I’m going to post a complete report of our recent Portugal trip over the next few weeks. I’ve split it a bit differently than just a day-by-day travelogue. I’m going to start with our planning process and then review the flights to Portugal and arrival in Lisbon. Then I will review each place we spent significant time, each hotel we stayed in, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a Douro Valley tour and where we stopped on our drives through Portugal. Finally, I’ll review how we switched our flights home at the last minute and how those flights worked out. I hope you enjoy the posts and that all of this helps you plan your own trip to Portugal. Here are the planned posts which I will update with links as they go live:

1 – Planning a Covid-Era Trip to Europe

2 – Navigating changing flight schedules and travel restrictions

3 – Getting to Portugal

4 – Two Days in Lisbon

5 – Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Review

6 – Day Trip to Evora and Sesimbra

7 – Driving North from Lisbon

8 – Hotel Casa da Calcada Review

9 – Douro Valley Tour

10 – Lago Do Paco Restaurant Review

11 – Two Days in Porto

12 – Boeira Garden Hotel Review

13 – Driving South from Porto

14 – One Day in Sintra Plus a Beach

15 – Penha Longa Resort Review

16 – Booking Lufthansa First Class

17 – Getting Home from Portugal

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