Amares Caniçada Júnias - Régua Pinhão Foz Côa - Amarante

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1 Amares Caniçada Júnias - Régua Pinhão Foz Côa - Amarante

2 INTRODUCTION Some of Portugal wonders! A trip to inland Portugal, its authenticity, its traditions. A trip to two regions of Northern Portugal, which are considered among the most beautiful in the whole country. Gerês - one of the greatest natural attractions of Portugal, the rare and stunning natural beauty and ecological value and the variety of wildlife (deers, wild horses, wolves, birds of prey) and flora (pine, yew, chestnut, oak and various medicinal plants). Includes excerpts from the Roman road linking Braga to Astorga. In the park are located two important centers of pilgrimage, the Shrine of Our Lady of Peneda, replica of the shrine of Bom Jesus, and St. Bento da Porta Aberta, a place of great popular devotion Douro - world heritage by UNESCO, the scenery is unique: on terraced slopes covered with vineyards, green in summer and fiery red in winter, where they grow the grapes used in the famous port wine, old wine-producing farms where you can stop to visit and taste a cup of the delicious nectar; a boat trip on the Douro River TRAVEL PLAN 7 days / 6 nights 1st Day - Porto / Braga / Amares 2nd Day - Amares 3rd Day- Amares / Vila Real 4th Day Vila Real 5th Day - Vila Real 6th Day- Vila Real / Bragança 7th Day- Bragança / Porto ITINERARY 1st Day Porto / Braga / Amares L Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure to Amares. On the way will have a stop in Braga (city of deep religious roots, known as the Portuguese Rome ), a panoramic city tour including the sanctuary of Bom Jesus. Lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arrival to Amares check in at pousada de Sta. Maria do Bouro.

3 2nd Day Amares / Caniçada / Pitões das Júnias / Amares L Breakfast at the Hotel. Today you will visit National Park of Gerês. A walk around this magnificent Park. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit to Pitões das Júnias. Return to your Hotel in Terras do Bouro. Gerês - protected zone in northern Portugal, a unique natural beauty. Geres is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions of the country. Pitões das Júnias Junia is a village situated about 1200 meters of altitude in the north of Portugal, within the Peneda-Geres National Park, in the region of Tras-os-Montes. Its origin is confused with the Monastery of St. Mary of Junia, between the ninth and eleventh centuries. The location in the far north of Portugal, the harsh climate in winter and the consequent immigration contributed to the village retaining its small population and the typical medieval aspect. 3rd Day Amares / Amarante / Régua / Mesão Frio / Vila Real L Breakfast at the Hotel. The day today will be dedicated to the Douro Region. Will be included a visit to Amarante and Régua. In a village called Tabuaço lunch will be served at a local traditional wine Farm. After lunch we will continue the trip to Vila Real. Arriving to Vila Real check in at your Hotel: Estalagem Quinta do Paço Douro world heritage by UNESCO. The landscape is unique: on terraced slopes covered with vineyards, green in summer and fiery red in winter, where they grow the grapes used in such famous port wine, old wineproducing farms where you can stop, visit and taste a cup of the delicious nectar; a boat trip on the Douro River 4th Day Vila Real / Vila Nova de Foz Côa / Vila Real L Breakfast at the Hotel. Today we head to Vila Nova de Foz Côa for a visit to the Paleolithic drawings. Lunch at Quinta da Ervamoira AND A VISIT TO THE Museum. Return to your Hotel in Vila Real. Discover the mysteries of Paleolithic art in an art gallery outdoors, where our ancestors tell you what they saw. The banks of a river Douro affluent, the Coa, are home to 25,000 years of pre historic art. It s a World Heritage Site by UNESCO 5th Day Vila Real / Pinhão / Régua / Vila Real L-D Breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to a traditional wine farm, where you will have a show around and a wine tasting, as well as your Lunch. In the afternoon transfer to a region called Tua and take an old steam train to Régua where you will have dinner at a typical restaurant. After dinner transfer back to your Hotel in Vila Real. Pinhão part of the Douro Region, is where many of the wine farms producers the Port wine are located.

4 6th Day Vila Real / Pinhão / Cruzeiro até Barca de Alva / Bragança L Breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to Pinhão, Today you will navigate the Douro river, from Pinhão to Barca d Alva Lunch will be on bord. In the afternoon we continue our trip by bus to Bragança. Arriving to Bragança check in at your Hotel: Pousada de S. Bartolomeu. An opportunity to meet Douro in a different way, navigating its river, surpassing its locks. Bragança Its origin dates from the twelfth century, when the Braganções established here, family members of the 1st King of Portugal (Afonso Henriques). The medieval urban core remains in the citadel represented by the imposing tower of the Castle, the Pelourinho is based on a curious Lusitanian berrão (proto-historic statues of stone), the Church of Santa Maria and the Domus Municipalis, being this last one the only surviving example of civil architecture. 7th Day Bragança / Porto L Breakfast at the Hotel. A visit to the medieval Citadel. A panoramic tour to Natural Park of Montesinho. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch we ll start our return to Porto. Arrival to Porto End of trip! SELECTED HOTELS (or similar) AMARES Pousada de Sta. Maria do Bouro - VILA REAL Estalagem +Quinta do Paço - BRAGANÇA Pousada de São Bartolomeu

5 IMPORTANT NOTES This is only a reference itinerary. No reservations have been made; Master Turismo reserves the right to make any changes to the itinerary, if by any operating reason we find justified or appropriate; The route description presented is generic and is subject to change without affecting the content of the program. Itinerary may vary depending on the time of year and exact dates on which the trip will be held ; The hotels listed for booking may be replaced by others of equal or higher category; Personal Documents required to travel to Portugal will depend on your country of origin. Please contact us or the Embassy of Portugal in your country; Minors accompanied by only one parent are subject to special rules. In this case please contact us; The correct data relating to participants' names and their documents are passengers own responsibility;