Planning a trip to Portugal

@Porcospino (31366)

Denmark

July 26, 2018 8:46am CST

My husband and I are planning a trip to Portugal. We haven't decided exactly when we going to travel, but it will be after this summer. We want to spend some time in Lisbon and we also want visit other parts of the country. I have started making a list of the sights we want to visit in Lisbon, but we haven't decided which of the other places we want to visit. I have a guidebook from Lonely Planet and it covers the most important places in Portugal, but I am also going to look for information online. Have you been to Portugal? Which places did you visit?

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@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

26 Jul 18

My husband and I have been there three times. We like the country and the people. We were in the south at the Algarve once, mainly for swimming and relaxing, and twice in Lisbon from where we travelled in the vicinity, for example to Sintra. You can find good tips in your guide book I am sure. Public transportation is good, you can go by train or tram if the destination isn't far. Taxis aren't expensive. A must is Belem, a kind of suburb of Lisbon, where *everyone* goes to eat the wonderful pastries at *the* pasteleria. You'll find it, people queue in front of it.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

My husband visited Portugal many years ago. He spent some time in the south of Portugal. I have never been to Portugal. Sintra is one of the places that is mentioned in my guidebook. It is not that far from Lisbon, so it would be possible to visit it while we are staying in Lisbon. We plan on visiting Belem. I would like to see Mosteiro dos Jeronimos and the tower in Belem.

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@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

26 Jul 18

@MALUSE I liked Sintra, Coimbra and Porto, I would not care to go back to Algarve.

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

26 Jul 18

Yes I have been to Portugal and I have loved the place. The part I liked less is the Algarve, there are the beaches and many tourists. I loved the city of Porto and nearby Braga. Always near Porto the town of Amarante. Be sure to visit SINTRA, it's about 30 minutes from Lisbon. Another place that I loved is Coimbra, it's a riverfront city where you can visit the old Roman settlement. Stay at least two full days in Lisbon to visit the city.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

I hope that we will be able to spend 3 or 4 days in Lisbon. I have started making a list of the sights we would like to visit while we are there. Sintra is mentioned in my guidebook, and it sounds like a good place for a daytrip. I haven't heard of Coimbra, I will look for something information about that

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

27 Jul 18

@LadyDuck I found some articles about Coimbra and some photos. I didn't read it all yet, but it looks interesting. My husband visited Porto many years ago. He didn't stay very long and he would like to visit it again.

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@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

27 Jul 18

@Porcospino We stayed one day in Porto, it was enough for the visit.

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@marguicha (215338)

• Chile

26 Jul 18

My siblings have been to Portugal and like it very much. I have never been there.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

My husband has been there many years ago, but it will be my first visit.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

@marguicha I have been to the south of Spain. There are many nice places to visit. I have never been to Madrid or Barcelona, but I would like to go there one day.

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@marguicha (215338)

• Chile

26 Jul 18

@Porcospino I´m not sure I will ever go to Europe again. But if I do, I will go to Spain and Portugal.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

26 Jul 18

yes we have been at this time could not tell you unless going back to my journal way bad. But I do know Portugal is lovely and lots to see.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

My husband had been there many years ago, but we have never been there together, so I think it will be very nice to visit Portugal together. I don't know how long we will be able to stay there, but I think that there are many nice places to visit.

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

27 Jul 18

@amadeo I think so, too. It will be a great experience

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

26 Jul 18

@Porcospino yes they are many places to visit.You will loved it

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

28 Jul 18

the farthest country thati have reached in my entire life is Kuwait. that was way back 1986 to 1990.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

28 Jul 18

I have never been to Kuwait or any of the neighbor countries. How was your impresion of the country?

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

30 Jul 18

@ridingbet When we spend time in other countries we notice the differences between those countries and our own country. Sometimes the differences surprise me. When I was living in Italy my Italian friends told me that he had visited Denmark as tourist and he was impressed to see how clean the country was. There are people from my country who throw their garbage in the streets, but compared to some of the countries I have seen it is quite clean here.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

30 Jul 18

@Porcospino Kuwait is an open Arab country. what i mean is we can go out wearing denim pants and shirts, and not the usual hijab or fully covered body attire. it is also clean, and garbage bins are everywhere. when i had my vacation back home, i carried that practice of throwing my trash in waste baskets, and this was not the case before where people throw their trash everywhere

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@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

26 Jul 18

Portugal~ wow! SOunds beautiful!

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

27 Jul 18

@FayeHazel I plan on writing about our trip when we return, and I always bring my camera

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

I am excited about going there. I have never been there, but I have heard many positive things about the country.

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@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

27 Jul 18

@Porcospino I hope you will have some pictures to share with us :-)

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@maximax8 (31053)

• United Kingdom

27 Jul 18

I visited Lagos in the Algarve which was very pretty with an old town and a golden sandy beach. I went to the amazing capital city Lisbon which I found very picturesque and grand. That was my disabled son's first trip overseas in 2007. My children are now 11 years old and 9 years old. We will be visiting Porto and Madeira Island. We will fly there on Easy Jet and come back home on Avios Points.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

27 Jul 18

I look forward to seeing Lisbon and other places in Portugal

When are you going to visit Porto and Madeira Island? I have used Easy Jet in the past (from the UK to Spain) My husband and I looked at some package tours to Madeira island last year, but we didn't find anything that we liked and we usually travel independently, so we didn't buy that one.

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

28 Jul 18

That sounds nice! I hope you make a video of some places and post on YouTube so that we can all see it.

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@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

29 Jul 18

@Porcospino Have fun!

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

28 Jul 18

I don't usually make videos, but I always take many photos. I plan on making a discussion about our trip when we get back

I am excited about going there. I have been to many other European countries, but I have never been to Portugal.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)

• United States

26 Jul 18

I have never been but I hope you have a lot of fun when you do go.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

It will be so nice to travel again. I hope that we will be able to spend several days in Lisbon and visit some of the other places. We haven't planned exactly where we are going, but I am sure that we will find some nice places to visit

@Letranknight2015 (51499)

• Philippines

26 Jul 18

I know a mylotter, longer active here but lives in portugal. enjoy your trip.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

I have seen a member from Portugal some time ago, but I don't remember the username. I really look forward to our trip

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

26 Jul 18

I've been there a few times on cruises, but only for a few hours each time. We couldn't go far afield because of time restrictions, but Lisbon is lovely.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

27 Jul 18

A cruise sounds really nice. It is a different way to travel since you don't have a lot of time at each place, but it still sounds like a nice way to see different places. I look forward to visiting Lisbon and other places in Portugal.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

26 Jul 18

I have never been to Portugal. An exciting adventure awaits you.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

I really look forward to our trip. I haven't been to Portugal, so it will be a new experience.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

26 Jul 18

I have never visited ...have a great trip when you go my dear friend.

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@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

26 Jul 18

Thanks

I am excited about going there. I haven't been to Portugal, so it is my first visit.