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Breakfast, Lunch
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Day 3 Lisbon • Discover Sintra that has grown into a lively coastal resort
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fellow travelers this evening.
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Convent of the Capuchos. The tiny monastery, Breakfast, Dinner
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shire, and indeed its quarters are famously Day 4 Discover Lisbon
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365 bacalhau dishes, one for each day of
Today, we’ll also visit the most enigmatic and
the year.
singular of Sintra’s estates: Regaleira Palace.
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Carvalho Monteiro, Regaleira is a towering, Then, rejoin your fellow travelers this evening
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that includes fountains, grottoes, winding
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 5 Return to U.S.
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lunch on our own today. Breakfast
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