Lucruri de făcut în Portugalia

Am cumpărat cardul de oraș Lisabona valabil 48 de ore și l-am ridicat de la ghișeul „ask me” din aeroportul internațional Lisabona la sosire. Convenabil și avantajos dacă vizitați cel puțin 2 muzee care sunt gratuite cu cardul pe zi. Am consultat ghidul online pentru a planifica vizitele la atracții. Unele atracții au fost închise, de exemplu, Mănăstirea Jerónimos a fost închisă din cauza unei greve. Turnul Belém a fost închis pentru renovare.

Joao was an amazing guide and equally amazing guy. He helped with all our questions, queries and little anecdotes about every place we visited. It was really a great experience, I would highly recommend if you want to fit Sintra and Cascais in one day and not feel rushed.

very beautiful and scenic place. there is alot of walking to do but it is worth it. alot of people there also, be prepared to queue for your turn.

This tour is great if you are short on time and want to get a little sight seeing on the popular attractions. 10/10 would recommend this tour! It definitely makes for a long day and squeezing into a lot of stuff in 8 hours but worth it. Just make sure you have snacks, water, and a good walking shoe because you do A LOT of walking. loved that we got some time to explore on our own too. Emilio, the tour guide was great. He’s a burst of energy and personality! He’s hilarious and kept us entertained and on schedule. The bus driver was lovely since he was able to navigate the roads which were very narrow 😂

Quite unexpectedly, this turned out to be my favourite experience during my three days in Porto. The tour duration was just right, and the audio guide was clear and well-structured in the selected language, although the app did experience a few minor technical issues along the way. The weather was perfect, which made everything even more enjoyable, and the tasting itself was simply delightful. The setting is truly breathtaking: a vibrant, almost surreal garden with roaming animals (including two impressive roosters and even a peacock) overlooking the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge and the Douro River. The service was warm, attentive and knowledgeable, offering insightful explanations of each wine presented. The vintage Port wine, in particular, was a wonderful surprise, sweet, smooth and incredibly enjoyable. As an Italian, if I had the choice, I would happily have my aperitivo here and nowhere else in Porto. Highly recommended!

Even with a 10:30 AM ticket, you'll still have to wait in line for 40-50 minutes if you arrive at 10:15 AM. We recommend arriving earlier to wait. Using the e-voucher is very convenient, and tickets are almost impossible to buy on-site, so we suggest purchasing them online in advance. The corridors inside are beautiful and great for taking photos.

We enjoyed tour with variety of qine testing. Tour guide, Thomas explained history of Porto and economy and industry of Porto. It was insightful. Also a driver Carlos drives very gentle and make the long journey comfortable. Food was good and only thing I would like to mention about a quality of coffee. I didn't drink coffee after a bit of test the coffee and noticed other partisans didn't finish the coffee. Overall a good experience and worth to join the tour.

În momentul în care am intrat în biserică, am crezut inițial că voi vedea doar un spectacol de lumini, dar nu mă așteptam să intru într-un dialog despre „timp”. Pereții de piatră, reci și masivi, purtau sute de ani de rugăciuni și istorie, dar când proiecțiile au început, pereții au prins viață, ca și cum ar fi respirat. Acele modele luminoase, ca o rețea neuronală, se întindeau pe bolte și urcau pe coloane, ca niște fisuri ale timpului și ca niște texturi ale memoriei. Cel mai impresionant nu a fost culorile orbitoare, ci momentul alternării întunericului cu lumina. Când spațiul era aproape acoperit de linii gri-albe, iar doar altarul strălucea ușor cu o lumină aurie, am înțeles brusc ce înseamnă „venerația”. Nu era o opresiune adusă de religie în sine, ci sentimentul de insignifianță a omului în fața istoriei vaste și a universului. Tehnologia nu a distrus sacrul, ci mai degrabă i-a adăugat un nou limbaj, permițând ca vechea arhitectură să fie înțeleasă într-un mod nou. Privind în sus, m-am simțit ca și cum aș sta pe axa timpului. Deasupra era lumina curgătoare, dedesubt era piatra tăcută, iar la intersecția celor două, eram eu, în acel moment. Acest spectacol de lumini m-a făcut să mă gândesc că oamenii, de-a lungul diferitelor generații, caută credința în moduri diferite. În trecut erau frescele și sculpturile, acum sunt proiecțiile și laserele, dar esența nu s-a schimbat – încă tânjim să fim iluminați de lumină. Când am părăsit biserica, nu m-am grăbit să fac mai multe fotografii, ci am lăsat acea liniște să rămână în inima mea. Poate că adevărata impresie nu este cât de magnifică este imaginea, ci faptul că m-a făcut să mă opresc pentru o clipă și să-mi reevaluez distanța față de lume.

Fabulous trip up to the Moorish Castle and one of the highest points in Sintra. Lovely view. We walked up from the historic centre with younger children which took about 50 minutes but they really enjoyed the adventure (although could be a bit far to walk for some - buses, tuk tuk and taxis on offer if not). Highly recommend!

Ușor de rezervat pe Klook și chiar mai ușor de valorificat biletele de intrare.

The doors opened exactly 10 minutes ago. We sat down with a glass of wine, and then a video played, followed by two guitarists. A woman and a man each sang a song, and then they sang together at the end. Videos played intermittently, which was a nice touch. The man, in particular, sings very well! We really enjoyed the show! ^^

Our tour guide shared insights into Portugal's history, attentively and thoughtfully looked after our group, and drove very safely. The entire trip was relaxed and enjoyable, and they also took us to great photo spots. We savored a sip of sour cherry liqueur, happily concluding our journey under the sunset in Óbidos.