3-Day Lisbon Tour

Day 1: Discover Lisbon

Welcome to Portugal. Wine Tourism in Portugal will invite you to discover the amazing Lisbon.

After airport formalities at Lisbon International Airport (LIS), you will be collected outside customs, and transferred, by a Deluxe vehicle with English speaking Chauffeur, to the Hotel.

Check-in at Hotel da Estrela. Located in a baroque area of Estrela, in Lisbon, the Estrela Hotel is housed in the elegant Palace of the Counts of Paraty. Its interior design by Miguel Câncio Martins (Budha Bar of Paris, Pacha of Marrakech) brings back the spirit of the ancient schools, offering an original experience stay. The hotel has 13 rooms and 6 suites with impressive views of the city and the river Tejo. All the ROOMS are spacious, comfortable, with an ambiance that combines the iconography of the old schools with the modern design, the idea to relax in a bed in the garden in the middle of the city.

You will have a Drive/Walking Tour in Lisbon with a private driver. The city has great diversity and cultural depth. In Lisbon's historic center we will take you to the seductive appeal of the Chiado, a neighborhood evoking the bourgeois tastes of 19th century Lisbon. You will visit Lisbon's Cathedral, the only building that survived the 1755 earthquake. Afterward, you’ll go up one of Lisbon's seven hills, and, in the Alfama neighborhood you will find São Jorge Castle, and have the chance to enjoy one of the most stunning views of the city. Afterward, you will discover the renovated "Baixa Pombalina", where you will find the ultra-luxurious Avenida da Liberdade (where shoppers can find stores such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, and Onofre, among others). For a true Portuguese experience, you can also discover traditions and heritage in local shops, whose focus is on selling quality national products. 'A Vida Portuguesa', Silva & Feijóo, Fantastic World Of Portuguese Sardines, Casa Macário, Pérola do Arsenal, Vista Alegre, Marques & Sequeira and Pérola de São Mamede are worth the visit. Enjoy the architectural masterpiece that is Rua Augusta Arch, the Santa Justa Lift, and behold the Comércio Square. After returning to your hotel stop at the stylish district of Chiado home to Café ‘a Brasileira’ and sip on Bica—Portuguese espresso— take a moment to admire the remarkable brass-and-wood Art Nouveau interior, the preferred haunt of intellectuals and artists (including Fernando Pessoa and Almada Negreiros) since the early nineteenth century.

Dinner will be served at By The Wine. This is a relaxed space for wine and food lovers in the heart of Lisbon. Between the various gastronomic options, you can find homemade bread from the Algarve, Iberian acorn ham, and country sausages from Guijuelo (Salamanca area), a choice of cheese boards, Sado oysters, mussel’s salad, salmon ceviche, carpaccio, and desserts to accompany the Muscatels from Setúbal.

Drop-off at the Hotel.

End of day

Day 2: Wineries in Lisbon

Breakfast at the hotel.

The Chauffeur is waiting for you in the hotel lobby.

You will visit Adega Mãe.Located in the Parish of Ventosa, has an area of approximately 40 ha. (98 ac.) devoted to vines and a production capacity of 1.2 million liters per year, thus giving rise to a full range of wines. Adega Mãe is a temple erected to wine and the worship associated with it. It is a Cellar of the future, equipped with the most advanced equipment for optimal production regarding its resources. You will have the opportunity to discover the property through a guided visit. Indulge in a tapas-style lunch, including codfish ceviche and traditional sweet bean pastry, and a wine tasting of 6 wines.

After the wine experience, you will discover Quinta do Gradil.This is one of the oldest estates of Cadaval and the Lisbon Wine Region, it has secular historical landmarks. It is thought that the Marquis of Pombal would have acquired the Quinta do Gradil in 1760, although the earliest references date back to 1492, the year of the document that D. Martinho de Noronha received from King João II, the donation letter of the jurisdiction and rents of the Cadaval County and Quinta do Gradil. Located about 50 km from Lisbon, between the sea and the mountains, its landscape invites quietness and harmony between the wines and nature. Enjoy a guided visit with wine tasting of 6 Wines Quinta do Gradil Selection.

On your way back to the hotel, enjoy a drive/walking tour in Belém a charming district to the west of Lisbon, and is the setting for many of the city’s most iconic tourist attractions. Originally, Belem was the location of Lisbon’s shipyards and docks, and from here departed the 15th-century voyages that discovered the sea routes to India, East Africa, and Brazil. This rich seafaring heritage is commemorated in Belem, along with extravagant buildings that were funded by the vast wealth that flowed into Portugal from the newly discovered colonies. Belem is one of the finest areas of Lisbon and offers outstanding tourist attractions like Torre de Belem, Lisbon’s most famous and photographed monument, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos the greatest example of the Manueline style of architecture, and the imposing Padrão dos Descobrimentos, a monument to the 15th-century Portuguese explorers, and its panoramic rooftop viewpoint. The Coach Museum was an initiative of Queen D. Amélia de Orléans e Bragança, wife of King D. Carlos I (1889-1908), who inaugurated it in 1905. It contains an exceptional collection of richly adorned royal vehicles, from the 17th to 19th centuries (coaches, berlins, carriages, chaises, litters, sedan-chairs), used by the Portuguese other European courts. The new National Coach Museum building, inaugurated in May 2015, houses the most representative part of the collection.

Drop-off at the Hotel

End of day

Day 3: Colares and Sintra

Breakfast at the hotel followed by Check-out.

The Chauffeur is waiting for you in the hotel lobby.

You will visit Adega Regional de Colares. Located between Sintra mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, the Colares region encloses the parishes of Colares, S. João das Lampas and S. Martinho, in the Sintra district. Colares has been an Appellation Origin since 1908, being the westernmost demarcated region of continental Europe and the smallest still-wine producing region in Portugal. Understanding the importance of protecting and preserving the Colares wine culture, its unique varieties, and original viticulture methods. The AR Colares philosophy rests on the imperative to ‘respect the Colares terroir’ and continue the tradition of our ancestors. We will allow you to visit the winemaking and stage facilities, with an explanation of the process, followed by wine tasting in the main cellar (Nineteenth-century building) and winery shop.

Continue your tour towards Sintra. You will have a Drive/Walking tour with a private driver. Sintra, the Moon Hill, is a place full of magic and mystery, where Nature and Man have combined in such a perfect symbiosis that UNESCO has granted it Word Heritage Site status. Fall in love with some of the most romantic and astonishing Palaces in Portugal. The sumptuous and wonderfully atmospheric National Palace of Pena and its Gardens appear as a wild fantasy of domes, towers, ramparts, and walkways. The Quinta da Ragaleira, is a 19th-century palace, although it looks older, boasting impressive decorations laden with Masonic references, the gardens of Seteais Palace and the Castel of the Moors, built in the ninth century.

Drop-off at Lisbon or Lisbon International Airport (LIS).

End of the Tour.

Highlights:

• Accommodation in a 4 Star Hotel
• Lisbon and Sintra Heritage
• Guided visits with Wine Tasting at renowned Wineries in Lisbon Wine Region
• Amazing food and wine