basic facts:
1. mom travelling with 18 and 16 yrs old sons.
2. ten days at most.
3. We like walking, preferably on our own, so hope to have 3-5 good day walks. could be self-guided but if/where necessary will consider booking with a local guide.
4. I love driving and being independent, so will hire a car.
5. Big city/base: Lisbon or Porto? I've been to Lisbon twice. my boys haven't, but they insist on shorter trip (10 days rather than 14), so i prefer to go to Porto and let them discover Lisbon some other time on their own.
6. Slow travel: I like taking it all in slowly, but all seems so beautiful, so need to choose... north or center?
Any and all recommendations (incl. walking/travel guides, restaurants, accommodations. literally ALL. we didn't really even start looking into any of it, so all) will be most helpful! and deeply appreciated!
thanks, Naomi
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Cascais, Portugal
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There are lots of areas to walk all over Portugal. There is a Camino in Portugal that ends up in Santiago de Compostela if you want that much walking. In Porto, the Douro Valley is easily accessible and I think walking in that area would be beautiful. Outside of Lisbon, the Sintra hills offer a lot of walking/hiking areas.
It really just depends on your preference. For this July I would encourage you to make some decisions about accommodations fairly quickly as the more popular areas of Portugal will be filling up.