Hi
Would like itinerary suggestions, please. Traveling from the US to Portugal, mid June, but bypassing Lisbon as we spent time there on another trip.
Porto.. 3 nights
Drive to Évora.. stay 1 night
Drive to Algarve ..3 nights
Fly from Faro to Azores.. how many nights and where should we stay
Thanks
Lori
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Rhode Island, USA
481 posts
Lori,
Regarding the Azores…
There are nine islands from which to choose. How many nights do you have available?
Posted by
OP
20 posts
Would three or four nights be good? Should I revise anything in my above itinerary?
Thanks for your help.
Posted by
Rhode Island, USA
481 posts
Stay as long as you can, but with only 4 nights fly to Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel. SATA/Azores Airlines will be flying this route in the future. It might not be a daily flight, so you will need to check availability around your dates of travel. Choose a hotel in Ponta Delgada. Use one day to explore the city on foot. The other days should be spent in your rental car driving to as many places as you can that interest you. I would definitely visit one of the thermal springs in the village of Furnas and have dinner at one of the restaurants that serve cozido.
At the top of this form is a post (written by the webmaster) regarding my Azores guidebook. The first 52 pages are totally free to read. Most of your Azores questions will be answered in those pages. The guidebook has a chapter for Sao Miguel if you are interested in purchasing the entire digital book. Hopefully you will be intrigued enough, by reading about all the other islands, to return for a much longer visit to as many you can devote time for.
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OP
20 posts
Thank you!