Explore São Martinho do Porto, also called “Concha” because of its position along a shell-like-shaped bay • Savor a seafood lunch overlooking turquoise waters • Keep an eye out for 150-million-year-old ichnites, fossilized dinosaur footprints, as you hike along sandy paths to breathtaking natural lookouts • Test your balance surfing Nazaré’s legendary waves • Bike through thick pine forests overlooking the Atlantic sea • Relax in charming Alcobaça at our beautiful monastery-turned hotel.

Head east into one of Portugal’s best-kept secrets—the Dão wine region • Bike along a converted railway line, tracing the contours of the Dão River lined with lush greenery and timeworn hamlets • Stroll through the aristocratic village of Santar between elegant manor houses and resplendent gardens • Enjoy the atmosphere of our romantic Relais & Châteaux estate, then sit down to a gourmet dinner featuring creative local dishes. 

Tucked high above the Douro Valley, hike through a remote region full of pastoral hillsides, slate-roofed stone cottages and the occasional sheep-dotted pasture • Delight in a homemade lunch at a cozy home in Codeçal • Head into the heart of the Douro Valley and to our sumptuous hideaway perched above the river’s edge • Visit Sabrosa, a bustling town that once launched one of history’s greatest explorers, Ferdinand Magellan • Taste a variety of port wines at a revered wine estate • Set off in kayaks from the banks of the Douro and paddle through a sun dappled landscape of green and gold • Hike among sloping rows of vines, with weathered stone walls and the occasional whitewashed farmhouse peeking from the hills • After a leisurely final morning, end your trip in the colorful riverside city of Porto, an ideal place to continue your journey.