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Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport

     3110831802

 

 

06:00 Lv ORD UA #1658 T1(2:05) 21EF

     ANA 6MWWZG; UA  N1KYYW

 

09:14 Ar EWR TA

 

AirTran to TB

(Shuttle from Terminal C Cross the street past the Taxi Pick-Up lane and look for sign #7 that reads Marriott / Shared Ride Shuttle.)

 

Day Room Hotel Marriott $99 TB

     +1 973.623.0006

 

AirTran to Liberty Airport Station

 

NJ Transit to Penn Station NY

 

17:40Lv EWR TP #202 TB (6:50) 2BE

     TP 6MWWZG

 

05:30 Ar LIS T1

 

TAP Premium Lounge Teja (Schengen)

 

Metro to Rossio Station

 

Bairro Alto and Chiado Stroll

 

Uber to Castelo de São Jorge (9:00)

     Alfama Stroll

 

Walk to Praca do Comercio Square

     And eat at Time Out Market (10:00)

 

Baixa Stroll

 

17:15 Lv LIS TP #1863 T1 (2:25) 2DF

     Should have Fast Track Screening

 

18:35 Ar PDL

Octant Hotel Ponta Delgada

     ITH4S4; 59046; 8137008218

 

21:00 À TERRA

 

09:00 AutAtlantic Car Rental

     P/U at SMIGUEL PORTAS MAR

     206415    €174/day

 

Sete Cidades (2 hr drive time)

Miradouro da Vista do Rei (10-20 min)

Lagoa do Canario Parking lot

Miradouro da Boca do Inferno (45 min)

Miradouro do Cerrado das Freiras (5 min)

Miradouro da Lagoa de Santiago (5 min)

Sete Cidades-Lunch

     Restaurant Lagoa Azul

     Restaurant Green Love)

Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado

Ponta da Ferraria (check tide forecast; best visit at low tide)

 

 

 

Furnas (2 hr drive time)

Lagoa do Congro

Miradouro do Pico de Ferro

Parking Caldeiras Vulcanicas

Casa Invertida

Antigo Pomar das Caldeiras da      Lagoa das Furnas

     (aka Furnas Fumaroles)

Lagoa das Furnas Trail Head (1.5 hr      walk around lake) PRC 06 SMI

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Vitorias 

Lunch

     Terra Nostra Garden Restaurant

Parque Terra Nostra

 

Fogo

(35 min drive Hotel-Caldeira Velha)

Want Clear Skys

(GET HERE EARLY!!)

Miradouro do Pico da Barrosa 

Miradouro da Lagoa do Fogo

Lagoa do Fogo

     Hike (1-2 hrs)

Caldeira Velha

 

Nordeste

(2hr drive Caldeira Velha-Hotel)

Miradouro de Santa Iria

Gorreana Tea Factory

Parque Natural da Ribeira dos      Caldeirões

Miradouro da Despe-te Que Suas

Miradouro of the Farol de Arnel      Lighthouse

Miradouro da Vista dos Barcos

Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego

Miradouro da Ponta da Madrugada

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Ponta Delgada (1 ½ hr walk)

Portas do Mar (shopping)

Portas da Cidade

Goncalo Velho Cabral Square

Largo de Matriz

Sao Sebastiao Church

Waterfront (Avenida Infante Dom      Henrique)

Forte de Sao Bras

5 de Outubro Square

Campo de Sao Francisci (square)

Jardim António Borges 

Jardim Jose do Canto (Botanical)

Palacio se Sant’Ana (palace/gardens)

Mercado da Graca (Closed Sunday)

 

18:00 Return Car

 

08:20 Lv PDL S4 #4172 (2:20) 2DF

     KU435W

11:40 Ar OPO

Gaia

Book Port Tasting (not req’d Taylor)

Cais de Gaia Riverfront

     Ferreira

Gaia Cable Car- Cais de Gaia stationßà Gala Cabel Car- Jardim do Morro station

Jardim do Morro

     Sandman

     Calem

     Taylor (near the hotel)


The Yeatman (night booked by A&K)

 

19:30 Sunset

 

20:00 DINNER

Postigo do Carvão  (30 min walk)

(2 1/2 hr total walk time)

(Italic added to Steves plan)

Upper Porto (30-75 min walk)

Walk Avenidas dos Aliadois Or Taxi to

Mercado do Bolhão

A Perola Do Bolhao

Rua da Fabrica

Praca Guliherme Gomes Fernandes

Praca de Gomes Teixeira

Lello Bookstore

Jardim da Cordoaria

Parque das Virtudes

Prace de Lisboa Park

Clerigos Church & Tower

 

Lower Porto (20 min walk)

Sao Bento Train Station

Rua das Flores

Misericordia Church & Museum

Henry the Navigator Square

The Riberia

Prace da Riberia

 

19:00 Group Dinner

 

Porto

 

Cais da Ribeira

Stock Exchange

Saint Francisco Church

Cruise the Douro River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:00 5 Oceanos (20 min drive)

     A2YE8K

 

Douro Region

 

Winery Tours

Quinta da Pacheca

Port tasting at Croft

 

Sangalhos

 

Allianca Museum

Coimbra

 

 

 

Olissippo Lapa Palace

 

 

Lisbon

 

Jerónimos Monastery

Alvalade District

Pastry Making

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20:30 Lisboa à Noite (35 min walk)

 

 

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Évora

 

Roman Temple

Cathedral

 

 

 

Convento do Espinheiro

Mérida

 

Amphitheatre of Mérida

 

 

 

 

Hotel Alfonso XIII

Seville

 

Catedral de Sevilla

Santa Cruz (Jewish Quarter)

 

 

21:00 Sobretablas (25 min walk)

     50€ cancel fee less than 5 hours

Granada

 

Alhambra

 

 

 

 

Hotel Palacio de Santa Paula

Córdoba

 

Great Mosque(Mezquita)

 

AVE Train to Madrid

 

 

Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá

Madrid

 

Royal Palace

 

 

 

20:30 Bibo (13 min drive)

 

 

 

DESIGN YOUR DAY:

     Parks & River Bike Tour

     Toledo

 

20:00   Lena (12 min drive)

     50€ cancel fee less than 24 hour

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La Rioja

 

Vivanco Museum

Elciego

 

Hotel Marqués de Riscal

 

20:00 Restaurante La Florida (11 min walk)

 

Laguardia

Bilbao

Guggenheim Museum

 

Fly to Barcelona

 

The One Barcelona

Barcelona

 

Sagrada Família

Central Market

07:50 LV BCN TK #1852 T1 (2:30) 3EF

     TK S35IZC

12:30 Ar IST

 

14:20 Lv IST TK #5 T5 (11:25) 3AB

17:45 Ar ORD

 

West Suburban Limo

     WS1406842

 

 

Azores WEBCAMS to check weather https://www.visitazores.com/en/wcams

Bring $600 USD for Tour guide tips