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view at 360 degrees. For those who can’t climb The Cathedral is the main Catholic church of the
up to the Castle, we suggest the visit of the Mu- city. It is in a high point and from its square there
Classic Portugal seum of the carriages, that exhibits the famous is a beautiful view. Along the Avenida de Diogo
6 days collection of carriages of the Portuguese King’s Leite, situated on the opposite shore of the river
house. The afternoon is at disposal for a walk and
Douro, opens a paradise for those who love wine:
shopping. here in fact are the cellars of all the producers of
Curiosity: the most famous Tram of Lisbon is the famous wine Porto (in Portuguese Vinho do
1st Day: Lisbon Electrico 28, put in function in 1872 originally Porto), exported in entire world. Accommodation
Arrival on the airport of Lisbon, the European was driven by horses. It is a small yellow crea- In hotel, dinner and overnight.
capital posted more to west and the only one king tram that runs through vertiginous ups and
that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, Vasco da downs; in some points the streets that trespasses 5 Day: Porto - Coimbra - Lisbona (330 km)
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Gama started exactly from here his journey to are so thin that the tram are passing very close to Breakfast and departure to Coimbra, not only
the discover of the Indies. the walls of the houses. the most important university city and most an-
We pass the magnificent Bridge Vasco de Gama tique of the country, is also the birth city of the
long over 17 km. accommodation in hotel, dinner 3 Day: Lisbon - Fatima (130 km) six Kings of Portugal. A city of narrow and steep
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and overnight. Breakfast and departure to Fatima. Full board in streets, paved with peddles, patio, stairways and
hotel and a day dedicated to the visit of the city medieval arches. A guided visit of the historic Business Proposals in Portugal
2 Day: Lisbon in which on the 13 of March 1917 year three center and of the University.
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Breakfast and a morning dedicated to the visit of poor pastors Lucia, Giaginta and Francisco, were University curiosity: the freshmen, on their en-
the main monuments of the city. The Monastery testimonies of the appearance of Madonna. A trance, chose godfather or godmother to tre-
dos Jeronimos, one of the most representative visit of the Sanctuary of Madonna of Fatima and spass the streets with can tied on the ankles.
buildings of the Manuel style, a sumptuous archi- of the Chapel of Appearances, that hosts the Lunch in a restaurant in the center and free time
tecture between the late gothic and the renais- statue of Virgin Maria and on whose crown you at disposal for shopping and individual visits. In
sance style, inspired by the king Manuel I. can see the bullet that shot Pope Giovanni Paololl the afternoon we departure to Lisbon. Dinner in
Curiosity: the site of the Monastery corresponds in 1981. Not so far away is the birth house of the typical restaurant with a spectacle of Fado, the
to the place in which once there was the small three pastors: the Casa dos Pastorinhos. Lisbon’s music, that comes from the depth of the
church dedicated to Ermida do Restelo, in which The 13 day of every month, from May to Octo- Portuguese soul. Overnight.
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Vasco de Gama and his equipage passed the ni- ber, the Sanctuary of Fatima collects thousands Cuisine: the baccala is the most eaten fish in Por-
ght before the departure to the journey that has of pilgrims to celebrate the dates of the appea- tugal. The cod is dried and salted, according the
defined the route to India. rances of Madonna to the three pastors. fisherman Portuguese tradition, that has deve-
King Manuel I wanted to build the monastery to loped this technique before the invention of the
celebrate the big navigator and the power of the 4 Day: Fatima - Porto (195 km) freezers, letting the fish to maintain as much as
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reign of Portugal. Today it hosts the thumbs of After the breakfast departure to Porto, the sec- possible. 2 famous dishes of baccala: Bacalhau
the same king Manuel I and the family and also ond city of Portugal, on the river Douro. Lunch à Gomes daSa a casserole with cod, potatoes,
the thumbs of Vasco de Gama and of the poet in restaurant and an afternoon dedicated to the onion and hard-boiled eggs, and Bacalhau à Brás
Luis de Camoes. In the chapel the tomb of the guided visit of the historic center of the city, de- scrambled eggs, cod, match potatoes and onions.
writer Fernando Pessoa. We proceed to the clared patrimony of humanity of UNESCO. La
tower of Belem, a symbol of the city that stands Ribeira is the most picturesque quart and the 6 Day: Lisbon
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alone against the sea and the blue sky. It is one most visited, on the river’s shores, it is a follow- Breakfast and free time for individual visits and
of the most representative monuments of Lisbon ing of small streets and houses decorated by last shopping. Lunch in restaurant and transfer to
and is a part of the patrimonies of humanity UN- the typical azulejos. The bridge Dom Luis I is an airport for the return at home.
ESCO. This bastion 30 meters high and surround- icon and a symbol of the city, it connects the two Portuguese souvenirs: the Sughero, one of the
ed by 4 towers was built for a defensive reason shores of the river Douro. natural most typical products of the country. The
and founded by gothic and byzantine elements. Its construction started in the 1881 by the engi- Oreficeria in watermark. Still today the women
Curiosity: it’s been said that its position during neer Theophile Seyrig, close collaborator of Gu- that are participating in the traditional celebra-
the years is mutated. Constructed in the middle stave Eiffel. The structure reminds in some way ting, feature objects of watermark that are a part
of water, today the tower is almost on the sho- of the works of Eiffel, thanks to the use of the of the traditional clothes of the bride. The Azu-
res of the river, because of the movement of the iron, a material that was so dear to the famous lejo, small quadrate glazed that in Portugal can
coast and not because of the earthquake of the French architect. be seen everywhere.
1755 year, like it’d been said in the past.
A visit of Alfama quart, the most antique quart of
Lisbon that was a residence of nobles and deal-
ers. The signs of that happy period and long time
ago are staying in the details of the old Moorish
palaces and in the many fountains hidden in the
patios. With the following development of new
quarts in the city, Alfama finished to be populat-
ed only by fishermen with small shops, grocery
stores and casas de Fado, the locals where you
can hear the traditional Portuguese music. A re- 303
ferring point of every musician of this genre is the
Museum do Fado, that is in Alfama and has cen-
turies of history of this musical tradition.
The Cathedral, called by the protagonists Se de
Lisboa, is a church in Romanesque style con-
structed in 1147, on the ruins of an antique
mosque. The Castle of Sao Jorge is one of the
most antique buildings of the city and one of
the most suggestive and most visited sites. Its
position, on the tallest hill of Lisbon, gives a
breath-taking view of entre city and of the river
Tago; you can’t miss the visit of the walls for a Sintra
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