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Re: Lisbon and Porto and Places Near and In Between

by alfama28 05 May 2012

Once you are quite short of time, i would sugest that you leave Porto (and several close trips like the one to Braga) for another occasion.…
RE: Help with itinerary

by hilisbon 30 March 2012

Lovely! May and September are the sweetests months to come, weather-wise! Not too hot, not to cold, not to dry, not to wet! Portugal's…
RE: Flying into Lisbon and wedding in Porto... where to in between?

by Callidus 17 February 2012

My first thought was Peniche. It’s and old fishing town that has beaches and rocky coast and ancient buildings. It’s quite close to Óbido…
RE: Portugal vs Northern Italy during Easter holiday

by juliedawnfox 15 December 2011

Hi, I see that you've chosen Portugal over Italy so I thought I'd chip in with some comments. I agree that hiring a car would enable…
RE: 1.5 months in UK, France, Spain and Portugal - Itinerary help!

by juliedawnfox 06 December 2011

Hi Helen, Glad to see you've already got some useful advice to help you plan your trip. I agree that there's not really enough time to…
RE: Where to travel in Portugal in February

by martiniman 17 November 2011

Hi there, Unfortunately you will miss by couple of weeks one of the major festivals during Wwnter time across most Portugal: Carnival.…
RE: Beaches between Porto and Lisbon on public transport

by Callidus 23 July 2011

First of all, the water temperature on the coast of Portugal (excluding the Algarve and the beaches along the north coast of the river…
Re: 10 days Portugal - must to see

by llourenco 13 April 2011

Hi, In 10 days you can manage to see all the places you mentioned. Regarding chosing Porto or Évora I would say defenetly Porto :) desp…
RE: Advice re. Spain or Portugal

by sushi75 07 July 2009

Ok, I just saw you do not wish to receive PM's. Never mind, I'll just write down the places without entering into details and showing…
18 days in Portugal

by annalena 20 April 2009

Hej, I am going to Portugal for 18 days, 18/6 - 6/7. I am flying in and out from Lisboa and my plan is to go north from there. I have…
Re: Various questions concerning my itinerary in Portugal

by Pedro_S 14 July 2008

Hi Sebastian 1 - As already said, I think you might have too much days in same places, example: Guimarães, Braga, Coimbra(?), Setúbal,…
RE: Staying at Leiria as a base for day trips to surrounding towns?

by juNkiERD 22 May 2008

Hi! It all depends on how long you take to visit the monasteries and how long you want to spend in Fátima. If you drive your own car…
Travelling in Portugal...after "El Camino" (July 2008)

by seb_rules 29 March 2008

Hey guys, My name is Sebastien and I'm from Quebec city, Canada. I am planning a 10-20 days trip to Portugal, starting around July 15th.…
RE: Raining season on the Amazonas

by buk 14 December 2007

It could be much more than one hour. Depends where you are. The raining season is a bit different east, west, north and south of Manaus.…
Re: Top 5 destinations to visit Portugal on January

by galinhola 13 December 2007

If you stick to the south (higher probability of having nice weather): Lisbon, Sintra, Óbidos, Évora, Castelo de Vide for the cities/towns.…
Opinions on 2-week March itinerary?

by juNkiERD 15 November 2007

Hello!

Overall it's a nice itinerary but I do think it's a little bit restricted to the main touristic spots. If you really want…
Help venturing into Rossio in Lisbon...

by Carlos56 11 November 2007

That's what #1 wrote. As an alternative (if it comes first) you may take the bus 45. Not so fast as 91, but also a fast bus because it…
Internal travel in Brazil

by buk 11 November 2007

go by boat to Belém, but take your time... Besides Santarém and Alter-do-chão (not the best time though), you can take from there (Santarém)…
a week in february?

by Carlos56 14 October 2007

About the weather it's quite umpredcitable, as it's still winter time. But it may happen that it will be quite good and appeling for trips…
Portugal - beyond Lisbon

by lusowallabie 20 September 2007

Howdy AA,

It's quite a shot in the dark (in the absence of more specific goals) to be strict on making a fair suggestion, but as…
North to South

by juNkiERD 01 May 2007

It depends a lot on what are your interests. You have plenty of options from Porto to Faro. Beaches, big cities, world heritage sites,…
northern portugal/galicia; 4 weeks

by juNkiERD 29 April 2007

Hi!

There are plenty of interesting places between Lisbon and Porto but also to north of Porto.

If you din't have explored…
Six days in Lisbon?

by lusowallabie 14 April 2007

Hi Robin,

W/only 6 days to spend, i think it would be far more the case of either Lisbon or Barcelona, but less likely both (w/flight…
3 weeks in Portugal+Madrid

by Pedro_S 12 April 2007

Hi Siu

If you want to stay in small villages, usualy there is at least a "Pensão" or "Residêncial" (modest…
3 weeks in Portugal+Madrid

by siusc 12 April 2007

thanks Pedro for your detail information and websites,

sure, I'll check it out and arrange to visit Óbidos, Marvão, Monsaraz and…