Green Spain & Portugal Grand Tour

Private transfer to Madrid. Walk through the old Habsburg quarter, the Plaza Mayor and the Puerta del Sol.

• Madrid historic centre
• Plaza Mayor & Puerta del Sol
• First dinner in Madrid

Overnight: Madrid

Segovia’s 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct and the Alcázar, then Ávila — the best-preserved medieval walled city in Spain.

• Segovia Roman aqueduct
• Segovia Alcázar
• Ávila medieval walls (UNESCO)

Overnight: Madrid or en route north

Drive north through Zaragoza and the Basílica del Pilar before arriving in Bilbao.

• Zaragoza — Basílica del Pilar
• Bilbao Guggenheim Museum
• Bilbao Casco Viejo

Overnight: Bilbao

A full day in San Sebastián: the perfect bay, Belle Époque architecture and a private pintxos tour.

• San Sebastián Parte Vieja
• La Concha beach
• Monte Urgull castle
• Private pintxos tour

Overnight: San Sebastián

West along the dramatic Cantabrian coast then into Galicia and Santiago de Compostela.

• Cantabrian coastal road
• San Vicente de la Barquera
• Arrival in Santiago

Overnight: Santiago de Compostela

The Cathedral, the Pilgrim Mass with the Botafumeiro incense burner, and the extraordinary sense of arrival that permeates the city.

• Santiago Cathedral
• Pilgrim Mass & Botafumeiro
• Praza do Obradoiro
• Mercado de Abastos

Overnight: Santiago de Compostela

Cross the Minho River into Portugal. The granite city of Porto — Ribeira waterfront, the Dom Luís I bridge and the first pastel de nata.

• Minho River border crossing
• Porto Ribeira waterfront
• Dom Luís I bridge
• First wine & bacalhau dinner

Overnight: Porto

Livraria Lello, the São Bento railway station and a port wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia. Afternoon in the Douro Valley — one of the most beautiful river landscapes in Europe.

• Livraria Lello
• São Bento railway station
• Port wine cellar visit
• Douro Valley vineyard scenery

Overnight: Porto or Douro Valley

Coimbra’s university — where students still wear black capes — and the Joanine Library, considered one of the most beautiful Baroque rooms in the world.

• Coimbra University & Joanine Library
• Coimbra Cathedral
• Conimbriga Roman ruins (nearby)

Overnight: Coimbra

Fátima, the great Marian sanctuary, then the Batalha Monastery — a UNESCO Gothic masterpiece — and Nazaré on the Atlantic cliffs.

• Fátima sanctuary
• Batalha Monastery (UNESCO)
• Nazaré cliffs & Atlantic

Overnight: Óbidos or Sintra

Óbidos — the perfect medieval walled town given as a royal wedding gift. Then Sintra, where royal palaces sit in misty forest above the Atlantic.

• Óbidos medieval walled town
• Palácio da Pena — Sintra
• Palácio Nacional de Sintra
• Cabo da Roca — Europe’s westernmost point

Overnight: Sintra or Lisbon

Belém tower, the Jerónimos Monastery and the famous pastéis. Tram 28 through the Alfama to the São Jorge Castle.

• Belém Tower & Jerónimos Monastery
• Pastéis de Belém
• Tram 28
• Alfama & São Jorge Castle

Overnight: Lisbon

Azulejo National Museum, the Mouraria neighbourhood, the Praça do Comércio and a private fado dinner in the Alfama.

• Azulejo National Museum
• Mouraria neighbourhood
• Praça do Comércio
• Private fado dinner in Alfama

Overnight: Lisbon

Additional days in Lisbon or day trips to Arrábida Natural Park or Évora in the Alentejo.

• Arrábida Natural Park optional
• Évora — Roman temple optional
• Free time in Lisbon

Overnight: Lisbon

Private transfer to Lisbon airport. 16 days, two countries, one journey.

• Final morning in Lisbon
• Private transfer to airport

Overnight: End of tour