Multi-Country · 14 days · Private and tailor-made
Barcelona to Lisbon: From Gaudí to the Atlantic
Finish in Sintra with the Pena Palace to yourselves, after it closes to the public.
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14 days
Price guide
From $14,892 per person, excl. international flights, based on two sharing. Family rates for 2+ children under 21.
Includes hotels, private guiding, experiences and transfers
When
April to June and September to October
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Fourteen days in one line from Barcelona to Lisbon, from Gaudí to the Atlantic, with every day tailored to your pace.
- Have Sintra’s Pena Palace to yourselves after closing, by private arrangement
- Step into the crypt and Nativity Façade Gaudí built at the Sagrada Família
- Study Las Meninas and Goya’s Black Paintings with Ana at the Prado
- Walk the Nasrid Palaces and the Court of the Lions with Israel in Granada
- Walk the clifftop path of the Seven Hanging Valleys on the Algarve
- Taste warm custard tarts in Belém, baked from the monks’ recipe since 1837
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Our resident experts wrote this itinerary as a starting point, and your planner shapes every day around your interests, pace and travel style.
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The 14-day Barcelona to Lisbon itinerary at a glance
The route uses six bases and thirteen nights: two in Barcelona, three in Madrid, two in Granada, two in Seville, one on the Algarve coast and three in Lisbon. Nine nights fall in Spain and four in Portugal. You change hotels five times, and every base except the Algarve gives you at least one full day with no transfer ahead of you.
Two high-speed trains and three road days link the bases, and no leg needs a flight. The train runs from Barcelona to Madrid in about 2 hours 30 minutes and from Madrid to Granada in about 3 hours. A licensed driver then takes the road from Granada to Seville, about 2 hours 45 minutes. A licensed driver-guide continues from Seville to the Algarve, about 2 hours to Faro, and from the Algarve to Lisbon, about 3 hours. Lisbon holds the last three nights, so Sintra and Évora run as day trips with no packing.
Spring and autumn suit a route this long, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Spain’s weather agency, AEMET, records average daily highs in Seville of about 23°C (74°F) in April and 26°C (79°F) in October, against 36°C (97°F) in July. Granada averages about 21°C (69°F) in April and 23°C (74°F) in October, Madrid about 18°C (65°F) and 19°C (67°F), and Barcelona about 18°C (64°F) and 22°C (72°F). Portugal’s weather institute, IPMA, records average highs in Lisbon of about 20°C (68°F) in April and 23°C (73°F) in October, and in Faro on the Algarve about 20°C (69°F) and 23°C (74°F).
Licensed guides we work with on this route include Irma and Mariona in Barcelona, Ana and Alicia in Madrid, Melanie in Toledo, Israel and Rafael in Granada, Andrés and Rosario in Seville, Luisa and Anabela in Lisbon, and Elsa and Nuno in Évora. Each is a highly educated local expert who cares about the people in their group. We request your guides by name, and your planner confirms who leads each day once your dates are set.
Why the route runs from Barcelona to Lisbon
The journey moves in one direction, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, so you never double back. The line runs southwest across Spain to Andalusia, turns west into Portugal at the Guadiana and ends with a run north to Lisbon. The two longest legs inside Spain, Barcelona to Madrid and Madrid to Granada, run on high-speed rail, so you arrive in the city center with the afternoon ahead of you. From Granada onward the distances shrink and the road takes over, because a licensed driver door to door suits the Andalusian and Portuguese legs better than a change of trains.
The Algarve night is the hinge of the route. Instead of one long drive from Seville to Lisbon, the road crosses the Guadiana into Portugal and stops on the coast, which splits the journey into two shorter days and adds a walk above the Atlantic cliffs of the Algarve. Portugal runs one hour behind Spain, so the clock hands you an hour back on the day you cross. The next morning the road runs north and over the Tagus into Lisbon, where the journey ends with Belém, Sintra and a day east in the Alentejo.
Because the route ends in a different city from where it starts, the flights work best as an open-jaw pair, into Barcelona and home from Lisbon. Your planner treats the route as a starting point and moves nights between bases to fit your dates and interests.
For more on each country this route crosses, our Spain destination guide and Portugal destination guide cover the cities on the way and the regions around them.
Journey at a glance
Length
14 days
From
$14,892 per person, double occupancy
Family rates for 2+ children under 21
Route
Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Seville, Algarve, Lisbon, Sintra, Évora
Your planner adjusts every day to your dates.
Day One
Barcelona: The Gothic Quarter and La Boqueria
Your licensed driver meets you at Barcelona airport. In the afternoon, your licensed guide walks you into the Gothic Quarter, where stretches of the Roman wall stand among the medieval streets and the carved bridge over Carrer del Bisbe looks medieval yet dates from 1928. The walk ends at La Boqueria on La Rambla, a market with records from 1217, where stalls of jamón, olives, fruit and fresh fish line the aisles.
Day Two
Gaudí's Barcelona: The Sagrada Família and Park Güell
Your licensed guide leads you through Gaudí's two best-known works. At the Sagrada Família, begun in 1882, Gaudí lies in the crypt, and the central tower now rises higher than any other church tower in the world. In the afternoon, head up to Park Güell, where Jujol's serpentine bench curves in bright ceramic mosaic and the tiled salamander locals call El Drac guards the stairway.
Day Three
Madrid: The Royal Palace and Plaza Mayor
Take the high-speed train to Madrid. In the afternoon, your licensed guide leads you through the Royal Palace, home to the only complete Stradivarius string quintet in the world, then on to the Plaza Mayor, where 237 balconies look down on the king's bronze horseman. In the early evening, see the Temple of Debod, an Egyptian temple given to Spain in 1968, in the Parque del Oeste.
Day Four
The Prado and the Retiro
Where your dates allow, Ana, an art historian, leads the morning at the Prado, through Velázquez's Las Meninas and Goya's Black Paintings. In the afternoon, walk into the Retiro, 120 hectares of gardens and shaded paths, once a royal park. Where your dates allow, opt for an evening of flamenco, with guitar, song and the sharp beat of heels on the boards.
Day Five
Design Your Day: El Escorial, Segovia or Toledo
Choose one of three UNESCO sites near Madrid, each with your licensed guide. At El Escorial, Philip II built his monastery, palace and royal pantheon at the foot of the mountains, with a historic trail walk on the slopes nearby. In Segovia, the Roman aqueduct crosses the old town on 167 granite arches set without mortar. In Toledo, the city of three cultures, the Synagogue of El Tránsito houses the Sephardic Museum.
Day Six
Granada: The Albaicín and the Cármenes
Take the high-speed train south to Granada. Your licensed guide walks you up the Albaicín past its cármenes, whitewashed houses with gardens and small orchards, a name from the Arabic word for vineyard. At the Mirador de San Nicolás, the whole length of the Alhambra faces you across the valley in the late sun. Opt for dinner with the palace walls in view.
Day Seven
The Alhambra: Palaces, Patios and the Generalife
Where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides in Granada, leads the visit to the Alhambra. In the Palace of the Lions, twelve marble lions carry the fountain, with a poem around the rim of its basin. Your guide tells the story of 2 January 1492, when Granada surrendered to Ferdinand and Isabella. Water slides through narrow channels across the courtyards, and the Generalife gardens step down the hill among orchards and flower beds.
Day Eight
Seville: The Cathedral, the Alcázar and Santa Cruz
Drive west to Seville. Your licensed guide begins at the cathedral, built on the site of the great mosque, and you climb the 35 ramps of the Giralda to the bells and the view over the rooftops. Next door, King Pedro I built his Mudéjar palace inside the Real Alcázar, and the royal family still uses the upper floors. End the afternoon in Santa Cruz, where narrow lanes open onto small squares shaded by orange trees.
Day Nine
Seville: Plaza de España, Triana and a Kitchen
Choose the shape of the day. Your licensed guide walks you through María Luisa Park to the tiled Plaza de España, a film set for Lawrence of Arabia and Star Wars, and past the old tobacco factory where Bizet set Carmen. Or cross the river to Triana, the quarter of potters and flamenco, where a chef walks the market stalls with you and then cooks with you, where your dates allow.
Day Ten
Into Portugal: The Algarve Coast
Cross the Guadiana into Portugal, and gain an hour on arrival. In the afternoon, your licensed driver-guide offers the Seven Hanging Valleys trail along the clifftops, past Praia do Carvalho, reached through a tunnel in the rock. Or keep the afternoon for the beach or the spa at your hotel above the sea. For dinner, try a cataplana, the Algarve's copper pan of clams or prawns cooked with tomato and peppers.
Day Eleven
Lisbon: Belém and the Alfama
The longest road day in Portugal runs north from the Algarve and ends on the 25 de Abril Bridge, with Lisbon spread along the far bank. In the afternoon, where your dates allow, Luisa, one of our licensed guides in Lisbon and Sintra, meets you in Belém, at the Jerónimos Monastery and the Tower of Belém. Taste the custard tarts sold here since 1837, then climb through the Alfama to São Jorge Castle where time allows.
Day Twelve
Sintra and Cabo da Roca
Where your dates allow, Luisa leads the day. Start at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe, where the cliffs drop to the Atlantic. In Sintra's old town, the bakeries sell queijadas, small tarts of fresh cheese, eggs and sugar. By private arrangement, end the day at the red and yellow Pena Palace, with the palace to yourselves after closing. Opt for fado back in Lisbon.
Day Thirteen
Évora and the Alentejo
Your licensed driver-guide heads east to Évora, a UNESCO town of low whitewashed houses, tiles and wrought-iron balconies, starting at the Roman temple raised in honor of Augustus. A few streets away, Franciscan friars lined the Chapel of Bones with the remains of about 5,000 people. On the way back, stop among the cork oaks and at the Almendres Cromlech, about 95 granite standing stones. Opt for a farewell dinner in Lisbon.
Day Fourteen
Departure from Lisbon
The morning stays free for a last coffee in the Chiado or a walk along the river. Your licensed driver collects you at a time set around your flight, with VIP airport assistance on request. With more time, our team adds Porto or a few nights in the Alentejo.
Getting around
- Day 1: Barcelona airport to central Barcelona with your licensed driver, then a light afternoon on foot.
- Day 2: A full guided day in Barcelona, with Sagrada Família entry booked in advance.
- Day 3: Barcelona to Madrid by high-speed train, about 2 hours 30 minutes, met by a licensed driver.
- Day 4: A walking day in the Art Triangle, with your licensed driver for the hotel transfers.
- Day 5: Madrid to Toledo, about 50 minutes, or to Segovia, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Day 6: Madrid to Granada by high-speed train, about 3 hours, met by a licensed driver.
- Day 7: A full day on the Alhambra hill, with timed entry to the Nasrid Palaces booked in advance.
- Day 8: Granada to Seville by road, about 2 hours 45 minutes.
- Day 9: A day in Seville, with your licensed driver for the crossing to Triana.
- Day 10: Seville to the Algarve by road, about 2 hours to Faro and a little longer to the central coast.
- Day 11: The Algarve to Lisbon by road, about 3 hours.
- Day 12: Lisbon to Sintra, about 30 minutes, then the coast road to Cabo da Roca.
- Day 13: Lisbon to Évora, about 1 hour 35 minutes each way.
- Day 14: Hotel to Lisbon airport with your licensed driver.
- In Spain, a licensed guide leads each visit and a licensed driver handles every transfer. In Portugal, a licensed driver-guide travels with you, with Luisa in Lisbon and Sintra.
How many days do you need to travel from Barcelona to Lisbon?
Fourteen days covers Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Seville and Lisbon at an unhurried pace, with two or three nights in each major city and one night on the Algarve coast between them. Twelve days works if you drop the Algarve night and the Évora day, though the drive from Seville to Lisbon then runs in one stretch. Sixteen to eighteen days leaves room for Córdoba or Ronda in Andalusia, or Porto at the end. At fourteen days every city keeps at least one full day with no transfer.
What is the best way to travel from Barcelona to Lisbon on a private tour?
By high-speed train across Spain and by road from Andalusia into Portugal. The train from Barcelona to Madrid takes about 2 hours 30 minutes and the train from Madrid to Granada about 3 hours, both faster than a drive and with no airport time. From Granada the legs grow shorter, and a licensed driver carries you and your luggage door to door: about 2 hours 45 minutes to Seville, about 2 hours to the Algarve and about 3 hours to Lisbon. The whole route runs on the ground, and you see the country change from the carriage window and the car.
Is the Algarve worth a stop between Seville and Lisbon?
Yes, because it splits the drive into two shorter days and adds the Atlantic coast to a route of cities. Seville to Faro takes about 2 hours by road, and the Algarve to Lisbon about 3 hours, so neither day runs long. The night on the coast gives you an afternoon on the cliff path of the Seven Hanging Valleys, a beach or a spa, and a cataplana dinner by the sea. American travelers who want more coast often add a second night, and the route absorbs it without changing the order of the bases.
This Barcelona to Lisbon route or another Spain and Portugal trip?
Choose this route if you want the classic cities of Spain, a night on the Portuguese coast and Lisbon in two weeks, with every leg by train or road. It suits travelers who prefer stations and cars to airports and want both Gaudí and the Alhambra in one trip.
For travelers who prefer hill towns to the coast, our team reshapes the route on request, with Montserrat, a Toledo day, clifftop Ronda and the white villages in place of the Algarve and Évora.
The 14-day Spain and Portugal private tour starts in Madrid and ends in Porto. It leaves out Barcelona and adds Toledo, Évora on the road to Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto and the Douro Valley. It serves you better if you know Barcelona already or want port wine and the Douro vineyards.
With four more days, our team adds Montserrat, Ronda and the white villages, and two nights in the Alentejo on the way into Portugal. The 22-day Spain and Portugal tour adds the Basque Country, La Rioja, Córdoba, Porto and the Douro over three weeks. If you would rather stay in one country, the 14-day Spain highlights tour spends two weeks in Madrid, Andalusia and Barcelona with the Costa Brava. Our multi-country journeys page collects every combination.
Who this journey suits
Couples and friends with two weeks free who want both countries in one trip and prefer a train seat to a departure lounge. The private format sets the pace around you, with lunches, rest afternoons and early starts where the heat calls for them.
First-time visitors to Spain and Portugal, since the route covers the four cities most travelers ask about first, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Lisbon, with Granada and the Alhambra between them. Art and architecture travelers, since the same two weeks run from Gaudí and the Prado to the Alhambra, the Alcázar, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Pena Palace.
Families with teenage or adult children, who share the guide’s attention and the vehicle and set their own rhythm. The Design Your Day choice on day five and the Algarve afternoon give each generation a say in the plan.
The people behind the route
Three people lead the visits most travelers remember on this route. Where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides in Granada, leads Alhambra days. On this route the Alhambra fills day seven, the day after the train from Madrid, so the visit starts fresh in the morning.
In Madrid, where your dates allow, Ana, an art historian, leads our Prado visits through Velázquez, Goya and the Spanish court painters. Our article on the highlights of the Prado covers the collection in more depth. In Lisbon and Sintra, where your dates allow, Luisa, one of our licensed guides, leads the Belém, Alfama and Sintra days alongside a licensed driver. Everywhere else on the route our team works with licensed guides in Spain and licensed driver-guides in Portugal, chosen for their experience, knowledge and engaging personalities, not egos.
What the 14-day journey costs and what it includes
The 14-day route starts from $14,892 per person, double occupancy. The from-price covers thirteen nights in deluxe four-star properties selected for comfort, location and service. Five-star luxury properties are available by request. It includes licensed guides for the visits described, licensed drivers and licensed driver-guides for airport, station and road transfers, and timed entry to the Alhambra’s Nasrid Palaces.
Four things move the price: the season, the hotel category and room type, the size of your private party, and the options you choose, such as the flamenco evening in Madrid, the cooking session in Triana, the fado night in Lisbon or a farewell dinner. Magical Private Travel maintains excellent ratings on Trustpilot and Google’s independent review platforms.
To shape this route around your dates and your party, speak with our team about your Barcelona to Lisbon journey.
Frequently asked questions about the Barcelona to Lisbon private tour
How much does a 14-day private tour from Barcelona to Lisbon cost?
This 14-day route starts from $14,892 per person, based on two people sharing a room. The from-price covers the route as written: thirteen hotel nights, licensed guides for the visits described and licensed drivers for the road transfers, with the full list of inclusions set out in your written quote. Four things move the price. The season matters most, since hotel rates rise and fall through the year. Five-star properties raise it. Party size changes it, because the guides and drivers serve the whole party, so larger private parties pay less per person. Added options, such as the flamenco evening in Madrid, the cooking session in Triana or a fado night in Lisbon, add to it. Our team sends a written quote for your dates and party before you commit.
When is the best time to travel from Barcelona to Lisbon?
April to June and September to October suit this route best, because it runs from the Mediterranean through inland Spain to the Atlantic. AEMET, Spain’s weather agency, records average daily highs in Seville of about 23°C (74°F) in April and 26°C (79°F) in October, against 36°C (97°F) in July. Granada averages about 21°C (69°F) in April and 23°C (74°F) in October, Madrid about 18°C (65°F) and 19°C (67°F), and Barcelona about 18°C (64°F) and 22°C (72°F). IPMA, Portugal’s weather institute, records average highs in Lisbon of about 20°C (68°F) in April and 23°C (73°F) in October, and in Faro about 20°C (69°F) and 23°C (74°F). Summer departures work well with early starts in Granada and Seville and lunch indoors, and the Algarve night then becomes the beach afternoon of the trip. Our team plans each day around the season you choose.
Which airports should we fly into and out of?
Fly into Barcelona and home from Lisbon. An open-jaw ticket of this kind matches the one-way line of the route and saves a return across two countries at the end of the trip. Barcelona-El Prat lies about 15 kilometers southwest of central Barcelona, and Lisbon’s airport about 7 kilometers northeast of the historic center, so both transfers stay short. Your licensed driver meets you at arrivals in Barcelona on day one and takes you to Lisbon airport on day fourteen. Our team arranges VIP airport assistance at both ends on request, and our pages on VIP airport service in Spain and VIP airport services in Portugal explain how it works. If your flights fit better the other way, the route runs from Lisbon to Barcelona with the same bases in reverse, and our team aligns the first and last days with your flight times. Our article on flying into Madrid or Barcelona compares the two airports in more detail.
Are the guide and the driver the same person?
In Spain they are two different people. A licensed guide leads the visits and a licensed driver handles the vehicle and the road transfers, so your guide focuses on the site and your driver on the road. Your guide changes from city to city, so the guide in Granada knows Granada in depth and the guide in Barcelona knows Barcelona. In Lisbon and Sintra, where your dates allow, Luisa, one of our licensed guides, leads the days alongside a licensed driver. On the Algarve and the Évora day a licensed driver-guide, one person holding both licenses, looks after you, and the same driver-guide carries you from Seville into Portugal and on to Lisbon. Where your dates allow, named specialists lead the key visits: Israel at the Alhambra and Ana, an art historian, at the Prado. Our team coordinates every handover, so you meet each new guide at the hotel or the station.
Do we need to book the Alhambra and the Sagrada Família in advance?
Yes, and our team handles both. Every Alhambra ticket with the Nasrid Palaces carries a set time for entering the palaces, and the Alhambra’s own ticket office asks visitors to arrive on time for the slot. Visitors buying or collecting tickets at the monument must do so at least one hour before their assigned time. For these reasons our team books the timed entry as soon as you confirm your dates, and your licensed guide plans the rest of day seven around it, with the Alcazaba and the Generalife before or after the palaces. The Sagrada Família’s official site also advises buying tickets in advance, and our team books the entry for day two so your guide plans the morning around it. Where your dates allow, Israel, one of our licensed guides in Granada, leads the Alhambra visit.
How do we cross from Spain into Portugal on this route?
By road, on day ten. Your licensed driver-guide collects you at your hotel in Seville and drives west to the Guadiana, the river border between Andalusia and the Algarve. The International Bridge, opened in 1991, links Ayamonte in Spain with Castro Marim in Portugal, and Faro lies about 2 hours from Seville. Portugal runs one hour behind Spain, so set your watch back on the bridge. The road crossing keeps the route on the ground from start to finish, with no airport between the two countries, and it puts you on the Algarve coast in time for lunch and an afternoon on the cliffs. The next morning the same driver-guide continues north to Lisbon, about 3 hours, over the 25 de Abril Bridge.
How many hotel changes does the 14-day route involve?
Five changes across six bases. Madrid and Lisbon get three nights each, Barcelona, Granada and Seville get two, and the Algarve gets one. Every base except the Algarve gives you at least one full day with no transfer. The Algarve stays a one-night stop because it serves as the bridge between Seville and Lisbon, and the coast afternoon fits the day of arrival. Travelers who prefer fewer moves often add a second Algarve night, or drop the Algarve and drive from Seville to Lisbon in one longer day, and our team rebalances the nights to suit. Your licensed driver handles the luggage on every road day, and on the two train days a driver meets you on both platforms, so a hotel change means a morning departure and an afternoon arrival.
How flexible is the 14-day route?
The route works as a starting point, and your planner shapes it around your party. Common changes include a second night on the Algarve, Córdoba or Ronda between Granada and Seville, a fourth night in Madrid to see two of the three day-trip options, or Porto and the Douro Valley added after Lisbon. Our article on Córdoba or Ronda between Granada and Seville explains the first of those choices. Food lovers often add a market tour in Barcelona or a wine visit in the Alentejo, and art lovers add the Reina Sofía in Madrid for Picasso’s Guernica. The route also runs in reverse, from Lisbon to Barcelona, with the same bases. Our team confirms timings, ticketed entries and hotel nights once you settle the shape of the trip.
Does this journey suit families or travelers with limited mobility?
Families travel this route often, because a private guide and driver set the pace around the youngest and the oldest in the party. Teenagers tend to respond to Park Güell, the Alhambra, the Plaza de España and the cliffs of the Algarve and Cabo da Roca, and the Design Your Day choice lets the family pick its own day trip from Madrid. Several days involve walking on cobbled streets and slopes, especially in the Gothic Quarter, the Albaicín in Granada, the Alfama and Sintra, and the Alhambra visit runs on foot across a large hillside site. Your guide is glad to advise on suitability before booking, and our team adjusts walking routes, adds vehicle time between sites or shortens days where it helps. Our page on accessible travel sets out how our team plans for travelers who need step-free routes or extra support.
Who do we contact if something goes wrong or we want a change?
Your planner designs your journey with you and stays in touch after you land. For the fastest response at any hour, message your private WhatsApp group, where our 24/7 support team works alongside Rachel or Dan. Because we begin no more than five journeys per country each week, peak spring and fall dates fill early, and that limit is what lets us stay this close to every trip.
We keep a list of vetted four- and five-star hotels, well located and enjoyed by our past travelers and by our own team.
Examples for each overnight stop on this route. Choose a deluxe boutique hotel or a five-star stay, and your travel advisor matches each night to your wishes, the season and availability.
Barcelona
Boutique: H10 Casa Mimosa. A listed 19th-century Modernista building on Pau Claris, on the same block as Gaudí’s La Pedrera.
Five-star: Mandarin Oriental Barcelona. A former bank on Passeig de Gràcia turned into a calm, pale-toned hotel with a rooftop pool.
Madrid
Boutique: Tótem Madrid. A restored 19th-century building on Calle Hermosilla, steps from Serrano’s shops in the Salamanca district.
Five-star: Rosewood Villa Magna. Reopened by Rosewood in 2021 on the Paseo de la Castellana, with a leafy front garden.
Granada
Boutique: Parador de Granada. A 15th-century Franciscan convent inside the Alhambra precinct, with gardens facing the Generalife.
Five-star: Hospes Palacio de los Patos. A 19th-century palace beside a contemporary wing, linked by gardens, with a spa below.
Seville
Boutique: Hotel Casa 1800 Sevilla. A 19th-century mansion with a patio and a rooftop pool facing the cathedral and Giralda.
Five-star: Hotel Alfonso XIII. Built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, a neo-Mudéjar palace of tiles and arches near the Alcázar.
Algarve
Boutique: Octant Praia Verde. A hotel in the pine woods of the eastern Algarve, with a boardwalk to Praia Verde beach.
Five-star: Vila Vita Parc. A clifftop resort at Porches on more than 50 acres of gardens, with its own beach below.
Lisbon
Boutique: Memmo Alfama. A design hotel on an Alfama lane, with a pool beside its wine-bar terrace over the Tagus.
Five-star: Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon. A 1959 landmark beside Eduardo VII Park, filled with mid-century Portuguese art and tapestries.
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