My wife and I decided to take a last minute trip to Portugal at the end of the month, May 26 - June 5. I was hoping to get peoples thoughts and suggestions as the trip is being planned so quickly. I'm thinking we'll split our time between Porto and Lisbon with possibly a day trip in each location. Though we're flying into Porto I'm thinking we'll take the train straight to Lisbon. We have an earlish return flight (11:30 am) so a long first day seems better than stressing about getting from Lisbon to the Porto Airport on time. If anyone has done Lisbon to the Porto Airport I would love to know your thoughts.
For Lisbon 4.5 - 5 days seems like a good amount of time to see the sights. We're planning to see most of the big sights Belem, neighborhoods strolls, the castle, museums and churches. Depending on time I was thinking of side trip to Sintra or Évora, I'm leaning towards Évora.
For Porto 4.5 - 5 days seems like it could be more then we need. We love wine so we'll most likely dedicate more time to the Wine Lodges. I'm also thinking we'll do a day trip to the Douro Valley. I can't decide if it makes sense to rent a car for the day or just sign up for a tour. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good Douro Valley wine tour? We're hoping to visit some smaller family run places and wineries that produce more than just port. Are there other good day trip options from Porto? Would it make sense to do one less day in Porto and an additional day in Lisbon?