Sintra, Portugal advice Hi everyone! My partner and I are visiting Portugal in a few weeks and are planning to hire a car to drive from Lisbon to Sao Martinho do Porto (where we are staying with a friend). En route we want to see Sintra (naturally), however I’m not sure if it’s best to go on the way to the coast, arriving around 11am on a Saturday and spending the rest…
Short trip to Portugal….help! I am traveling to a London for work and tacking on a few days in Portugal ahead of time. I will have 5 days. This will be my first time visiting. Should I stay in Lisbon the entire time? Skip Lisbon this time and do a smaller city? Hit the beaches. Looking for a mix of sight seeing, and relaxing I like to hit markets, open to easy hikes to see s…
Short trip to Portugal….help! I am traveling to a London for work and tacking on a few days in Portugal ahead of time. I will have 5 days. This will be my first time visiting. Should I stay in Lisbon the entire time? Skip Lisbon this time and do a smaller city? Hit the beaches. Looking for a mix of sight seeing, and relaxing I like to hit markets, open to easy hikes to see s…
Portugal Motorcycle Trip – Recommendations I’m putting together a motorcycle itinerary for Portugal that starts in Porto. I’m trying to figure out if it makes sense to see as much as possible without be incredibly overloaded. The purpose of the trip is to enjoy the ride ride through the country, not just to get from place to place. Given that, are there places that can be taken off or ad…
Portugal Advice I’ll be heading to Portugal in June. Flying into the Azores for three days, then three days in Lisbon, two days in Sintra.. then what for my last three days? Options include: – go to Porto – go back to Lisbon on June 12 for the Festival de Santes Populares – go to Comporta – stay on the coast near Sintra Any advice would be appreciated! sub…
Is This Portugal Itinerary Nuts? My husband, 18 month old, and I are going to Portugal the end of May for two weeks. Everyone says we have to see Algarve, but we’re wondering about cutting it from the list to slow down the pace of the below itinerary. We appreciate nature, and the Algarve beaches and cliffs look like they’d be amazing to behold, but we wouldn’t anticipate spend…
2 weeks in portugal, how to make the most of it? Planning on going mid june, won’t be renting a car and hoping i could use the bus/train for most of the trip to save money. so far i’ve planned out staying: 4 days in lisbon (plan on seeing sintra) 5 days in nazares (plan on seeing alcobaca, batalha, fatima) 5 days in porto (plan on seeing douro valley) It is still barebones and i have alot mo…
First time visitor – Portugal As a first time visitor to Portugal, I have a lot of questions! Would it be better for me to explore Lisbon or Porto? -Which city has more to offer? is it safe for female solo travelers? What kind of budget would I be needing for a week stay? -what are the laws when it comes to consuming weed (personal consumption)? submitted by /u/Mi…
Travelling to Portugal in early december Hello, I am planning a short vacation with my parents in early december (approx 1 week after thanksgiving) and we found a super good offer on tickets to Lisbon and I’d like to get some advice on travelling to portugal in december since I know its an off peak season and a lot of normal tourist activities might not be an option. Based off some bri…
Spain and Portugal itinerary recommendations I am traveling to Spain and Portugal this winter and am trying to figure out an itinerary. I am not sure if what I currently have us squeezing too much in for 2 weeks. If anyone has recommendations it would be much appreciated! land in Madrid (stay 2 nights) travel to Seville (stay 2 nights) head to the algarve region, currently thinking of sta…
Two week Portugal trip Hi Everyone, I’m looking to take a two week trip to Portugal in mid November. I’ve bought my flight tickets and will be landing in Porto, and ending my trip in Lisbon (return bought). I’m looking for recommendations for a solo traveler in their late 20’s. I was thinking of spending 3 days in Porto, and at least 5 in Lisbon. I’ll be likely stayin…
2 weeks in Portugal: recommendations? Just started looking into visiting Portugal next summer. From what I’ve seen, I wanna visit Algarve, Porto, Lisbon, and Madeira, but not sure how to do this in 2 weeks – it might be too much for my family. If you could only pick 3 of those, which would you pick? I’m pretty sure Algarve has to stay on the list though, LOL. We’re interested in na…
Four days in Portugal Hey everyone, My girlfriend and I are going on a four day trip to Portugal flying into Lisbon and flying out of Porto in November. We’re planning a day in Lisbon, a day near Sintra, and two days in Porto. Since it’s not a very long trip, it’s okay if we don’t hit all of the famous spots. Does anyone have any other suggestions or tips for a shor…
Portugal Trip? Hello, me and my husband are looking to travel from our usual Caribbean vacations during this time of the year. We would be travelling the last week of October and wondering the weather and if Portugal would be a good trip. We are thinking about flying from Toronto to Lisbon as flights look reasonably cheap. and then spend also a few days in Por…
What foods do I HAVE to try in Portugal? I’m not just talking about traditional Portuguese food, though I definitely want that too. But also things you wouldn’t normally think about, like cuisine specific to a diaspora. Getting Vietnamese food in Paris would be a good example. submitted by /u/HeadFullOfBrains
Flixbus in Portugal I’ll be in Portugal next month and am planning on utilising Flixbus between smaller towns (Aveiro, Nazare). It is ok to book these tickets on the day at the station, or is it better to book in advance? submitted by /u/foureyedfucka
Portugal restaurant suggestions I’m travelling to Portugal next year and I want to get some good recommendations for restaurants, cafes and eateries in these places as I’m having a tiny bit of a hard time figuring out spots to go here: Aveiro – stopping here for half a day on the way to Coimbra. Want breakfast/brunch recommendations please. ( Already have Confeitaria Peixinho…
Portugal road trip Hi all! We were in Portugal a while ago and wanted to share our itinerary in case anyone was looking for ideas. We started in Porto and then headed south. I do regret that we didn’t get to visit the Douro Valley, anyway, we had a great time. Among all the places we visited, Sintra was the highlight of our trip. Of course, there was one funny sto…
Portugal to Paris or Just Portugal? TLDR: should my wife and I spend our whole week long vacation in Portugal or split that time between Lisbon and Paris (or maybe Prague)? My wife and I originally planned to visit Portugal (we’ve never been) for a week, spending a few days in Lisbon and a few in Faro. Then we found the cheap flights out of Lisbon to Paris and Prague. We’ve been t…
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