Wonderful two weeks in Portugal
Portugal
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Apr 15 - Apr 30, 2026
Diana Mota and her associate, Pedro Luis, at Across Portugal planned and helped up realize a wonderful trip to Portugal that far exceeded my expectations. We worked with her to tailor our itinerary to focus the trip on what we enjoy - walking tours, enjoying local food and wine, and boat trips, while still having free time to wander around and soak up the local character. The Across Portugal staff was in regular contact with us throughout the trip, which was reassuring, even though we had no issues. Our guide/driver around Lisbon, Samir Castro, provided excellent service, was a wealth of information, and recommended terrific restaurants. The hotel in Lisbon, the Heritage Avenida Liberdade, was our favorite - historic with lots of character, very comfortable, and the service, breakfast, and location was perfect. Our walking tour guide in Lisbon provided a great balance of history and culture and answered all our questions. Porto was a beautiful old city and our guide/driver Mr. Ivo and walking tour guide, Sarah, were very proud to show us the highlights of their city. The Douro Valley was gorgeous and our gourmet lunch and wine tasting at Pacheca winery were a highlight of the trip. Our second week in the Algarve was very relaxing at the Pine Cliffs resort. We also really enjoyed the Algarve winery visit at Morgado do Quintao. In summary, we had an excellent time in Portugal, learning about the history and culture, and enjoying the beautiful landscapes and delicious food and wine.
Hotel Review
The Heritage Avenida Liberdade, was our favorite hotel - historic with lots of character, very comfortable, and the service, breakfast, and location was perfect.
Activity Reviews
Margarida was a wonderful guide, sharing the history and culture of Lisbon and answering all our questions as we walked around.
We had private sunset sail, which was beautiful.