Portugal Scouting Itineraries
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Hello People,
Portugal keeps coming up as a desirable location to move to.
I would like go there on a “scouting” tour to get an idea of what living
There might look like.
Has anyone prepared such an itinerary? If it exists, I would love to see
1, 2 and 3 week itineraries.
Many many thanks, Kathleen -
Hi Kathleen. IL actually has created itineraries for exactly this purpose! There are options for 1, 2, 3, or 4 week trips all planned out. You can find them here: https://www.ilbookstore.com/portugal-itinerary
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I am interested in being included in this conversation also with any answers that get forwarded. My husband and I are retired with savings, not drawing SS yet, and looking to live somewhere in Europe to establish a base from which to do extended travel. Portugal is on our list! Thank you.
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My husband and I are planning the move in January. We started by flying into Lisbon, and then driving to Travia (about 3 hours). We then meandered along the coast back through Lisbon and on to Porto. It took about a week. We were intentionally looking for something along the coast, and that kind of open-ended trip helped us identify characteristics of what we did or did not want. To narrow things down, we will work with a local guide in the region where we want to live.
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I began in Lisbon then caught the train to Porto. I then used the train to return to Nazare. I then caught the train back to Sintra. From Sintra I caught the train back to Lisbon then Cascais. I trained back into Lisbon where I caught the Bus from Sete Rios to Portimao. From there I caught the bus to Lagos. From Lagos I caught the train to Tavira. Next trip I want to visit central Portugal
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Thanks for sharing your itinerary:) I suppose if I use your routes, I could judge for myself, but do you have brief observations you'd like to share - for example, are there some places that stood out as execptionally nice or any places you'd highly recommend I avoid? Thank you, Heidi
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Hello. I'm heading to the Algarve region in 7 days and want to check out the area for possible rental/purchases. Anyone have a good itinerary or towns to visit, people to connect with. I'm a single retired woman and interested in finding someplace with an active lifestyle. Thanks so much
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This was our itinerary. It was a whirlwind trip and I'm not sure it really gave us a feel for any area, other than the Algarve. My wife didn't like the beach life that much. Neither of us were interested in the busyness of Lisbon. We loved it on the Silver coast and up North. We plan to go back and spend a couple weeks in the North before we retire.
Day 1 Porto
Day 2 Porto
Day 3 Porto - Douro Valley
Day 4 Porto - Averio & Nazare
Day 5 Drive to Lisbon with stops on the Atlantic coast
Day 6 Lisbon - Sintra
Day 7 Lisbon
Day 8 Lisbon
Day 9 Quarteira (Algarve)
Day 10 Quarteira - Sagres
Day 11 Quarteira - Lagos - Benagil Caves
Day 12 Quarteira
Day 13 Lisbon