Active Fall Adventure near Lisbon
Portugal
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Sep 15 - Sep 30, 2024
We hiked around several small towns west of Lisbon. The amount of information that we received about the different places, restaurants, etc before we went was comprehensive. The hotels/accommodation was first class. The Ride with GPS app used to help us navigate back roads and wilderness paths worked amazingly well. The weather was perfect for hiking (I would not want to try it in July/August). A moderate level of fitness is required - about 9-15 km hiking/day (but there are options for getting rides). Our luggage was always waiting for us at the next hotel. And the drivers were friendly, knowledgeable, and punctual. (The weather for our hikes was great- essentially sunny, without any rain. We had some afternoon rain one day in Lisbon). Our "Get to know Lisbon with a local" was top notch- walking through the streets of Lisbon, seeing the highlights, and learning history. We cooked (under supervision!) a delicious meal with Cooking in Lisbon, and had an enjoyable evening with 9-10 others).
Hotel Reviews
Central location, easy walk to the beach, first class, excellent services
Quiet, secluded location. Intimate- maybe 5-8 suites total. 10 minute walk to a top notch restaurant, 12-15 easy walk to town. Fantastic panorama view of the coast, from our room or from the breakfast area. Enjoyed the knowledgeable wine tour (vineyard on the property). Suspect that we were in the honeymoon suite- large bathtub, well appointed. Large swimming pool. Did not make use of the exercise room, sauna, whirlpool.
Central Sintra location- a half block off of the main downtown area. Knowledgeable staff, offering suggestions of places to see. Our hikes took us up to the Moorish castle and Penna Palace. Found some excellent restaurants a short distance from the hotel. Room was first class, comfortable, well appointed
Comfortable first class room, massive salt water swimming pool, excellent restaurants
Hi Mark, thank you for taking the time to submit this thorough review! It has been a pleasure to organize this hiking and cultural adventure for both of you 😍 Wish you could visit us in Portugal and/or Spain again in the future as I would be delighted to help. All the best, Marta