Welcome to Viseu
One of the Beiras’ most appealing cities, Viseu rivals more-visited Coimbra for sheer charm and vitality. Its well-preserved historic centre offers numerous enticements to pedestrians: cobbled streets, meandering alleys, leafy public gardens and a central square – Praça da República, aka the ‘Rossio’ – graced with bright flowers and fountains. Sweeping vistas over the surrounding plains unfold from the town’s highest point, the square fronting the cathedral, built on the site of a former mosque, while some of Portugal's standout Renaissance art is on show alongside. Viseu is also a great place to eat and drink: the reds from the surrounding Dão region are considered to be some of Portugal’s finest.
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Porto, Braga, Fátima, Coimbra, Batalha 6-Day Tour from Lisbon
Experience northern Portugal on this six-day tour from Lisbon to the country's renowned cities and historical monuments. Discover Óbidos, a beautiful medieval village; Aveiro, known as the Venice of Portugal; and Coimbra, home to one of the most ancient universities in the world and the beautiful Mateus Palace gardens. Spend time in Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and visit the city's Stock Exchange Palace and St Francisco Church. See historical monuments like the Batalha Monastery (Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória), the Alcobaça Monastery, the Cathedral of Braga, Amarante's São Gonçalo Convent, Our Lady of Fátima Sanctuary and the Convent of Christ in Tomar.During your six-day tour you will learn interesting facts about the attractions and cities from your guide, who will lead you through the main sights of the locations you visit. You will also have free time to explore more on your own in the towns of Nazaré, Guimarães, Barcelos, Viseu and Tomar.Five nights of accommodation in superior-class hotels and five continental or buffet breakfasts are included.Please see the Itinerary section below for details on each day of the tour.
Full Day Private Tour of the Paiva Walkways
Our tour begins preferably at 8:00h with the pick up at your Hotel, Apartment or Ship. This ensures enough time to enjoy our program, and avoid walking during the hotter hours of the day. This private tour is provided mainly with the objective of taking you through the boardwalks of the Paiva river, built in the natural landscape, which go along the river for an extension of 8.7 kms. This is a high difficulty walk and it's not advisable for children or people with mobility restrictions, since it's not a weelchair or even reduced mobility accessible attraction. In fact, to make the complete walk, you will have to climb and descend several flights of stairs, depending on the point of way in. This is a linear course with different points of entry and exit and there are several options to do the walk, all of which can be discussed with your guide on the day of the tour. The options are as follows: Option 1: Do the complete walk downstream - High Difficulty Walk, requires good fitness levels (8.7 Kms)Option 2: Do half the walk upstream and back (same entry and exit point) - Medium Difficulty walk (Approx 9 Kms)Option 3: Do half the walk upstream and exit midpoint - Normal Difficulty walk (Approx 4.5 Kms)Option 4: Do the complete walk upstream - Extreme Difficulty Walk, requires very good fitness levels (8.7 Kms)We will start the day heading north to the Aveiro District where we will find the city of Arouca tucked in the mountains on the edge of the Aveiro and Viseu districts (approx trip time 3 Hrs). We will take you to the selected start point where we will meet the local guide that will take you through the boardwalk. After the walk, which should take around 3 hrs to complete, we will lunch in the area and depending on the option selection with or without a Night Stop we will either return back to Lisbon to arrive at approximately 18.00 hrs, or proceed with the rest of the tour in Arouca, Aveiro, Viseu or Porto.As this is an attraction not near Lisbon, we offer the possibility of making a Night Stop in one nearby city, and the second day will be fullfilled with a tour in that city or in the nearby areas: Arouca/Aveiro - Visit Arouca and the Aveiro canals. Possibility of visiting Coimbra.Porto - City tour of Porto. Possibility of visiting Guimarães or BragaViseu - City tour of Viseu, visit the Douro Valley and Wine region.If you choose one of these options, please inform us if you prefer to stay in a hotel or in a house and how many rooms will be needed, the total of people (with names and ages) that will come and the grade of the hotel you prefer so all arrangements can be made.As the Paiva Boardwalk is a limited capacity attraction, the booking cannot be confirmed immediately, but we will respond in one or two business days with all the details.
Private Thematic tour - Solares of Portugal from Lisbon 3 days all included
Solares de Portugal are family homes as opposed to hotels, offering a very different kind of holiday experience with that "personal touch"."Casas Antigas" are elegant manor houses and stately houses most often originating from the 17th and 18th Centuries. Their architecture is of a great heritage significance, the various styles reflect the distinct chapters in the history of Portugal. "Casas Antigas" are replenished with period furniture, family heirlooms and several well-known and valued works of art. Guests may stay in the main house with the host family, or if preferred, some houses have adjacent cottages where visitors may still enjoy the family atmosphere.Day 1- At 8 am, your private driver/guide picks you up at your hotel. You'll stop to Lunch at Viseu (included in the price) and arrive in Lamego / Peso da Regua around 15:30am.Upon arrival in Lamego/ Peso da Regua, you'll check-in in the Solares hotel (4 or 5 starts Standard Room with Breakfast included) and take time to relax until 18:00 or if you prefer less. Then enjoy a panoramic tour by night through the Lamego Historical Centre and enjoy a traditional Portuguese dinner (included on the price).Day 2 - Douro River Tour - all day - Staring at 8:00. At 7:15 we will leave hotel to Gaia and on-board Boat Day Tour in River Douro Departure to Régua.Departure from Régua (up river) : 8:00 am aboard is included: Port Wine aperitif + Lunch on Boar + Transfer to a Port Wine Estate (visit, wine tasting and shopping)Arround 18h50 - Transfer to Hotel to change for Dinner out at 8:00h pm (Included in the price).Day 3 - After hotel check-out (arround 10:00 or other hour) we will drive Viseu that is an old city of distinguished granite monuments on streets winding up to the magnificent cathedral square.Known as the Adro da Sé this plaza has a group of monuments from the Gothic to the Rococo periods, and each one deserves a visit for an hour or two. Down the hill there are all kinds of things to catch your imagination, like historical houses full of elegant furnishings, archaeology museums, a tile panel designed by a famous painter and vestiges of Viseu’s old fortifications. At around 1pm enjoy a delicious lunch in Viseu (included on the price) At around 3pm, you'll head back to Lisbon with a breathtaking drive along the way arriving in Lisbon around 7:30pm (depending on traffic and weather).
One Way Private Transfer from Viseu airport to North
Our company offers private transfers from Viseu airport to Douro Region Our car park consists of 8-seaters, new, comfortable, and spacious vehicles. Our drivers are qualified and ready to give advice on our location. All our transfer services are customizable so that they can meet our customers requirements.Enjoy all the confort and convenience that our wide range of vechiles can offer and always count on the services of qualified professionals to give you the best answers to your needs, 7 days a week, 24h a day. Book know for tomorrow, and ask us for other vehicle options: VANS → CARS → JEEPS → CLASSIC CARS