Portugal Seven days extend Lisbon into a full Portugal tour. Days 1-5 cover the 5-day itinerary. Day 6 is Porto overnight (3h train north — Portugal's 2nd city, port wine country, UNESCO Ribeira). Day 7 is Porto morning + return to Lisbon OR Algarve coast day (3h south — UNESCO Faro Old Town + Algarve cliffs).
A full week is enough to actually understand Lisbon. Three days for the major districts, three days for nearby regions, and one day for the offbeat neighborhoods most tourists miss. The back half of the trip is more about texture than checking landmarks — your photos get more diverse and you walk away with a three-dimensional sense of the city.
7-Day Total Budget at a Glance
Budget
$690
Per person, flights excl.
Mid-Range
$1,670
Per person, flights excl.
Luxury
$3,620
Per person, flights excl.
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Day-by-Day Detailed Schedule
Belém UNESCO
Manueline heritageActivities
- 09:00 Belém Tower 1.5 hours
1519 fortress.
Cost: €6.50 TIP: Pre-book. - 11:00 Jerónimos Monastery 1.5 hours
1502 Vasco da Gama.
Cost: €12 TIP: Pre-book. - 13:00 Pastéis de Belém + lunch 1.5 hours
1837 iconic.
Cost: €1.40 + $15-30 TIP: Eat warm. - 15:00 MAAT museum 2 hours
Wave-shaped contemporary.
Cost: €11 TIP: Walk rooftop. - 19:00 Time Out Market 2 hours
30+ stalls.
Cost: $10-25 TIP: Manteigaria mandatory.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
A Brasileira
Chiado · $5-15
Lunch
Pastéis de Belém + cafés
Belém · $5-30
Dinner
Time Out Market
Cais do Sodré · $10-25
Tram 15 + walking.
DAY 1 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Alfama + Castle + Tram 28 + Fado
Old LisbonActivities
- 09:00 Tram 28 morning 45 min
Iconic tram.
Cost: €1.75 TIP: Empty 9:00. - 10:30 Alfama + Sé Cathedral 2 hours
Oldest neighborhood.
Cost: Free TIP: Get lost. - 13:00 Tasca da Esquina lunch 1.5 hours
Modern tasca.
Cost: $20-40 TIP: Reservations. - 15:00 São Jorge Castle 2 hours
Moorish hilltop.
Cost: €15 TIP: Pre-book. - 19:30 Cervejaria Ramiro 2.5 hours
Bourdain's spot.
Cost: $32-55 TIP: Walk-in. - 22:30 A Baiuca Fado 2 hours
Casual Fado.
Cost: $30-50 TIP: 1-2 weeks.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Manteigaria
Chiado · $5-15
Lunch
Tasca da Esquina
Alfama · $20-40
Dinner
Cervejaria Ramiro
Anjos · $32-55
Tram 28 + walking.
DAY 2 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Sintra day trip
UNESCO Pena PalaceActivities
- 08:30 Train to Sintra 40 min
40 min Rossio.
Cost: €2.50 TIP: Pre-book Pena. - 09:30 Pena Palace 2.5 hours
Romanticist.
Cost: €14 TIP: Bus 434. - 12:30 Sintra lunch 1.5 hours
Café Saudade.
Cost: $15-30 TIP: Travesseiros. - 14:30 Quinta da Regaleira 2 hours
Initiation Well.
Cost: €11 TIP: Less crowded. - 17:00 Cabo da Roca 1.5 hours
Westernmost Europe.
Cost: Free + €5 bus TIP: Sunset. - 21:00 Belcanto Michelin 3 hours
2-Michelin.
Cost: $200-330 TIP: 6-8 weeks ahead.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel early
Baixa · $10-25
Lunch
Café Saudade
Sintra · $15-30
Dinner
Belcanto
Chiado · $200-330
Train + Sintra buses.
DAY 3 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Cascais coastal day
Atlantic + CasinoActivities
- 09:00 Train Cascais 30 min
30 min.
Cost: €2.40 - 10:00 Cascais Old Town 2 hours
Azulejo houses.
Cost: Free - 12:30 Beira Mar lunch 1.5 hours
Atlantic seafood.
Cost: $25-50 - 14:30 Boca do Inferno 1 hour
Devil's Mouth cliff.
Cost: Free - 15:30 Estoril Casino + Tamariz 2 hours
Bond inspiration.
Cost: Free - 20:00 Bairro do Avillez 2.5 hours
Casual concept.
Cost: $45-90 TIP: 1-2 weeks.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel
Chiado · $5-15
Lunch
Beira Mar
Cascais · $25-50
Dinner
Bairro do Avillez
Chiado · $45-90
Train Cais do Sodré + walking.
DAY 4 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Évora UNESCO + wine country
Roman + Chapel of Bones + wineActivities
- 08:00 Train to Évora 1.5 hours
1.5 hours.
Cost: €25 TIP: Day tour $80-120 includes wine. - 10:00 Roman Temple of Diana 1 hour
1st century AD.
Cost: Free TIP: Iconic Évora photo. - 11:30 Chapel of Bones 1 hour
5,000+ skulls.
Cost: €6 TIP: Combined ticket. - 13:00 Évora lunch + Alentejo wine 2 hours
Adega do Vereador.
Cost: $25-50 TIP: Alentejo red wines. - 15:00 Évora Cathedral + walls 1.5 hours
12th-century.
Cost: €5 TIP: Roof climb. - 17:00 Return train 1.5 hours
1.5h back.
Cost: Covered - 20:00 Alma (Michelin) dinner 3 hours
2-Michelin.
Cost: $170-280 TIP: 4-6 weeks ahead.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel very early
Baixa · $10-25
Lunch
Adega do Vereador
Évora · $25-50
Dinner
Alma
Chiado · $170-280
Train Lisbon Oriente → Évora.
DAY 5 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Porto overnight (port wine country)
UNESCO Ribeira + port wine cellarsActivities
- 08:00 Alfa Pendular train to Porto 2h 45m
Portugal's high-speed train. 2h45 from Lisbon Oriente Station.
Cost: €30-50 / $32-54 each way TIP: Pre-book 2-3 weeks ahead for Sparpreis €20 each way. First-class +€10 / $11 worth it for the views. - 11:00 Porto Ribeira (UNESCO waterfront) 2 hours
Colorful houses along the Douro River. Pestana Vintage hotel area.
Cost: Free walking TIP: Walk along Cais da Ribeira. Cross Dom Luís I Bridge (1886, Eiffel student's design) — pedestrian upper deck for the iconic photo back at Ribeira. - 13:30 Lunch at Cantinho do Avillez (Porto) or Casa Guedes 1.5 hours
Casa Guedes is the iconic Porto-style pork sandwich (€4 / $4.30) — Anthony Bourdain's Porto spot.
Cost: $5-25 TIP: Casa Guedes: walk-in only, queue 30-45 min lunch. Cantinho do Avillez is the upscale alternative ($40-70). Both walking distance from Ribeira. - 15:00 Port wine cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia 3 hours
Cross Dom Luís I Bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto's south bank) — 50+ port wine lodges. Sandeman, Graham's, Taylor's offer tours + tastings.
Cost: Tour + tasting €15-30 / $16-32 TIP: Sandeman is the iconic photo lodge. Graham's has the best terrace view. Taylor's is the most-historic (1692). Book online to skip queues. 3-4 wine tastings is the canonical port wine afternoon. - 19:00 Porto sunset over Douro River 1 hour
Best sunset view from Vila Nova de Gaia side looking back at Porto Ribeira.
Cost: Free TIP: The Dom Luís I Bridge upper deck (pedestrian) is the iconic photo angle. Sunset 30-60 min before dusk. - 20:00 Dinner at Cervejaria Gazela or DOP 2 hours
Casual: Cervejaria Gazela (Bourdain's Porto bifana spot). Upscale: DOP (modern Portuguese).
Cost: $25-90 TIP: Cervejaria Gazela's bifana sandwich is iconic Porto street food. DOP is chef Rui Paula's modern Portuguese (1 Michelin). - 22:00 Hotel check-in (Porto overnight) Overnight
Hotel Pestana Vintage Porto (Ribeira waterfront) or Hotel Carris Porto Ribeira.
Cost: $150-400/night TIP: Stay in Ribeira for sunrise river view + walking access to old town. Book 3-4 weeks ahead for prime waterfront rooms.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel (early)
Lisbon Baixa · $10-25
7:00 for Porto train.
Lunch
Casa Guedes or Cantinho do Avillez
Porto Ribeira · $5-50
Casa Guedes pork sandwich iconic.
Dinner
Cervejaria Gazela or DOP
Porto · $25-90
Casual bifana or upscale Michelin.
Alfa Pendular train Lisbon → Porto 2h 45min. Porto walking + Vila Nova de Gaia foot/funicular.
DAY 6 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Porto morning + return to Lisbon farewell
Porto Old Town + Lisbon final dinnerActivities
- 08:30 Livraria Lello (most beautiful bookstore) 1 hour
1906 Art Nouveau bookstore — Harry Potter inspiration (J.K. Rowling lived in Porto 1991-1993). €8 entry, credited toward book purchase.
Cost: €8 / $8.60 TIP: Pre-book online — same-day tickets queue 45-60 min. The wooden spiral staircase is the iconic photo. Open from 9:30. - 10:00 Sé do Porto Cathedral + Clérigos Tower 2 hours
12th-century cathedral + 1763 Baroque tower (240 steps climb, panoramic city view).
Cost: Cathedral €3; Clérigos Tower €8 TIP: Sé Cathedral azulejo cloister is the highlight. Clérigos Tower has the best Porto panorama — climb 240 steps. - 12:30 São Bento Train Station + Bolhão Market lunch 1.5 hours
São Bento Station has 20,000 azulejo tiles depicting Portuguese history. Bolhão Market is the traditional Porto market.
Cost: $15-30 TIP: São Bento Station azulejo entrance is free + iconic Porto photo. Bolhão Market has fish + meat + vegetable stalls + lunch counters. - 14:30 Return train to Lisbon 2h 45m
Alfa Pendular 2h 45min back to Lisbon Oriente.
Cost: Covered TIP: Last Alfa Pendular ~22:00. Book return on outbound. - 18:00 Lisbon free time / last shopping 2 hours
Príncipe Real boutiques or Chiado luxury shopping.
Cost: Variable TIP: Última Hora 60% sale racks. A Vida Portuguesa for Portuguese artisan goods. Chiado has Bairro Alto easy walking distance. - 20:30 Final farewell dinner — repeat trip's best 3 hours
Final-night decision: repeat the trip's best dinner from Days 1-6.
Cost: $30-330 TIP: If torn, Belcanto (2-Michelin canonical), Alma (2-Michelin Asian-influenced), or Cervejaria Ramiro (canonical seafood). Or repeat Pastéis de Belém + tasca for casual farewell.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Porto hotel breakfast
Porto Ribeira · Included
Early before Livraria Lello 9:30 opening.
Lunch
São Bento Station + Bolhão Market
Porto · $15-30
Market vendors + station azulejo.
Dinner
Repeat trip's best in Lisbon
Lisbon · $30-330
Final-night canonical or repeat favorite.
Alfa Pendular Porto → Lisbon 2h 45min. Lisbon walking + metro.
DAY 7 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
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Packing Checklist
- ✓ Comfortable walking shoes with grip
- ✓ Compact rain jacket (year-round Portugal)
- ✓ Power adapter Type C/F
- ✓ Smart-casual for Belcanto / Alma / DOP fine dining
- ✓ Cash €100-150 for full week
- ✓ Pre-booked Pena Palace + Belém Tower + Livraria Lello + Alfa Pendular tickets
- ✓ Day-trip backpack for Porto overnight
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