KNIGHT RIDERS TOURISM
We drive your experience in Portugal
LISBON
Enjoy visits the capital of Portugal, Lisbon and afford a rewarding 8 hour Private Tour experience. Lisbon is bursting with heritage, culture, shopping old and new neighbourhoods that continue to grow. Lisbon is divided into several clearly distinguishable neighbourhoods. To really get to know Lisbon, you’ll need to see all of these 5 districts. Discover the most beautiful monuments and visit in Lisbon, the Jerónimos Monastery, Tower of Belém, The Cathedral, Monument to the Discoveries, National Pantheon Church of São Roque, Santa Justa lift, historic quarters and the best Lisbon's viewpoints. Visit the Christ monument across the Tagus river from Lisbon, is a magnificent sight from downtown Lisbon but even more so in person. The statue rests on a 269 foot (82 meters) pedestal - Jesus Christ opens its arms to Lisbon and flaunts the city’s incredible skyline. Inside the pedestal is a chapel of our Lady of Peace.
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SINTRA
Enjoy visits Sintra, located 40Km east of Lisbon, in a rewarding 9 hours Private Tour experience. Sintra’s Cultural Landscape was elected World Heritage. It is a privileged ecosystem with natural and cultural value classified as priority preserved location. Before visiting the Pena Palace (2h) the 19th century Romanticism style of architecture start by visiting the Moorish castle (1h) located on the hill overlooking the city of Sintra and Lisbon. Then explore Sintra historic centre for lunch, taste the famous Sintra pastries ´Travesseiros´ and visit the National Palace of Sintra. At 5 km west of Sintra admire Quinta da Regaleira (2h), classified as World Heritage by UNESCO this romantic architectural complex includes a Palace, a Chapel, and gardens with unique grottos. Before returning enjoy a tour along the Atlantic coast, and stop at Roca Cape - the westernmost location of mainland Portugal.
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PORTO
Enjoy visits Porto, Portugal's second largest city and afford a rewarding 10 hours Private Tour experience. Porto Historic Centre was classified as Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 1996 and is one of the most delightful cities. Oporto's, built along the hillsides overlooking the mouth of the Douro River, forms a millennial urban landscape where the diversity of civil and religious architecture bears testimony to a Historic Centre dating back to Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical times. While crossing Porto Bridge enjoy the most popular tours in Porto-The 6 Bridges Cruise and visit the famous Porto Calem Caves in Gaia (the side of River Porto) Porto Wine tasting. After Lunch you will have the opportunity to discover the historic centre of Porto, Clérigos Tower and Cristal Gardens Palace one of the best view point of Porto city.
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Wine taste and Porto Caves visiting
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ÉVORA
Enjoy visits Évora, in the Alentejo region, 130Km east of Lisbon, afford a rewarding 9 hours Private Tour experience. Evora is a delightful Portuguese town that was originally founded by the Romans, later fortified by the Moors and flourished during the 15th century. This extensive history has provided Evora with a variety of interesting tourist attractions and historical monuments. An easy hop from Lisbon Évora is an old city with plenty of historic monuments to offer from the bone chapel, medieval architecture and ancient Roman history. Start at the main square in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage, then visit the Cathedral, Roman Temple Diana and the Chapel of the Bones while you learn about the town’s rich history. Then experience the Amazing Regional Food and wine in Évora. After lunch enjoy wine tasting in Monsaraz and see it's famous Castle, admiring the views of Alqueva, the biggest lake in Europe.
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AVEIRO
Enjoy visits Aveiro, known as the Little Venice of Portugal 250 km north of Lisbon and afford a rewarding 11 hours Private Tour experience. Aveiro is a thousand years old, of which two hundred and fifty as a city. Aveiro is crossed by canals and along these waterways colourful and traditional fishing boats sail. Take an idyllic cruise on the Moliceiro River, you’ll admire art-nouveau architecture and visit Costa Nova’s beaches, famed for their exotic bird species. Then visit Aveiro Cathedral, located in an old Dominican convent and Costa Nova beach, located on the west coast, 11 km from the Aveiro historic centre. Enjoy the excellent regional cooking and desert “sweet eggs”. After, proceed to Costa Nova and capture photographs of the lighthouse and the colourful houses that line the beachfront before returning to Lisbon.
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Boat Tour
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COIMBRA
Enjoy visits Coimbra, known as the “City of Students” 200 km north of Lisbon and affords a rewarding 10 hours Private Tour experience. Coimbra is a World Heritage city located in the centre of Portugal known by its small and labyrinth streets with old houses and has the oldest university in the country. The oldest university in Portugal is a World Heritage Site, high on a hill in the middle of the city. The Coimbra University is founded precisely where Portugal’s first kings had taken up residence centuries before, and the city’s monasteries have tombs of these rulers. Coimbra is a charming city with a long history, visit mandatory are the Monastery of Santa Cruz, Old Cathedral of Coimbra and Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.
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AGUEDA
Hundreds of Umbrellas Float Above The Águeda Streets in Portugal (near Aveiro). From July until September every year as part of Ágitagueda art festival, hundreds of umbrellas are hung over promenades in the streets of Águeda. Visit Pateira is one of the largest Lagoons in the Iberian Peninsula, the former natural reserve of the municipality of Águeda, is an important wetland of national and international interest, which is classified as Zona RAMSAR, NATURA 2000 (Special Protection Zone and Site of Community Importance of the Ria de Aveiro). In this lagoon, there are habitats, ecosystems and species with national and international protection status. We will stop for lunch in a Tradicional Portuguese Restaurant in Agueda (included in the price) where you must try the famous Leitão à Bairrada (wood oven roasted piglet), original from this area, with wine and/or sparkling wine tasting. Pateira viewpoint is one of the greatest highlights of Fermentelos that opened in 1961.
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TOMAR
Enjoy visits Tomar “The Templar’s city”, affords a rewarding 8 hours Private Tour experience. Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar, Tomar is a city of great charm for its artistic and cultural wealth, whose greatest expression is in the Convent of Christ, one of the chief works of the Portuguese Renaissance. Visit Templar castle and discovering the monumental work of the Convent of Christ built in the 12th century. Tomar may seem like a simple riverfront town, but it packs a strong historical punch. Set on the banks of the Nabão River, this small city is home to the impressive Castle of Tomar and the Convent of Christ, a 12th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site and the former medieval headquarters of the Knights Templar.
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