Hi !
Is it feasible to plan something like :
4 Days Barcelona
5- 6 Days northern Spain on route to Porto ( by rented car)
3 Days Porto
4 Days between Porto and Lisbon
4 Days in Lisbon
We know we would have to drop the car before getting in Portugal. What would be our best option ?
Thanks !
It's a long drive across Spain. I would look at 4 stops of 2 nights along the way.
-Barcelona - 4 nights - then pick up car
-Drive to Zaragoza - 2 nights
-Drive to Rioja (LaGuardia) - 2 nights
-Drive via Burgos to Leon - 2 nights
-Drive via Ponferrada/Lugo to Santiago de Compostela - 2 nights
-Porto - 3 nights - by train after returning car in Vigo
-Train to Coimbra - 2 nights
-Train to Lisbon - 4 nights
Thanks for that answer .
In fact for now we have 2 options (flights cost are more or less the same, direct flight from Montreal)
Options 1) leaving july 9 from Montreal to Barcelona (arrival july 10) return august 2 from Lisbon. That makes 23 full days in Europe
Option 2 ) leaving July 4 From Montreal to Lisbon (arrival july 5) return july 26 From Porto . That makes 21 full days in Europe. In that option we would rent a car after Lisbon going up to northern Spain, stopping on route in different places in Portugal (the farthest we would go is San Sebastian) and finish our trip In Porto.
Still debating what the best option is.
July 10 - Barcelona - 4 nights - then pick up car
July 14 - Drive to Zaragoza - 2 nights
July 16 - Drive to Rioja (LaGuardia) - 2 nights
July 18 - Drive via Burgos to Leon - 2 nights
July 20 - Drive to Oviedo - 2 nights
July 22 - Drive via Lugo to Santiago de Compostela - 2 nights
July 24 - Porto - 3 nights - by train after returning car in Vigo
July 27 - Train to Coimbra - 2 nights
July 29 - Train to Lisbon - 4 nights
Aug 02 - Depart Lisbon
Or to include San Sebastian
July 10 - Barcelona - 4 nights - then pick up car
July 14 - Drive to Zaragoza - 1 night
July 15 - Drive via Pamplona to San Sebastian - 3 nights
July 18 - Drive to Bilbao - 1 night
July 19 - Drive to Santillana del Mar - 1 night
July 20 - Drive to Oviedo - 2 nights
July 22 - Drive via Lugo to Santiago de Compostela - 2 nights
July 24 - Porto - 3 nights - by train after returning car in Vigo
July 27 - Train to Coimbra - 2 nights
July 29 - Train to Lisbon - 4 nights
Aug 02 - Depart Lisbon
For me it would be too much driving and not enough time with your Option (2) of renting a car in Lisbon, driving across Spain to San Sebastian, before returning with the car to Porto in Portugal.
Thanks for those ideas !
In our / 2 option, the idea was to rent a car after 4 nights in Lisbon, enjoy the route along the portugal coast, make some stops (Coimbra and elsewhere) for 6-7 days pass over Porto, go enjoy 5-6 nights in Northern Spain coast (sans Sebastian is not mandatory) and get back to Porto for the rest of the trip (3-4 nights).
We are use to make a lot of road here, driving is not a pain (maybe it will be in Spain pr Portugal !) , but if you tell it's too much....
To be honest Bracelona is really on my bucket list. Our first plan was to go in Portugal only, but when we saw Barcelona light at the same cost....
