12 Great places to visit in Portugal
22/01/2025 · By Molly Tingle
Explore 12 incredible places to visit in Portugal with Great Rail Journeys. From Lisbon to the Douro Valley, discover the best of this beautiful country.
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2025 Tour code: 25OLF
About the tour
Soak up the rich history, laid-back culture and beautiful landscapes in Portugal. Discover the vibrant city of Lisbon, with its stunning viewpoints, old castle and fabulous squares. Experience the awe-inspiring palaces of Sintra, explore the colourful harbour city of Porto and travel by rail into the terraced vineyards of the breathtaking Douro Valley, following the meandering path of the river. Join us on this holiday, carefully crafted to showcase the best of Portugal.
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Itinerary
Your holiday starts at London Gatwick where you meet the Tour Manager and group to fly to Lisbon. On arrival, we are transferred by coach to our hotel, with four nights to explore this exciting city. Our hotel is in the heart of Lisbon's Old Town, conveniently close to the public elevator, designed by Gustav Eiffel, which gives us easy access to the Bairro Alto, the higher part of the city.
Tonight we have our first dinner together at a local restaurant. Lisbon comes alive after dark and you could enjoy a walk through the Old Quarter around our hotel after dinner, visiting a local coffee shop or wine bar.
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4.1 / 5 · 34 reviews
Gerry
Submitted 16 Oct 2024
Well balanced tour with a good mix of rail excursions and free time. The highlights were the Douro Valley excursion from Porto to Pinhao, the amazing Portugese seafood, and last but no means least Della our tour manager. She was brilliant. Excellent communications from beginning to end and always on hand if we needed any information or assistance. The only down side was the size of room in the Lisbon hotel. Seemed like a single size room with a double bed and very limited space for clothes.
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Mrs Hilary Daniels
Submitted 18 Sep 2024
We had an amazing holiday in Portugal,from start to finish,a brilliant tour mananger,very nice group of people,good hotels in good locations,excellent tour guides in Lisbon and Porto. We would have have liked longer in Lisbon,maybe this could be an eight night break or start in Porto and have a whole free day in Lisbon. Many thanks to Simon for looking after us for the whole week,he is a credit to to the company!
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C Divall
Submitted 18 Sep 2024
Excellent in all respects.
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john barker
Submitted 18 Sep 2024
Wonderful holiday went to some loverly places at lisbon and porto our the holiday representative Simon was great kept us inform and up to date each day would consider another holiday with Simon in charge again.
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Roger Mathews
Submitted 09 Sep 2024
Excellent trip, good hotels and excursions, with a first class Tour Manager. No negatives at all.
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Paul
Submitted 04 Oct 2023
A varied exploration of Lisbon, Porto and the Douro valley on this rail, coach and easy walking tour. Introduction to the cities by local experts and comprehensive advice on how to access the many cultural and scenic attractions on offer. Excellent visit to winery in Douro Valley with no hard sell at the end! Hotels were of a very good standard especially the Grande Hotel do Porto with an attractive and characterful classical style. Tour leader provided excellent leadership and support with dai... read more
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