Lisbon, Seville & the Glorious Algarve

Explore two great Iberian cities, and enjoy the warm and welcoming Portuguese holiday haven of the Algarve.

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Lisbon Day One – Fly to Portugal Fly to Faro, meet your tour manager and transfer to Albufeira and your hotel. Settle in and enjoy your first evening, perhaps heading into town before dinner. Day Two – Day at leisure Today you’re free to enjoy the facilities of the hotel and its surroundings, perhaps venturing the short distance into Albufeira, to enjoy the atmosphere of the celebrated ‘Gateway to the Algarve’. Albufeira started life as a fishing village, and the daily catch is still landed in the harbour and brought straight to the colourful market most mornings. Wander through the narrow streets of the Moorish Old Town, take a seat in a café in the main square, or hunt out bargains in the great selection of shops. Close by, several wonderful beaches vie with the hotel pool as places to spend leisurely hours in the sun. Day Three – Included Lisbon city tour Today you’ll take the motorway north to explore the wonderful Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on an included guided excursion. Standing on the River Tagus, from whose estuary explorers set sail for the New World on their Journeys of Discovery, the city is a joy to behold. Don’t miss the extraordinary ornate Manueline architecture of the Belem quarter, or the Baixa, a grid of wide tree-lined avenues fringed with cafés and restaurants as well as strikingly modern new buildings. Bustling Rossio Square is filled with streetsellers and pavement artists. For a hint of the past, stroll the narrow streets of the Alfama district, with its steep stairways leading up to the Castelo de Sao Jorge or St George’s Castle. After a wonderful day, you’ll return to Albufeira this evening. Day Four – Optional Algarve tour Today’s full-day optional excursion will take you inland, through the Algarve woodlands to Monchique.

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Fly direct from these airports. Prices from

• Birmingham £769 • Bristol £755 • Edinburgh £795 • Gatwick £755 • Glasgow £785 • Leeds/Bradford £769 • Liverpool £789 • Luton £755 • Manchester £785 • Newcastle £1,105 • Stansted £755

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• Silves & Caldas de Monchique – from £34 • Lagos, Sagres & Cape St Vincent – from £36 • Olhão, Faro & Tavira – from £40 Room for Sole Use from £140

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes. *Due to the location of the hotel Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa, it may not be suitable for those with walking difficulties. Portugal

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Seville

• Enjoy a warming stay in Portugal’s sun-kissed holiday haven • Explore the historic Portuguese capital,

Lisbon, on a included tour • Visit the stunning city of Flamenco, breathtaking Seville • Rest and relax in your choosen hotel, and join a selection of fascinating optional excursions that will bring to life the colour and charm of the Algarve • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Faro, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Albufeira

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Spend eight days at the sunsoaked resort of Albufeira. This tour has a great balance of leisure time and visits to Seville and the capital, Lisbon.

Monchique, Algarve, Portugal

Giralda Tower

You’ll stop in Silves – the old Moorish capital of the Algarve. The tour will then continue east, through the stunning mountain scenery of Monchique, to Foia, the region’s highest point. The varied countryside and stunning views make for a thoroughly enjoyable day out. Day Five – Included Seville city tour On today’s hugely enjoyable included excursion, you’ll cross into Spain and head to the historic Andalusian city of Seville, the great City of Flamenco. Explore this city, where almost every street seems to be lined with orange trees and filled with echoes of its rich and colourful history. See the 300ft Giralda Tower and the ‘tomb’ of Christopher Columbus at the magnificent cathedral. Visit Plaza de Toros, Spain’s oldest bullring. Stroll through the courtyards of the Moorish Alcazar to the Jewish Quarter (Juderia), and stop in Plaza de Espana to soak up the atmosphere of this gorgeous city of great buildings, grand boulevards and maze-like Old Quarters where narrow streets open on to treelined squares. You’ll return to the hotel this evening.

Day Six – Optional Lagos and Sagres day trip

Enjoy a day of rest and relaxation at your hotel or in Albufeira, or join our optional excursion to the beautiful Western Algarve. Highlights of this thoroughly absorbing day will include the splendid maritime town of Lagos – with its walled fortifications, famous golden church and stunning coastal views – historic Sagres – former home of Prince Henry the Navigator – and the wild promontory of Cape St Vincent, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean at Europe’s most south-westerly point. You’ll then return home in the evening to unwind.

Day Seven – Optional Olhao, Tavira and Faro

excursion Our final optional tour heads east along the coast to the colourful fishing port-town of Olhao. Here, you can stroll through the pleasant historic central quarter, past its Moorish houses, and around the seafront promenade and bustling fish market. Perhaps then sit and sip on a coffee in one of the many pavement café while soaking up the atmosphere. You’ll also visit the elegant and historic town of Tavira, and see its castle and Roman bridge, before heading back to the Algarve capital, Faro. Spend a couple of hours exploring the cobbled streets and hidden squares of Faro’s fascinating Cidade Velha (Old Town), and its colourful marina, before returning to Albufeira for a last evening at your hotel. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Your tour of the Algarve ends today, as you return to the airport, and check in for your flight home at the end of a thoroughly enjoyable stay.

your hotel choices

Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira HHH Half-Board from £769

A welcoming resort hotel boasting superb sea views from its pools, terraces and gardens, two tennis courts (small charge) and a host of activities and diversions for the energetic. Bright, air-conditioned rooms have a balcony, satellite TV and mini-bar, and the hotel boasts the Panorama restaurant and lobby bar, and there is free Wi-Fi in public areas. Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa, Albufeira* HHHH Half-Board from £923

The well appointed Vila Gale Cerro offers a health club, an indoor swimming pool, two outdoor swimming pools, a restaurant, café bar, and Britishstyle pub. All of the bedrooms are air conditioned with a hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, safe, minibar, and Wi-Fi.

Auramar Beach Resort

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For some of the best pastéis de nata in Lisbon, visit Pastéis de Belém, which started baking these local delicacies way back in 1837.

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