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

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

Discover the beautiful southern region of Portugal on this 4-day trip from Lisbon! Visit the charming villages of Lagos, Sagres, Évora, Beja and Setúbal with your guide and enjoy free time to discover more on your own. Enjoy guided visits of Sé de Évora Cathedral and St Francis Church in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Évora, and tour the Sao Vicente Fortress in Sagres. Enjoy interesting commentary from your guide as you drive by comfortable coach through the Portuguese countryside and along the Algarve coast. Admire views of the Atlantic Ocean, the dramatic Ponta da Piedade cliff, Praia da Rocha beach in Portimao, and Serra da Arrábida Natural Park.

Itinerary

Day 1: Évora Day Trip

Pass By: Cityrama Gray Line, Alameda Edgar Cardoso, 1070-051 Lisboa, Portugal
Start the tour from Lisbon city center

Stop At: Cathedral of Evora (Se Catedral de Evora), Largo do Marques de Marialva, Evora 7000-809 Portugal
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Igreja de Sao Francisco, Praca 1 de Maio, Evora 7000-656 Portugal
The Church of St. Francis is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and grandest churches in Portugal
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Capela dos Ossos, Praca 10 de Maio 4, Evora 7000-650 Portugal
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Templo Romano de Evora (Templo de Diana), Largo do Conde de Vila Flor Dentro da Muralha, Evora 7000-804 Portugal
Is one of the grandest and best preserved Roman temples of the whole Iberian Peninsula, having been considered World Heritage by UNESCO in 1986.
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Fountain of the Giraldo Square (Evora), Giraldo Park, Evora 7000-508 Portugal
Giraldo Square is an icon paying tribute to Fearless Geraldo Geraldes, the man who conquered Evora from the Moors in 1167.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Evora, Evora, Evora District, Alentejo
Free time to explore the city center
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at 4* Hotel in Évora

Day 2: Évora, Beja, Portimão, Silves & Lagos Day Trip

Stop At: Evora, Evora, Evora District, Alentejo
Take breakfast at the hotel and start your trip to the Algarve through Beja
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Beja, Beja, Beja District, Alentejo
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.

Stop At: Silves, Silves, Faro District, Algarve
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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Portimao, Portimao, Faro District, Algarve
We continue onto the golden sands of the Algarve passing Praia da Rocha en route to Lagos.

Stop At: Lagos, Lagos, Faro District, Algarve
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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 4* Hotel in Lagos

Day 3: Lagos, Ponta da Piedade, Sagres & Cabo de São Vicente

Stop At: Lagos, Lagos, Faro District, Algarve
Start your trip to Ponta da Piedade, after your breakfast at the hotel.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse, Lagos Portugal
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sagres, Sagres, Faro District, Algarve
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Fortaleza de Sagres, 8650-360, Sagres Portugal
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Cape Saint Vincent, Cape Saint Vincent, Faro District, Algarve
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 4* Hotel in Lagos

Day 4: Lagos, Setúbal, Serra da Arrábida & Lisbon

Stop At: Lagos, Lagos, Faro District, Algarve
Start your trip to return to Lisbon, after your breakfast at the hotel.
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Setubal, Setubal, Setubal District, Alentejo
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.

Stop At: Serra de Arrábida, Serra da Arrábida, 2925, Portugal
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Jose Maria de Fonseca, Rua Jose Augusto Coelho 11 13 Vila Nogueira, Azeitao 2925 Portugal
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.