Portugal Cultural Walking Adventure

• Meet in Lisbon, one of Europe's most colorful capitals, with its pastel buildings and red roofs, for a guided walk to see the city's landmarks, including Belém Tower, and Jerónimos Monastery.
• Set off on an exploration of Pena National Palace from our luxury hotel in Sintra, situated in a national park.
• Follow dinosaur footprints for walk that offers beautiful coastal views.
• Experience what it would be like to have Stonehenge to yourself, as we visit the finest Neolithic stone formation on the Iberian Peninsula where we explore standing stones more than 8,000 years old.
• From our convent-turned-five star hotel in Évora, enjoy a nature walk along Aqueduct de l'Agua de Prata, before visiting a working cork factory.
• Savor a wine tasting and picnic under cork wood trees.
• Head north to the Douro Valle, Portugal's lushest region, to explore a beautifully-sited castle before we visit with a clay artisan in his workshop.
• Cruise on the Douro River in a traditional Portuguese Rabelo boat and walk among vineyards followed by a wine tasting and picnic of local specialties.
• Visit the seaside city of Porto, where Port wine originated, to take in the sights and meet local fishermen.

Travel + Leisure has awarded Classic Journeys the #1 World's Best Tour Operator multiple times and says, "Classic Journeys provides unbeatable access to experiences around the globe." Here's what that access means for you.

• Experience the world on foot and at eye level. Each day, join your guide on the most cinematic footpaths in the region.
• Exceptional full-time local guides who become your well-connected friend. Our amazing guides are with you throughout each day of the tour, share their lifelong connections as well as engaging anecdotes about the history and culture of the region.
• Small groups that provide you unrivaled access. An average of fewer than 10 guests per departure means we can offer you special access to sites like Stonehenge so you experience the stone circle when it's closed to the general public, a guided visit to Zion Narrows that other companies cannot arrange because of larger group sizes, and vineyard walks with a count and countess in Tuscany.
• Award-winning hotels are waiting for you at the end of every day. Luxuriate in the finest and most distinctive accommodations in the region you're exploring, including rainforest lodges, 16th century villas, and award-winning properties that show up on World's Best and Gold lists.
• Eat like (and with) the locals. Food is a foolproof way into the hearts, homes and history of the places you visit with us. From gourmet picnics to coveted local restaurants, our meals offer you opportunities to explore native food traditions and fine dining.
• Handcrafted itineraries with all activities included. With our long-term friendships, we know our walking tour regions more personally than anyone else. So you get thoughtfully curated itineraries that combine explorations of the villages, organic farms, archeological sites and the people who know them best.
• Sustainable travel that supports the places you're visiting. We put our local currency into the pockets of the people who live where we travel. It's your guarantee that you'll have authentic, up-close experiences on your trip. Best of all, our person-to-person approach helps sustain their ways of life.