The Itinerary Portugal itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Portugal, from 3–8 days — with what every trip actually costs.
- 3–8
- days
- Southern Europe
- region
Planning a trip to Portugal
Pulled from the 2 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct — the months these routes agree on.
How long you need
3–8 days. The shortest is Lisbon in 3 days: Alfama, Belém and a day in Sintra; the longest is Portugal in 8 days: Lisbon, Sintra and Porto.
What it costs
≈ AED 450 to ≈ AED 700 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Embassy or consulate in advance, 90 days in any 180. Schengen. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Sintra · Lisbon · Porto · Douro valley.
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Best for: Three days of hills, tiles and custard tarts, with Sintra booked ahead
Lisbon in 3 days: Alfama, Belém and a day in Sintra
Alfama and the miradouros → Belém and the river → Sintra
Tram 28, the Jerónimos cloister and the original pastéis de Belém — plus the earthquake that explains the street plan, which hills to avoid walking up, and why Sintra needs a timed ticket.
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Best for: Cities + coast
Portugal in 8 days: Lisbon, Sintra and Porto
Lisbon → Sintra → Porto → Douro valley
Western Europe's best-value classic: a seven-hilled city of trams and tiled facades, a fairy-tale palace on a misty ridge, then three hours north to port-wine cellars and a golden riverfront — with the timed-ticket rules, tram-28 truths and €1.40 custard-tart economics that make it all run.
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