I am spending 8 nights in Portugal. I fly into Lisbon Friday, March 29 at 5:30 am and then fly into Porto that morning. Plan to tour soon as I land. Second day will be a tour to the Douro Valley and then the 3rd day will tour Porto for 3/4 of the day. I plan on driving to Coimbra that night. The 4th day will be spent touring Coimbra. The 5th day I am struggling between Obidos, Nazare, Tomas and Fatima. I know trying to do all 4 towns is impossible. WHAT TOWNS SHOULD I PRIORITIZE? The 6th, 7th and 8th days will be spent in Lisbon and Sintra. Question: After I spend the day in Coimbra, should I stay there that night or should I stay in one of the towns I mentioned above?. I would like to have a home base in the Coimbra/Centro area for 2 nights.
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Skip Nazare, a beach town.
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OP
Florida
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Thank you!
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We are planning similar with flying into Porto and starting there....you mentioned a tour of the Douro Valley, did you find a nice tour you would recommend? Thanks.
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OP
Florida
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We picked a private guide from the website Tours By Locals. We are doing the "Best of Douro Valley" tour and hired Bruno. Our tour is on Easter day so I know that will affect what we see. We chose this company because we have the option to customize the agenda. Hope this helps.
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Cascais, Portugal
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Of the four places you mention, Obidos and Tomar would be my picks. Doing them as a day trip from Coimbra might be a bit far. Of the two, Tomar would be my choice of where to stay. If you are devout Catholic, substitute Fatima for Obidos.