My wife and I are planning our first trip to Portugal April 20-May 18. We are attending a yoga retreat at a resort near Faro April 25-May 2. We fly into and out of Lisbon. Initially we thought we would begin our trip in Lisbon for 5 days and do day trips to Evora, Alcobaca and maybe Sintra. After our week near Faro, we would pick up a rental car and spend a week in the Algarve and then make our way up to Porto for 5 days before making our way back to Lisbon to head home. But, I’m wondering if we should start in Porto and pick from the Douro Wine Region, Guarda, Coimbra, Tomar and end up in Lisbon to make our way to Faro. Our preference is to only use a larger city as a home base and spend most of our time visiting smaller towns. I would appreciate any input on what route makes the most sense given the 28 days we will be in Portugal
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