From Lagos to Porto and beyond Portugal is beautiful
Portugal
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Sep 24 - Oct 7, 2026
We had Two weeks in 2 very different parts of Portugal was just enough time to experience the food, culture, scenery and not t feel rushed. Hector (Espiritu tours) /kim Kim worked closely with us to ensure we had nice accommodations, booked our rental car, and provided great tips on what to see. Our fav spot was the ambiance village in Lagos- and algarve area for scenery. Get à car 4/5 days to do detours along coast and we drove to Sevilla Spain for 1 night. Food delicious everywhere. Do the 2 hr e-tuk tuk tour with a local (white tuk tuks !! not the ones blasting music) Lots of history !! Breakfasts were great ! Try white port, go see Porto it’s beautiful. And do a-sunset sail boat in Porto ! Thank you Hector !
Hotel Reviews
Great central hotel very nice staff. Only thing missing was that they don’t have wine or snacks onsite . Rooms are small so don’t pack large suitcases.
10 out of 10 ! for layout/place to park car. Very central for exploring. Huge included breakfast spread. Quick to get to Bengali caves boat tour do it!! Highlight of our trip . About 30 min cab to the Quinta lunch at vineyard (do it!!) 2 complaints 1. pillow was too squishy,and 2. they had -scented toilet paper??? No where else in Portugal that we stayed did. I’m very allergic to some fragrance so I actually went and bought my own :(
Huge room with view of Marina . Literally no parking /stoppinnarea all fulleven though it was late Sept . Had to park really far away and drag suitcase
Hotel is great but Street was fully dug up in front so very difficult to drag suitcases from parking along a single file cobblestone sidewalk . Plus construction noise. They told us work going on since May and won’t be done until maybe Nov . The rooftop plunge pool was Fantastic . Hotel is close walking distance to authentic flamenco show.
Great location , comfy rooms, short walk to some attractions.
Activity Reviews
You need to do this! Get a driver who is local and learn so much in a short time . Jon was great! Grew up in Lisbon!! There is no way you can see as much walking the up and downhills is insane
Spectacular lunch in this very old authentic spot . Met some nice people from Uk and USA
Loved the 2 hour e- tuk tuk tour. Great way to get a feel for this beautiful city!
You have to see it to believe how stunning it is! We took the boat (not kayaks) and jumped into the Atlantic from the boat :) so fun
Hector did a great job putting together all kinds of tips and even some helpful Portuguese phrases :) and restaurant recommendations
Amazing experienced driver helped us maximize our time where we wanted to in Nazare. Great way to see more of Portugal on way out!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience! It was a pleasure helping you plan yourtrip to Portugal, and I’m delighted to hear that you enjoyed the accommodations, local cuisine, and beautiful scenery along the way. I love hearing that Lagos and the Algarve were among your favorite spots, and that you had the chance to explore Porto and even venture into Seville! Thank you as well for sharing your recommendations with other... Read more