4-Day South Portugal Tour from Lisbon: Lagos, Algarve Coast, Sagres, Évora, Beja and Setúbal

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Évora Day Trip
7 stops
1
Start the tour from Lisbon city center
Admission ticket free
2
It is the largest medieval cathedral in Portugal and has no parallel in the rest of the country. All in granite, it is marked by the transition from the Romanesque style to the Gothic style.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
The Church of St. Francis is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and grandest churches in Portugal
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
The Chapel of the Bones is one of the most well-known monuments of Évora, we can say maybe its ex-libris, and it is located in Place 1st of May. It is part of the not less known Church of San Francisco.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Is one of the grandest and best preserved Roman temples of the whole Iberian Peninsula, having been considered World Heritage by UNESCO in 1986.
5 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Giraldo Square is an icon paying tribute to Fearless Geraldo Geraldes, the man who conquered Evora from the Moors in 1167.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Free time to explore the city center
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Évora, Beja, Portimão, Silves & Lagos Day Trip
5 stops
8
Take breakfast at the hotel and start your trip to the Algarve through Beja
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Beja where the highest tower in any Portuguese medieval castle dominates the town and the region. Crossing the low mountain range, we enter the Algarve.
Admission ticket free
10
Silves
The renowned town dominated by its red sandstone castle dating back mainly to Moorish times and by the memories of its former cork industry. You will have time to stop and visit the village of Silves and the Castle of the city.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
We continue onto the golden sands of the Algarve passing Praia da Rocha en route to Lagos.
Admission ticket free
12
Lagos
In Lagos everything seems to invite to the beach and the simple pleasures. But there is also a history of sailors and pirates, the result of a complicity with the sea that persists in the colorful trawlers that bring the fish to the fish auction, or in the Marina where yachts from all over the world rock. You will have the opportunity to explore this beautiful city and free time to enjoy all the view and places.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Lagos, Ponta da Piedade, Sagres & Cabo de São Vicente
5 stops
13
Lagos
Start your trip to Ponta da Piedade, after your breakfast at the hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
14
Admire the magnificent views over the Atlantic Ocean, and cliffs whose shapes have seen sculpted by the erosive action of both the sea and time.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
15
Sagres displays some of the most impressive landscapes in the Algarve. The force of nature is so strong at the southwestern tip of continental Europe that visitors soon realize why the ancient settlers dubbed it “sacred,” because it was the starting point of Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth century into the unknown and how managed to maintain its fascinating natural beauty.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Classified as a National Monument, the original fortress of Infante D. Henrique, dating from the 15th century, was destroyed during Sir Francis Drake's raids on the southern coasts of Spain and Portugal during the 16th century, and was rebuilt during the 16th to 18th centuries.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Cape Saint Vincent
Fortress built in the 16th century to protect the coast from frequent attacks by Moorish pirates. It appeared in the place where was a medieval convent, which according to legend would have welcomed the remains of St. Vincent. It is a military construction of polygonal plan with an entrance portal surmounted by royal shield and had drawbridge. Inside the fortress is the São Vicente lighthouse, built in 1904 and still in operation today.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Lagos, Setúbal, Serra da Arrábida & Lisbon
4 stops
18
Lagos
Start your trip to return to Lisbon, after your breakfast at the hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
19
Setubal is a city that has always had a close connection to the seas, and this is celebrated along the newly rejuvenated waterfront, which encompasses the colourful fishing harbour, the popular urban park and the Troia Peninsula ferry terminal. Within the charming historic centre is a maze of narrow alleys, hidden plazas, and family-owned shops, along with Portugal’s largest fish market.
Admission ticket free
20
Then comes a scenic route over the Arrábida Mountain Range, an area preserved as a Natural Park, with amazing scenery and unique vegetation at the gates of Lisbon and incorporating sweeping views of the Tróia Peninsula.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Stop in Azeitão for a tasty wine tasting in José Maria da Fonseca Wine cellares. Besides all these resources used in the production of their wines, what most characterizes the work at José Maria da Fonseca is a huge passion for the art of wine making. It is this passion that generates emotions that José Maria da Fonseca shares with the consumer each time he tastes one of his wines.
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• There is no toilet on board the coach

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