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Portugal 7-day Walking and Cooking Tour Level 2

Prices starting from. Trip Duration. Max Passengers. 1499 € 7 days 6

Start and Finish. Activity Level. / Porto 2

Experience. Tour Code. Walking Tours Europe #B1/2328 7-day Walking and Cooking Tour Level 2

Tour Details and Description

The Northern region of Portugal is a surprise with beautiful landscapes, mountain, plateaus, valleys and a rich fauna and flora. These regions offer all who visit them a healthy experience of engaging with nature and enjoying idyllic environments. There are so many hidden and undiscovered treasures all over Portugal waiting for you to discover them. Walking in Portugal!

Eating and Drinking: One of the joys of Northern Portugal is the warmth of the welcome you’ll receive from your hosts. The food is hearty and wholesome, and we can guarantee that you’ll find it hard to lose weight on this walk.

Included in the Walking Tour: • 6 x nights twin accommodation in a 4* hotel in , air-conditioned rooms, TV, Wifi • Breakfast is included every morning • Transfer: Oporto Airport – Hotel in Braga • Transfer: Hotel in Braga – Oporto Airport • 1 Hands-on Cooking Class (lunch - Portuguese cuisine) • Castle of Guimaraes (ticket included)

• Wine-tasting in the Douro valley (standard 2 great wines) • 1 lunch in the Douro valley • 1 lunch in Porto • City tour in Porto, Braga, Povoa de Vazim, Guimaraes Not Included in the tour: • Flight to and from Portugal • Travel insurance • Tourist taxes • Drinks and meals not specified • Entrances other than mentioned • Telephone and personal expenses

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Notes: Brage

• Minimum 2 guests Day 2 • Maximum 6 guests • You should bring with you a camera, comfortable Porto Meeting in the hotel lobby at 9am. The tour walking shoes, a small bottle of water. When it’s starts with a pleasant walking tour in the UNESCO really hot, we recommend an application of World Heritage Historical Center (without van or car) sunscreen on exposed parts of the body and a where you can admire magnificent monuments and pair of sunglasses. During the cooler seasons, it’s sites, starting by the impressive settlement of over important to wear an extra layer of clothing. Don’t 20.000 blue tiles in São Bento Train Station. Then, forget your boots proceeding to the 12th century Porto’s Cathedral where we’ll get to know even more about the city history and the History of Portugal. Then, we’ll be venturing down the alleys of the medieval district all the way to the commercial street “Rua das Flores”, filled with flowers, street live artists and art-craft, passing before the astonishing City Hall, up to the Clérigos Tower and its beautiful noble quarter. Being the most animated location in town, it’s where we will have lunch at a restaurant with local gastronomy. In the afternoon, discover the modern district of the city, such as Boavista and its magnificent “Casa da Música”, modern and architectural city landmark, proceeding to meet the river and crossing the riverside of the Douro river to Vila Nova de Gaia, where you will be presented with a guided visit in a traditional Wine Cellar “Cave” and taste this rich, complex and worldwide renowned fortified wine – the Port Wine (Standard 2 great wines). Still having the flavor of this nectar on our tongues, it’s time to enjoy the 6 Bridges Boat Cruise on the River Douro (duration: 1 hour), aboard a traditional “Rabelo” boat and experience the panoramic views of the surrounding hills and at the red-tiled rooftops of the Itinerary medieval houses, as well as the famous bridges of the city. Dinner is not included. Overnight in Braga.

Day 3 Day 1

Walking in the Douro Valley Meeting at 9am in the Oporto airport arrival Arrive at any time. Private hotel lobby. Our challenge for the day is to join us transfer to your hotel. There are no activities planned and discover some of the most beautiful treasures the for this day. No meals provided today. Overnight in

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Douro has to offer... After a journey of about one and Walking in Sistelo – Arcos de Valdevez Sistelo won a half hour, the day starts at Pinhão, with an excellent this title in 2017, in the category of Rural Villages, view over the Douro River. The walking tour will be standing out for its endless agricultural terraces. That around the vineyards of the Quinta. That is an easy is the reason Sistelo also called "Little Tibet". These walking tour, which affords glorious views of the river. have created a peculiar landscape and example of The Douro Valley demarcated wine region is one of human resilience in adapting to the environment. This the most scenically impressive in the world, as tour will pass through mountain areas, rural areas evidenced by its status as a UNESCO World Heritage and remarkable villages in the history of Portugal. Site. From this unique terroir come the grapes used With about three hundred inhabitants. Everything and to make Portugal’s famous Port wine as well as everyone in Sistelo sounds like the good old days. exquisite table wines. We will have lunch at a The fountain, in the centre of the square, marks the restaurant with local gastronomy. After lunch, it is ending point and the details of the houses invite us to time to visit the famous train station of the region. To curiosity. Iron staircases, stone steps, sheer white finish the day we will visit a wine estate and taste the draperies, and half-open wooden doors are typical of famous Port wine (Standard 2 great wines). Difficulty: a village where peace reigns. It includes a guided Easy. Distance: 5 km – 3.10 miles. Duration: 1 day. walking tour in the Vez Ecovia, an incredible path, Dinner is not included. Overnight in Braga. where we will admire wooden walkways, Roman road, green mountains, crystal-clear lagoons, native Day 4 flora, and fauna. Difficulty: Easy. Distance: 9 km – 5.50 miles. Duration: 1/2 day. Lunch and dinner are Braga and Guimarães After breakfast, we have a not included. Overnight in Braga. small briefing about Bom Jesus do Monte Shrine. Ascent will be made on the lift. This is the first Day 6 funicular of the Iberian Peninsula. This lift uses the system water balance, and it is currently the world Walking Tour in Póvoa de Varzim (Portuguese Way oldest, in service, use this ecological system. The of Santiago) The last day of the trip we have a cabins have a water tank, full when you are at the top beautiful walk on the beach. Follow your local guide level, and emptying at the bottom. The difference in the boardwalks alongside sandy beaches and weight allows the obtained displacement, the amount between sand dunes and windmills. A walk with a of water is calculated depending on the number of lesser degree of difficulty, which will serve to passengers. The descent of the mount will be done appreciate the landscape, learn the fisher community on foot. Then, we will have a hands-on cooking class of Póvoa de Varzim and smell the sea air. Along the in Braga. (lunch - Portuguese cuisine). You will cook walk, you will see small groups doing the Camino the main dish and dessert). In the afternoon, we will Portugues Coastal Way. This is the most popular visit Guimarães. A historic town, exceptionally walking tour of the Portuguese Way of Saint James. well-preserved and an authentic example of the Perfect for those looking to capture the essence of evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern the Camino. It is a nice walk with good food and wine, town. (Guimarães’ Castel – ticket is included). Dinner discovering local customs, meeting fellow pilgrims is not included. Overnight in Braga. and enjoying the unique atmosphere of it all. Suggestion for lunch - grilled fish or shrimp salad with Day 5 Vinho Verde (Verde means 'green' or more accurately 'young' wine). Duration 1/2 day. Lunch and

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dinner are not included. Overnight in Braga.

Day 7

Transfer to the airport (Oporto Airport) End of the program. The transfer is included from your hotel in Braga to the airport. There are no activities planned for this day. Suggestion: Book extra night - Full day post-tour extension, contact us for details.

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