All short trips (1-3 days)

19 trips. «First-hand trip» = a trip a person took and told. «Researched plan, not a trip we took» = a plan built from official sources, with the sources and the date they were consulted on each page.

Porto → Como, Bernina, Milan — 3 day(s), first-hand trip. She left Porto. She slept in Colico. On the second day, the train from Tirano to St. Moritz. On the third, Milan on foot and the flight home.
2-day trip from Porto to the Douro Valley by train, without a car? — 2 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Regional train up the Linha do Douro from Porto São Bento to Régua, a night in the valley, then Pinhão station and back along the river by train.
1-day trip from Lisbon by boat and on foot: the ferry to Cacilhas and the view back? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A 10-minute Transtejo ferry from Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas, the panoramic lift up to old Almada, Cristo Rei, and the ferry back at sunset.
3-day trip to the Algarve without a car: train, boat and on foot? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. The Linha do Algarve is now fully electric, with direct trains Lagos ⇄ Vila Real de Santo António. Lagos cliffs on foot, a boat to the Ilha de Tavira, and old Faro before the flight.
2–3 day trip from Porto to Vigo by train, with a boat across the ría? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. The Celta train Porto–Vigo (two a day each way), the old town and O Castro hill on foot, and a 20-minute ferry across the Ría de Vigo.
2–3 day trip from Lisbon to Seville by plane, then all on foot? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A short flight, the EA airport bus to the centre, then Seville on foot: the Alcázar, Plaza de España in the park, and Triana across the river.
3-day trip from Porto to Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion without a car? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Fly in, tram F straight to the centre, the riverside on foot, a TER train to medieval Saint-Émilion, and the Cité du Vin.
3-day trip from Lisbon to Venice: plane, then only boats and walking? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Land at Marco Polo, take the Alilaguna boat into the city, ride the Grand Canal on ACTV line 1, and take line 12 to Burano.
3-day trip from Lisbon to Amsterdam and Haarlem by plane and train? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Train from under the Schiphol terminal to Amsterdam Centraal, the UNESCO Canal Ring on foot, and a day in Haarlem by train.
1-day trip from Lisbon to Évora by train, without a car? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A direct CP Intercidades train from Lisbon to Évora in about 1 h 40, then the compact walled centre on foot: Roman temple, cathedral roof, Chapel of Bones.
2-day trip to Coimbra by train, without a car? — 2 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Train to Coimbra-B, the new Metrobus to the centre, a timed-entry visit to the Biblioteca Joanina, and the Botanical Garden on foot.
1-day trip from Lisbon to Óbidos without a car? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. The Rodoviária do Oeste Rápida Verde express bus from Campo Grande to Óbidos in about an hour, then the village and a stretch of the walls on foot.
1-day trip from Lisbon to Sintra by train only: one palace, done well? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. The CP Sintra line from Rossio in about 40 minutes, then one palace with a timed ticket and a walk, back to Lisbon before dark.
2 days from Porto: Braga and Guimarães by train, without a car? — 2 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. Two CP urban lines out of Porto: Braga one day, Guimarães the other. A night in Porto or in either town.
1-day trip from Lisbon to Tomar and the Convento de Cristo by train? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A CP regional train from Lisbon to Tomar in about 2 hours, the walk up to the Convento de Cristo (UNESCO), and the old town by the river.
3-day trip from Lisbon to Madrid: plane, metro and on foot? — 3 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A short flight, Metro line 8 from the airport, and Madrid on foot: the Prado in its free last two hours, the Retiro, the Palacio Real.
2-day trip from Porto to Santiago de Compostela by coach, without a car? — 2 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A direct coach from Porto Campanhã to Santiago in about 3 h 30–4 h, a night in the old town, the cathedral and its roofs.
1-day trip from Porto to Viana do Castelo by train? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. A CP regional train up the Linha do Minho in about 1 h 15–1 h 30, the hospital ship Gil Eannes, the old centre, and Santa Luzia hill if the funicular runs.
1-day trip from Lisbon to Setúbal and Tróia by train and boat? — 1 day(s), researched plan, not a trip we took. The Fertagus train across the 25 de Abril bridge to Setúbal in under an hour, a walk to the river, and the Atlantic Ferries catamaran to Tróia and back.

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