Luxury holidays in Portugal
Sip port above the Douro, then drive south to the Algarve as the Atlantic rolls in. Tell us your pace, and we book the drivers, quintas and coastal hotels to match.
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Travellers tend to fall for Portugal quickly. The light is soft, the coastline is wild, and lunch is grilled fish with a glass of vinho verde in a town where nobody hurries you. It is a small country, so you spend more time enjoying places and less time getting between them.
Lisbon spreads over its hills above the Tagus, with tiled façades, tram lines and fado in Alfama. Porto sits at the mouth of the Douro, and upriver the terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley make the best case for hiring a car or a driver. Coimbra's old university, the walled town of Évora and the Algarve's cliffs and coves round out a first trip, with Madeira and the Azores for a second.
Spain
8 days · 7 nights
Costa del Sol → Seville → Lisbon → Huelva → Costa del Sol
Pick up your car on the Costa del Sol and drive by way of Ronda to two nights in Seville. Cross into Portugal through Évora for two nights in Lisbon, then return along the coast to Huelva and the Costa del Sol for your last night.
Portugal
6 days · 5 nights
Lisbon
Stay put in one Lisbon hotel for five nights. A guided morning takes in Belém and the old quarters, an afternoon goes up into the forested hills of Sintra, and the days between are left free for the riverfront, the viewpoints and an evening of fado.
Portugal
6 days · 5 nights
Madrid → Porto → Fátima → Lisbon → Madrid
A guided coach journey that leaves Madrid for two nights in Porto, with a river cruise and a port cellar tasting, then a night at Fátima after Coimbra. Two nights in Lisbon follow a day among the monasteries and fishing towns of the coast, and the drive back to Madrid stops at Roman Mérida.
Portugal
14 days · 13 nights
Lisbon → Porto → A Coruña → Bordeaux → La Rochelle → Brest → Guernsey → Le Havre
You begin with three days in Lisbon, from Belém to a wine estate, before joining your ship. The voyage calls at Porto, Santiago de Compostela and two days in Bordeaux, then works north to La Rochelle and Brest. Guernsey, the Normandy beaches and the Isle of Wight lead to Portsmouth.
Portugal
4 days · 3 nights
Porto
Three nights in a Porto hotel with private airport transfers either side. A guided morning walks you through the historic centre to the cathedral and the tiled hall of São Bento station, and a free day follows for shopping on Santa Catarina or a long lunch by the river in Ribeira.
Portugal
6 days · 5 nights
Porto
Base yourselves in Porto for five nights. A guided morning covers the old centre, the cathedral and São Bento station, and a full day trip heads north to Guimarães, the birthplace of Portugal's first king, and to the sanctuaries of Braga. The other days are free for Ribeira and the city.
Portugal
8 days · 7 nights
Lisbon → Alter do Chão → Coimbra → Porto → Coimbra → Lisbon
Collect your car in Lisbon and drive a loop through the heart of Portugal: east to Évora and the Alentejo, north by way of Castelo de Vide and Tomar to the university city of Coimbra, then on to Porto for two nights. The return follows the Atlantic coast through Aveiro and Figueira da Foz, with a last stop in Sintra before Lisbon.
Portugal
8 days · 7 nights
Porto → Lisbon → Lagos → Faro
Pick up your car in Porto for two nights in the port wine city, then drive south past Fátima, Batalha, Alcobaça and Óbidos to two nights in Lisbon. The last leg runs through Évora to Lagos, where three nights on the Algarve leave time for beaches and cliff-top villages before you fly home from Faro.
Portugal
4 days · 3 nights
Angra do Heroísmo
Fly into Terceira, collect a car and base yourselves in the old harbour town of Angra do Heroísmo for three nights. A guided day takes in the whole island, from the patchwork fields of Serra do Cume to the steaming vents of Furnas do Enxofre, and a morning on the water goes looking for whales and dolphins.
Portugal
11 days · 10 nights
Faro → Lagos → Grândola → Évora → Cáceres → Seville → Tavira → Faro
Collect your car at Faro and follow the Algarve coast west to Lagos and Cape St Vincent, then north up the Vicentine Coast into the Alentejo and on to Évora. Cross into Spain for Roman Mérida and Cáceres, settle into Seville for three nights, and return to the Algarve by way of Huelva and Tavira.
Portugal
6 days · 5 nights
Porto → Penafiel → São Pedro do Sul → Porto
A gentle self-drive through the green north of Portugal, built around its old thermal springs. Spend two nights near Penafiel, in the valleys of the Douro and Sousa, two in the spa town of São Pedro do Sul, and finish with a night in Porto before you fly home.
Portugal
8 days · 7 nights
Porto → Guimarães → Peso da Régua → Porto
A relaxed self-drive through the north. Start with two nights in Porto and its port wine cellars, move to Guimarães, the cradle of Portugal, for two more, then spend two nights in Peso da Régua among the terraced vineyards of the Douro before a last night back in Porto.
Food, wine and island walks that show Portugal at its most generous.
Start in Alfama's steep lanes of fado bars and small restaurants, then move on to Baixa's shops and the monuments of Belém by the river.
Just outside Lisbon, see how azulejo tiles are still painted by hand, and learn the patterns that have decorated Portuguese walls since the 16th century.
Shop for fresh produce at a city market with a local chef, then return to the kitchen to cook and share a Portuguese lunch.
Visit old delis, taverns and pastry shops in Porto's old town with a guide, tasting cheese, cured meats and the city's wines.
Cruise the river at sunset with a glass of Douro sparkling wine as the light turns Porto's rooftops, towers and bridges gold.
Stop in Portugal's medieval capital on the way to Porto to wander its stone lanes, hear Coimbra fado and see the old university library.
Follow centuries-old irrigation channels through green forest to a cider farm, then taste its ciders over a country lunch.
Climb to Pico da Barrosa for the view over Lagoa do Fogo, then soak in the warm, iron-rich pools of Caldeira Velha.
Lisbon suits city lovers, and the Douro suits anyone who wants vineyards outside the window.
Tiled churches, the port lodges across the river and terraced vineyards a short drive up the Douro Valley.
Hilltop viewpoints, the old Alfama quarter and Belém's monuments, with the palaces of Sintra in the hills nearby.
One of Europe's oldest universities on a hill above the Mondego, with its baroque library and student traditions.
The medieval town where Portugal began, with green hills and granite villages across the north.
Roman temple, whitewashed old town and cork oak country, with wineries and rice fields towards the coast.
Golden cliffs and sea caves around Lagos, with Faro and the old fishing town of Tavira along the eastern coast.
Portugal is a natural self-drive country, and we also offer city breaks, small group touring and expedition cruises.
Tour Lisbon, Porto and the Douro with a small group and a guide who knows the wine country.
Drive the Douro's terraced valley and the Algarve coast, with quintas and clifftop hotels booked.
Spend a few days in Lisbon or Porto, with fado, port tastings and the best tables arranged.
Each month brings something different, so we match the regions to the weeks you can travel.
Mild in Lisbon and the Algarve, rain in Porto and the north.
Almond blossom in the Algarve, quiet streets in Lisbon.
Spring arrives in the south, still showery in the north.
Wildflowers in the Alentejo and comfortable days for touring.
Warm and sunny, the Douro green and the Algarve beaches opening.
Long days and the festivals of Santo António in Lisbon and São João in Porto.
Hot in the Alentejo, ideal on the Algarve and Atlantic coast.
The busiest month on the Algarve, with heat inland.
Harvest in the Douro Valley and warm seas in the south.
Mild days, quieter beaches and good light for Lisbon and Porto.
The rains return to the north, the south stays mild.
Christmas lights in Lisbon and Porto, cool and damp in the north.
Arriving in one city and leaving the other saves a long drive back.
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