Itinerary

27 Sep to Barcelona Arr 10:10am 28 Sep – Hotel Oriente Atiram, La Ramblas, 45

28 Sep Barcelona – Tapas for dinner

29 Sep Barcelona – Harbour stroll, La Sagrada Familia outside, HopOnHopOff

30 Sep Barcelona – HopOnHopOff, Park Guell, Pedrabes Monastery, sidewalk café in the rain

01 Oct Barcelona – La Sagrada Familia inside and tower, Diagonal Mar (mall) and beach walk

02 Oct Barcelona – Picassa Museum, Dep 1500 by High Speed Train  to Madrid (Hotel Liabeny)

03 Oct Madrid – morning city tour and afternoon HopOnHopOff, Prado Museum (El Greco), Bull Fighting Arena, Plaza del Sol (buskers)

04 Oct Madrid – Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral,  Parque de el Retiro, Dep Madrid to Lisbon by overnight train (Hotel Tivoli Lisboa)

05Oct Lisbon –to Sintra by train for day, then met Intrepids and Hall Party

06Oct Lisbon -  local half-day Lisbon tour with group (Alfama, Belem Tower, Monument to the Discoveries, custard tarts from Casa Pasteis de Belem, El Corte Ingles for shopping and hotel Hall Party.

07Oct Lisbon - Train to Porto & to the AmaVida ship,evening concert “TUNA”

08Oct Douro River/AmaVida, Regua, Quinta do Seixo vineyard tour, evening fado entertainment

09Oct  Douro River/AmaVida Regua to Vega deTerron, Lamego/Shrine of Our Lady of Remedies, local market, Valeira reboard AmaVida, cruising thru locks,Captain’s cocktail party

10Oct  Douro River/AmaVida Barca d'Alvo to Salamanca (Old/New Salamanca Cathedrals, Flaminco Show/lunch, Salamanca University

11Oct Douro River/AmaVida Vega de Terron to Pinhao, tour Castelo Rodrigo, then Quinta da Avessada for dinner and entertainment,

12Oct Douro River/AmaVida Pinhao to Bitetos, tour to Mateus Palace, ship bridge tour, Monastery of Apendurada for dinner

13Oct Douro River/AmaVida Villanova de Gaia, - Porto tour, Train Station, Cathedral, Graham’s Winery, Thanksgiving Dinner on ship

14Oct Porto (Pestana Porto Hotel) - St. Francis Cathedral, shopping, Hall Party, Group dinner (upstairs restaurant)

15Oct Porto - Coimbra tour – Coimbra University, back to Porto and Group dinner

16Oct to Porto to Airport for return via Frankfurt