Interests: history, culture, interesting sights, cool cities are interesting but often more generic and less indicatave of a country and the culture. We arrive in Lisbon on the around 1:00pm on June 15 (traveling from the west coast USA through London, where we will have a couple of days to acclimate). We've decide to skip the Algarve due to summer tourist crowds.
Our challenge is that we have a wedding right in the middle of our trip (we didn't think this through, I guess) in Abrantes (arriving afternoon of the 21st, leaving noonish 23rd.). The following are areas that we find interesting. I would appreciate opinions and any suggestion regarding intineraries (or which direction to head first) and thoughts on what not to miss or what to consider leaving out.
Obidos? Navare, Tomar, Conimbriga & Coimbra, Aveiro, Porto, Viana do Castelo (& Ponto de Lima), Braga & Guimares, Douro Valley area,
Viseu, Monsanto and Schist villages, Marvao, Monsaraz, Evora
Renting a car as we leave Lisbon
Muito Obrigada!