Adventure Travel Trip Itinerary : The First Time. Heritage & Coastal Trails September 12-23, 2017 Leader: Steve Bonowski

Day Date Activity (distances are approximate) Accommodation, Notes Day 1 September Travel to from Denver. Overnight on plane. 12, 2017

2 Sept. 13 Arrival in Lisbon. Transfer by vendor representative to Hotel Vila Gale Cascais or other 3 Cascais. Explore town and its bay. Restaurant for dinner. star as determined by booking availability.

3 Sept. 14 Walk from Cascais to Azoia. 9 km + 400m of total gain. We (Visit: www.saosat.com ) follow the coast line to gain a pathway to the Sao Saturnino convent where we spend the night

4 Sept. 15 Day circle trek out from Azoia and return. 10 km + 300m of Sao Saturnino Convent total gain. Overnight at the Convent.

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Day Date Activity (distances are approximate) Accommodation, Notes Day 5 Sept. 16 Hike from Azoia to Colares. 13km and 500m of total gain. Sarrozala Guest House We return to the trails along the coast and visit Cabo Roca,

westernmost point of continental Europe. Pass Ursa and Adraga beaches. Turn inland through a pine forest; pass the (visit: www.sarrazolahouse.pt) village of Almocageme and end in village of Colares.

6 Sept. 17 Inland loop hike day into the Sintra Hills and return to Sarrozala Guest House Colares. Our hardest day with 15 km. and 600m of total gain.

We will visit the Cork Convent, with its ancient rooms lined with cork. Then we return to Colares and rest.

7 Sept. 18 We’ll walk from Colares on forest trails past the impressive Sintra Boutique Hotel Monserrate Palace. The extensive gardens contain the first (Visit: lawn ever planted in Portugal. We’ll continue to the picturesque town of Sintra. Effort for the day: 13 km and https://sbhboutiquehotel.com/ ) 500m of total gain.

8 Sept. 19 We’ll spend the day exploring the hills and trails above Sintra Boutique Hotel Sintra, passing many castles, palaces, and manor houses.

We’ll see the Moorish Castle and the Pena National Palace. The gardens of Pena contain the highest point of the Sintra (Pictures 1,2,3 provided by, and © Hills, Cruz Alta. Then back to Sintra. The day’s workout: up to by, Portugal Nature Tours) 14 km. and 450m of gain.

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Day Date Activity (distances are approximate) Accommodation, Notes Day 9 Sept. 20 We’ll sleep in and then do some additional close-up touring Hotel Mira Parque of Sintra Village in the morning. Our vendor provides (www.miraparque.com) transport back to Lisbon in early afternoon where we can get settled in at our hotel and perhaps explore the closest surrounding area. Or maybe go to the giant multi-story (Scene near King Eduardo Park, © indoor shopping mall above King Eduardo VII Park. Our final by Steve Bonowski) budget dinner, of 8 total, will be tonight at a nearby restaurant. 10 Sept. 21 We’ll have a city tour today, to be arranged with the hotel. It Hotel Mira Parque will be a bus tour of various neighborhoods and districts.

(2nd scene in the Park. © by Steve Bonowski)

11 Sept. 22 Free day in Lisbon. Plan to visit especially the old district of Hotel Mira Parque , which largely survived the 1755 earthquake that

mostly leveled the remainder of the city. Look for the tram near the river shore at the bottom and ride it to the top of (Street scene in Alfama (old city), © the big hill. by Steve Bonowski)

12 Sept. 23 We’ll take early morning taxis to the Aeropuerto Lisboa for our flights home, or to other travels in Europe.

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