-libris monument is the wind rose, a sundial that some consider to be from the time of the child and the nautical school he founded in Sagres.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Farol do Cabo de Sao Vicente, En 268, Sagres 8650-370 Portugal
Very close by is the Cape St. Vincent Fortress, built in the 16th century to protect the coast from Moorish, pirate attacks, and legend has it that the place where the fortress was built received the remains of San Vicente before being moved. to Lisbon.
Overnight in Albufeira
Meals not included on this day.
Accommodation not included on this day.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Albufeira – Sesimbra
Stop At: Castelo de Sesimbra, Rua Nossa Senhora do Castelo, Sesimbra Portugal
On the way back to Lisbon we will visit some cities before arriving in Lisbon, such as Sesimbra, which visits the Moorish Castle, on the northern slope of the village, this fortress was classified as a national monument in 1910 and is today one of the most visited sites in the municipality.
Built in the 9th century, still under Islamic occupation, its role throughout history has always been the land and sea defense of the region.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Baia de Setubal, Setubal 2900-634 Portugal
Setúbal and the sea, the fishermen, the boats, the river and the sea are inseparable and the Setúbal identity, demonstrated and colored by the hundreds of boats moored along the riverfront contrasting with the tanned skin of toiled men, real people the sea, accustomed to overcoming all the different challenges, with a peculiar wisdom and humor, able to paint pictures with words that make anyone mesmerized.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monastery of Jesus of Setubal, Rua Acacio Barradas 2, Setubal 2900-197 Portugal
In the center of Setúbal, you will find shops for all tastes, some of the most recognized global brands, mingle with others of past times, where you can discover rarities and less conventional products, culture lurks around every corner, where the buildings are Living testimonies A growing city that is modernized, all without forgetting the roots of the sea.
Most of the streets converge to “Bocage Square”. Setúbal’s meeting point, full of terraces and dedicated to one of the greatest figures of Portuguese poetry, his statue with his eyes fixed on the sea, is the landmark of this city. busiest square.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Azulejos de Azeitao, Rua dos Trabalhadores da Empresa Setubalense 15 Sitio da Bacalhôa, Azeitao 2925-495 Portugal
2925-495 Portugal
Being in Portugal, it is impossible to be indifferent to churches, palaces and other tiled buildings, it is true that they have Muslim roots, but they have become a symbol of Portuguese culture, to visit a traditional tile factory is a true gem for the lovers and collectors, in this factory you will find European, Islamic and Chinese designs of different types, painted or raised, in the 15th and 16th century Spanish-Arabic style.
A true lesson in the various stages of the manufacturing process, from “doing” to glazing and finishing to painting, you can still live the experience of painting your own tile.
Meals not included on this day.
Accommodation not included on this day.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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