Are the wildfires impacting RS tours to Portugal?
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
7024 posts
Select wildfires from the map details section of Google maps and it will show where currently reported fires are. There are a number in Portugal. Whether they impact any tours, I have no idea. A fire that would impact a tour today might not impact it tomorrow. Likewise, an area free of fires today could be impacted by a new fire tomorrow.
Bottom line is nobody knows when and where fires will appear in the future or how long they will impact an area.
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
7580 posts
You might want to contact the Rick Steves office to ask them. You can email them at [email protected] or call at 425-771-8303.
Posted by
Cascais, Portugal
1768 posts
I don know about the RS tours, but the main highways between Lisbon and Porto were closed yesterday. And the trains were not running between the two cities either. It’s hard to say how long that will be the case.
All the Sintra Palaces and Sintra hills were closed also. This was a precaution due to the high fire risk.
The good news - it cooled off and is quite humid this morning so the conditions and fighting of the fires will significantly improve.