Hi Everyone, We are arriving in Lisbon on January 4th and i have started an itinerary and have some questions i am hoping you can give me feed back on.
Also which are the best Gardens to enjoy at that time of year - understanding of course it will not be the best season. But my husband is a tree and garden guy :).
Current itinerary idea:
Lisbon 4 days with a side to Casais and Sintra and picking up car the final morning and stopping at Obidos for the afternoon.
Nazare 2 days used as base to visit Alcobaca/Batalha and Tomar then on to Coimbra
Coimbra 2 days then on to Porto
Porto 3 days with a side trip to Braga or Guimares - do both or is one better to visit than the other or too similar?
Monsanto 1 night - Leave Porto and drive the Duro Valley to Pinhoa and drop down to end the day in Monsanto - night in Monsanto
Evora 2 nights - leave Monsanto and drive to Evora and enjoy the area around that region
Tavira 2 nights - leave Evora and drive to Tavira with some stops along the way. Cork tours or wine stop suggestions PLEASE!
Lagos 2 nights - side trips to Sagres and hopefully kayaking to into the caves
Lisbon 2 nights - arrive back in Lisbon to catch any missed sights and gardens and prepare packing to fly on-ward :(.
So, what's good? bad? too much? Not in January? skip and gardens to meander?
We are Canadians in mid-50's so driving is not an issue as we are use to it. But don't want to spend are whole day doing it.
Cheers, Peggy