The Enchantment of Architecture in Portugal

Day 1: PORTO
Arrival in Porto, private transfer to the hotel. Accommodation for 4 nights, with breakfast.

Porto is a city whose architecture reflects a rich history, blending traditional and contemporary styles. Its streets and buildings tell a story of culture and innovation.


Day 2: PORTO
After breakfast at the hotel, private full-day tour of Porto, with an expert in architecture.

Visit to the Casa da Arquitetura, a space with buildings that integrated the old manufacturing facility built between 1897 and 1901 by the company Menéres & Companhia, destined for the Royal Winery Company. Its preservation and adaptation is due to its high heritage and cultural value, in view of its resistance to industrial transformation and housing occupation of the place.

In the afternoon, visit the works of the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Burgo Building and the Casa das Artes, in addition to Álvaro Siza Vieira's Bouça neighborhood.


Day 3: PORTO
After breakfast, private full-day tour of Porto, with an expert in architecture.

Passage through the city's alleys, monuments such as viewpoints, churches and buildings by the architects Álvaro Siza, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Nuno Valentim, Correia da Silva, Alves Costa, Sérgio Fernández, Artur Andrade and Fernando Távora, such as Avenida dos Aliados, the rehabilitation of the Bolhão Market, the Batalha Cinema Center and the House of 24.

In the afternoon, panoramic tour of Matosinhos, panoramic passage through the Boa Nova Tea House and Restaurant, the Piscina das Marés, the Quinta da Conceição Pool and the Roberto Ivens House.


Day 4: PORTO
Breakfast at the hotel and free day for independent activities.

Optional activity suggestion (not included):

• Tour to the North of Portugal to visit the Braga Municipal Stadium, the Church of Santa Maria and the Abade Pedrosa Municipal Museum.

Day 5: PORTO - Coimbra - LISBON
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, private transfer to Lisbon.

Along the way, stop to appreciate important architectural projects, such as the Pedestrian Bridge over the São Pedro de João Luís Carrilho da Graça Esteiro in Aveiro, and the Ílhavo Maritime Museum.

In Coimbra, visit the Atelier do Corvo, the Science Museum and Chemical Laboratory by João Mendes Ribeiro, the Library and the University of Coimbra. And in Lisbon, visit the Vila Franca de Xira Municipal Library, designed by Miguel Arruda Arquitetos Associados.

Arrival in Lisbon. Accommodation for 5 nights, with breakfast.


Day 6: LISBON
Breakfast and private tour with an architectural specialist to visit Riparian Lisbon, which hosted the most important interventions in Lisbon, with monuments depicting important moments in the city.

Visit iconic sites by renowned architects such as João Luís Carrilho da Graça, with the Lisbon Cruise Terminal and Campo das Cebolas, Gonçalo Byrne and João Pedro Falcão de Campos, with the Banco de Portugal Headquarters Building, and Aires Mateus, with the headquarters of EDP.

Continuation of the tour in Belém, with the VTS Tower of the Port of Lisbon, with the Champalimaud Foundation by Charles Correa, with the Belém Tower by Francisco de Arruda, with the CCB — Centro Cultural de Belém by Manuel Salgado and Vittorio Gregotti and with the Jeronimos Monastery by Diogo de Boitaca.


Day 7: LISBON
Breakfast at the hotel and walk through the main neighborhood of the city of Lisbon. Visit to the Franjinhas Building, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, the Baixa-Chiado metro station and the Terraços do Carmo.

Free afternoon for independent activities.


Day 8: LISBON
Breakfast at the hotel and free day for independent activities.

Optional activity suggestion (not included):

• Visit the Parque das Nações to discover the park's facilities such as the Garcia d'Orta Gardens, the Orient Station, the Lisbon Oceanarium, the Atlantic Pavilion, the Portugal Pavilion, the Knowledge Pavilion, the Vasco da Gama Bridge, the Museum of the Orient, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Museum and the Alto do Parque Eduardo VII, where the Monument to April 25 stands out.

Day 9: LISBON - Cascais - Sintra - Lisbon
After breakfast, private full-day tour with an architectural specialist along the Cascais Coast and Sintra.

External visit to the Estoril Sol project, located next to Avenida da Marginal. Then, visit the Casa das Historias, a museum dedicated to the work of the artist Paula Rego, the D. Diogo Menezes Square, and the Cascais Citadel, a 15th century building located in the center of the recently restored town of Cascais.

In the afternoon, continue to Sintra along the coast, to visit the Pena Palace and the Pena Park, a unique example of Portuguese Romanticism architecture, dating back to 1839.


Day 10: LISBON
Breakfast and hotel check-out. Private transfer to Lisbon airport.