Hi there,
Hubby and I will be in Portugal for 23 days Apr. 24-May 17th. Just one of the destinations we are trying to decide on, is if Aveiro is worth a day trip out of Porto. Given we will have covered much ground and towns between Tavira in the Algarve, up to Evora, Estremoz, Mertola, Marvao, Castelo Branco, Belmonte, Guarda, from Viseu up to Lamego, then to Vila Real, down to Pinhao in the Douro Valley, the Douro Valley, Guimaraes, Braga and finally Porto.
In Porto we will drop off our rental car, spend a few days in Porto, take a train to Coimbra where we will stay for for 3 days with a day trip to Batalha and Alcobaca via buses or trains.
Maybe Santiago de Compostela?
Finally winding up in Lisbon for two nights before flying home. We spent eight days in Lisbon last year with day trips to Sintra, Tomar and Obidos.
Haven’t hammered out the nights/days yet except departure from Lisbon.
Given all the other towns and sights we are planning, would Aveiro be worth spending a day or would that time be better spent doing a group day trip to Santiago de Compostela from Porto? Or on our own while we still have the rental car?
And how many days would it take to do Porto justice?
Recommendations for amount of time to spend in Guimaraes and Braga?
How many days for the Douro Valley including Vila Real as it’s a little out of the way?
If I’ve missed any important details regarding our proposed itinerary, suggestions would be welcome.
Thank you all so much!