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Rita Erlich is one of Melbourne’s most Itinerary Tel: +351- 21- 3197900
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
respected food writers, and has also Please note: Every endeavour is made to
written on the arts and education. follow the itinerary listed below however, Sunday September 26th
Food and wine editor of a number of all arrangements including the restaurants Lisbon
magazines, she has also contributed to listed, are subject to change at all times. We’ll take a tour today to the suburb of
a wide range of daily newspapers and Belem, where the caravels used to set sail
magazines, and was co-editor of The Friday 24th September on their voyages of discovery. We will visit
Age Good Food Guide. Lisbon some of the great monuments built in the
Upon arrival at Lisbon Airport, you will be Manueline style of architecture: the Torre de
The author of a number of books, she met by Rita, Alex and a local representative, Belem, the Jeronimos Monastery and the
is also a regular guest on radio, and is who will welcome you to Portugal before city’s great Maritime museum. A gourmet
a teacher, editor, public speaker, and transferring you to the hotel. Portugal’s highlight today is a stop at the famous “Casa
consultant. She wants to share her lively capital city, built on seven hills on the Pasteis de Belem” to sample a delicious
delight in the richness of Portuguese north bank of the Tagus River, has been ‘pastel de nata’ or Portuguese custard tart.
culture, food and wine. settled since Phoenician times. It was The evening is free to explore Lisbon at your
rebuilt after the terrible earthquake of 1755 own leisure.
and its centre is elegantly 18th century.
Accommodation:
Alex White works with a number of Tonight we will enjoy a welcome dinner and Hotel Marques de Pombal ★★★★
wineries, helping to maintain vineyards meet our fellow travellers. Av. da Liberdade, 243 - 1250-143 Lisbon
and making wine. Accommodation: Tel: +351- 21- 3197900
Hotel Marques de Pombal ★★★★ Meals: Breakfast
His wines have won more than 110 gold
Av. da Liberdade, 243 - 1250-143 Lisbon
medals in a distinguished career that Monday 27th September
Tel: +351- 21- 3197900
began in the 1970s, when he started Lisbon – Sintra – Lisbon
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winemaking at St Hubert’s in the Yarra Today we have a fascinating day trip to
Valley before establishing his own Saturday 25th September Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage site and
vineyards. When they were sold, he Lisbon once a royal town situated among green
became a wine industry consultant with This morning after breakfast and a good hills with fantastic views of the ocean.
a special interest in southern Victoria. night’s sleep, we’ll enjoy a 2 hour walking The tall conical chimneys of the Palacio
And a great interest in port, of course, tour in the city with a local guide, visiting Nacional de Sintra and the fabulous Palacio
as well as the table wines of Portugal. the Restauradores, Rossio district, Sé and da Pena are unmistakable landmarks
the emblematic Alfama, one of the oldest and both palaces are visited on your tour.
parts of the city. This will then be followed Sintra’s tiny streets are a delight to stroll in
by a guided tour of the Gulbenkian Museum, and lunch is served today in the oldest hotel
inaugurated in 1969. It houses the famed in the Iberian Peninsula, the ‘Lawrence’s
collection of Calouste Gulbenkian, an oil Hotel’, where Lord Byron stayed in 1809.
magnate who bequeathed it all to Portugal. After lunch, it’s back to Lisbon in the late
We can pause for lunch in the Museum’s afternoon and another free evening.
café as the rest of the afternoon is free until
Accommodation:
we meet for dinner at ‘Taveres’, Lisbon’s
Hotel Marques de Pombal ★★★★
oldest and most beautiful restaurant.
Av. da Liberdade, 243 - 1250-143 Lisbon
Accommodation: Tel: +351- 21- 3197900
Hotel Marques de Pombal ★★★★ Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Av. da Liberdade, 243 - 1250-143 Lisbon
Dinner experiences:
- Tavare’s in Lisbon
- Hotel Marques de Pombal in Lisbon
- Hotel Quinta das Lagrimas in Coimbra
- Don Tonho in Porto
- a local restaurant in Porto
- Vintage House Hotel in Pinhao
- Pousada de Santa Marinha in Guimarães
Lunch experiences:
- Lawrence’s Hotel in Sintra
- Taylors in Porto
- DOC Restaurant in Folgosa
- Tasting & Lunch at Quinta Nova
- DouroIn at Regua
- Pousada Santa Maria Bouro in Amares
- Visit, tastings & lunch at Antonio
Guedes, Quinta de Aveleda
Trip inclusions:
• All accommodation, transport
& touring (16 or 24 seat coach)
• Arrival transfer in Lisbon with
a welcome and assistance
• 16 nights’ accommodation at the
4-star properties listed below, with
private facilities
• Walking tour of Lisbon with local guide
• Day trip to Sintra with local guide
• Tour of Lisbon (Belem) with local guide
• Deluxe coach & English speaking driver
• Walking tour of Porto with guide
• Late afternoon cruise on the Douro
River in Porto
• Train ticket from Porto to Pinhao
• Cruise on the Douro from Pinhao Friday 8th October tower and the 15th Century Palacio dos
• Walking tour of Guimarães with guide Guimaraes Marqueses de Ponte de Lima, a fortress-
After breakfast, we’ll visit Quinta de Aveleda, palace which now functions as the town
• Sightseeing excursions with coach /
for a tour of the gardens and then a wine hall. We’ll continue on to Amares for lunch
transfers as per itinerary above.
tasting and lunch. Since the beginning of at the Pousada, a restored 12th Century
• Entrance fees to monuments listed in the 11th Century, Aveleda has been held Cistercian monastery, followed by a visit to
the itinerary, when visited with local and cherished by the same family. 1671 the Bom Jesus sanctuary, just out of Braga
guides dates the beginning of the Guedes name – the most devout city in Portugal. Take the
• Meals (all breakfasts, 7 lunches, at Quinta da Aveleda, which remains today. old cable car to the top, which is a journey
8 dinners) The successive generations of the family of just 3 minutes and possibly a good idea
have contributed and devoted their time to to walk off lunch by taking the stairs back
Exclusions: their beloved estate, producing some lovely, down! It’s then back to Guimarães for a
vinhos verdes, as well as other varieties. free evening, with an informal farewell.
• Travel Insurance
Tonight is free. Accommodation:
• International airfares
Accommodation: Pousada de Guimarães - Santa Marinha
(Contact Gabriella at Adventure Travel
Pousada de Guimarães - Santa Marinha Convento dos Agostinhos ★★★★
for the best deals available)
Convento dos Agostinhos ★★★★ Largo Domingos Leite de Castro
• Local guides / entrance fees to Largo Domingos Leite de Castro Lugar da Costa, 4810-011 Guimarães
museums & monuments unless Lugar da Costa, 4810-011 Guimarães Tel: +351 – 25 3511249
indicated Tel: +351 – 25 3511249 Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
• Any Visa fees for Spain, Portugal or Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
other countries Sunday 10th October
Saturday 9th October Guimarães – Porto Airport
• Meals not included in the itinerary
Guimarães – Ponte de Lima – Amares This morning we say goodbye to our fellow
and indicated as included
– Bom Jesus – Guimarães travellers, as we transfer everyone to Porto
• Porterage costs or tipping unless for their onward flights.
Today we’ll take a day trip to visit the
indicated
spectacular ‘Ponte de Lima’, where you
• Items of a personal nature, If you wish to extend your stay, our optional
can visit the town at your own leisure.
(telephone, laundry costs etc.). trip to Madeira commences today. Refer to
The remaining medieval fortifications of
the information on the following page.
Ponte de Lima include the former prison
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