A week in Portugal
Seven days across Portugal: Lisbon, Évora, Leiria, Porto and Braga. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Lisbon
- Belém TowerTower · On the map
- Padrão dos DescobrimentosMonument · 0.9 km on from Belém Tower · On the map
- National Archaeology MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Padrão dos Descobrimentos · On the map
- Jerónimos MonasteryLandmark · 0.1 km on from National Archaeology Museum · On the map
- Belém PalacePalace · 0.4 km on from Jerónimos Monastery · On the map
- Palace of AjudaPalace · 1.1 km on from Belém Palace · On the map
6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Lisbon
- 25 de Abril BridgeBridge · On the map
- Museum of Art, Architecture and TechnologyMuseum · 1.3 km on from 25 de Abril Bridge · On the map
- Tejo Power StationArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology · On the map
- National Coach MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Tejo Power Station · On the map
4 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Évora
- Roman Temple of ÉvoraTemple or shrine · On the map
- National Museum Frei Manuel do CenáculoMuseum · 0.1 km on from Roman Temple of Évora · On the map
- Cathedral of ÉvoraCathedral · Next to National Museum Frei Manuel do Cenáculo · On the map
- Capela dos OssosTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Cathedral of Évora · On the map
- Igreja de São FranciscoTemple or shrine · Next to Capela dos Ossos · On the map
- Paços de Évora (restos)Palace · 0.1 km on from Igreja de São Francisco · On the map
6 stops, about 0.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Leiria
- Memory Hermitage of NazaréTemple or shrine · On the map
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of NazaréTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Memory Hermitage of Nazaré · On the map
- Nazaré BullringSquare · 0.3 km on from Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré · On the map
3 stops, about 0.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Porto
- Ponte de D. Maria PiaBridge · On the map
- Luiz I BridgeBridge · 1 km on from Ponte de D. Maria Pia · On the map
- Church of São FranciscoTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Luiz I Bridge · On the map
- Palácio da BolsaPalace · 0.1 km on from Church of São Francisco · On the map
- Porto CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Palácio da Bolsa · On the map
- São Bento railway stationMonument · 0.3 km on from Porto Cathedral · On the map
6 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Porto
- Kadoorie SynagogueMuseum · On the map
- Casa da MúsicaTheatre or opera house · 0.6 km on from Kadoorie Synagogue · On the map
- National Museum Soares dos ReisMuseum · 1.4 km on from Casa da Música · On the map
- Clerigos towerTower · 0.6 km on from National Museum Soares dos Reis · On the map
- Episcopal Palace, PortoMuseum · 0.5 km on from Clerigos tower · On the map
- Ribeira SquareSquare · 0.2 km on from Episcopal Palace, Porto · On the map
6 stops, about 3.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Braga
- Bracara AugustaArchaeological site · On the map
- Fountain of the IdolArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Bracara Augusta · On the map
- Congregados BasilicaTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Fountain of the Idol · On the map
- Episcopal Palace, BragaPalace · 0.5 km on from Congregados Basilica · On the map
- Braga CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Episcopal Palace, Braga · On the map
- Roman Thermae of MaximinusArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Braga Cathedral · On the map
6 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.
More for Portugal
- Things to do in Portugal · 40 places to see, led by Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery
Photo credits
- Belém Tower: Rehman Abubakr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Padrão dos Descobrimentos: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0
- National Archaeology Museum: Jose Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY 3.0
- Jerónimos Monastery: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belém Palace: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Palace of Ajuda: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0
- 25 de Abril Bridge: Mike, CC BY 3.0
- Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0
- Tejo Power Station: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0
- National Coach Museum: Museu Nacional dos Coches, CC0
- Roman Temple of Évora: ho visto nina volare, CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Museum Frei Manuel do Cenáculo: Retogenes, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral of Évora: Unknown author, Public domain
- Capela dos Ossos: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Igreja de São Francisco: Concierge.2C, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paços de Évora (restos): Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Memory Hermitage of Nazaré: Heribert Bechen ***Thanks for more than 830.000 visits!***, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nazaré Bullring: Mister No, CC BY 3.0
- Ponte de D. Maria Pia: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luiz I Bridge: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of São Francisco: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palácio da Bolsa: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain
- Porto Cathedral: Georges Jansoone, CC BY 2.5
- São Bento railway station: Joseolgon, Public domain
- Kadoorie Synagogue: DMY, Attribution
- Casa da Música: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
- National Museum Soares dos Reis: Jose Goncalves, Public domain
- Clerigos tower: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Episcopal Palace, Porto: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ribeira Square: Georges Jansoone, CC BY 2.5
- Bracara Augusta: Manuel Anastácio, CC BY 3.0
- Fountain of the Idol: Unknown author, Public domain
- Congregados Basilica: Unknown author, Public domain
- Episcopal Palace, Braga: José Goncalves, Public domain
- Braga Cathedral: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roman Thermae of Maximinus: Manuel Anastácio, CC BY 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.