Lisbon Private City Tour 8H
We shall visit Lisbon’s historic centre, including the See Cathedral, a wonderful example of roman-gothic mediaeval religious architecture, built for the very first Bishop of Lisbon right after the retaking of the city from the Moors, in 1147; the Castle of St. George, a proud fortress with a breath taking view over Lisbon, occupied by several peoples until finally taken by D. Afonso Henriques, who was crowned the first King of Portugal also in 1147.
In Belém, we shall visit the Museum of Carriages, founded in 1905 by D. Amélia, wife to our King D. Luís, in which we may find a wide variety of carriages and sieges dating from different periods throughout three whole centuries; the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, a monument to the Portuguese seafaring adventure, inaugurated in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Infante D. Henrique; the Monastery of Hieronymites, which began being built in the early 1502s under D. Manuel I and stands today as one of the most magnificent examples of the Manuelin style, as well as the Tower of Belém. Both these two monuments are UNESCO’s world cultural heritage sites, and are also two of the Seven Wonders of Portugal since July 2007.

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Fatima & Alcobaça & Battle & Óbidos . ( Private Tour 9H ) .
This Region has a vast and diversified cultural and historical legacy that will fascinate you. Come and discover values and emotions and live an unforgettable experience.
We shall visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, which welcomes pilgrims and tourists from all over the world, as it is one of the most revered catholic sites in the world.
The tour continues to the Dominican Monastery of Batalha, ordered by King D. João I in 1386 in thankfulness to the Virgin Mary for the victory in the battlefield of Aljubarrota; the Monastery of Alcobaça, which began being built in 1178 by the monks of Cister and is the first completely Gothic building ever to be built in Portugal. Both the Batalha and the Alcobaça monasteries are presently UNESCO’s world cultural heritage sites.
We shall visit the precious village of Óbidos, taken from the Moors in 1148 and established under king D. Sancho I in 1195; due to its charm and beauty, Obidos has been included in the dowry of numerous Portuguese Queens throughout the centuries

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