What to do and see in Portalegre District, Alentejo: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours

August 3, 2021 Fernanda Pittenger

Discover the best top things to do in Portalegre District, Portugal including Merida Spain Private Full Day Sightseeing Tour from Lisbon, Tour Spain and Portugal (South and Center) 15 days, Tour Spain and Portugal (North and Center) 15 days, Tour Portugal 14 days, Sephardic Heritage: Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Portagem and Valência, Historical Central Portugal Private Tour 4 days, Private Full Day Tour - Marvao and Ammaia Roman Ruins from Lisbon, 10-Day Private Trip to Jewish Heritage in Portugal from Lisbon, Private Tour: Evora, Elvas and Badajoz (Spain) day trip from Lisbon, Merida Spain Private Full Day Sightseeing Tour from Lisbon.
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1. Merida Spain Private Full Day Sightseeing Tour from Lisbon

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Cross the border into Portugal’s gorgeous neighbor to the east during this private full-day trip to Merida, Spain from Lisbon. Explore the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula with a private guide in a group of up to six people. Visit the ancient city of Mérida, the castles of Estremoz and Elvas, and the biggest aqueduct in the peninsula. This tour travels through Portugal’s stunning Alentejo countryside, and includes roundtrip transportation from Lisbon.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Reviewed By paullings

Pedro was such a gentleman and knowledgeable, there's nothing more you can ask for. Great transportation and feeling like a VIP throughout!

2. Tour Spain and Portugal (South and Center) 15 days

Premiere Tours
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This comprehensive 15 Day Private Tour will provide our guests with the most Southern and Central Portugal and Spain has to offer in terms of culture, history, monuments and sightseeing. Our knowledgeable certified driver-guides will escort and provide all the information about the different topics related to this spectacular tour. The pick up will be at place in Lisbon designated by the guest. This tour usually takes from 6 to 8 hours each day and transportation will be provided using highly comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicles with WiFi onboard and bottled waters.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Professional drver-guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Reviewed By Quest39842961517

This was one of the best tours me and my wife have ever taken during our travels around the world. Premiere Tours is by far the best guiding agency we ever hired, and Jorge Bras is the most knowledgeable guide, a true gentleman, always looking out for our wellbeing. Fatima and Sintra are truly two of the most wonderful places in the planet. The spirituality of Fatima and the mysticism of Sintra with its magical fairytale palaces, made the top on our favorite places in the world list. Even though we were in Portugal for only three days on a business trip, during the pandemic, we decided to contact Premiere Tours for ideas on a one day tour, and we are so pleased that we were advised to take this one. We recommend this highly professional guiding agency to everyone visit Portugal.

3. Tour Spain and Portugal (North and Center) 15 days

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This comprehensive 15 Day Private Tour will provide our guests with the most Northern and Central Portugal and Spain has to offer in terms of culture, history, monuments and sightseeing. Our knowledgeable certified driver-guides will escort and provide all the information about the different topics related to this spectacular tour. The pick up will be at place in Lisbon designated by the guest. This tour usually takes from 6 to 8 hours each day and transportation will be provided using highly comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicles with WiFi onboard and bottled waters.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Professional driver-guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Reviewed By Quest39842961517

This was one of the best tours me and my wife have ever taken during our travels around the world. Premiere Tours is by far the best guiding agency we ever hired, and Jorge Bras is the most knowledgeable guide, a true gentleman, always looking out for our wellbeing. Fatima and Sintra are truly two of the most wonderful places in the planet. The spirituality of Fatima and the mysticism of Sintra with its magical fairytale palaces, made the top on our favorite places in the world list. Even though we were in Portugal for only three days on a business trip, during the pandemic, we decided to contact Premiere Tours for ideas on a one day tour, and we are so pleased that we were advised to take this one. We recommend this highly professional guiding agency to everyone visit Portugal.

4. Tour Portugal 14 days

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This comprehensive 14 Days Private Tour will provide our guests with the most Portugal has to offer in terms of culture, history, monuments and sightseeing. Our knowledgeable certified driver-guides will escort and provide all the information about the different topics related to this spectacular tour. The pick up will be at place in Lisbon designated by the guest. This tour usually takes from 6 to 8 hours each day and transportation will be provided using highly comfortable Mercedes Benz vehicles with WiFi onboard and bottled waters.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Accredited driver-guide, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Private tour, Private transportation, WiFi on board

Exclusions: Gratuities, Entrance fees to paying attractions, hotels

Reviewed By Quest39842961517

This was one of the best tours me and my wife have ever taken during our travels around the world. Premiere Tours is by far the best guiding agency we ever hired, and Jorge Bras is the most knowledgeable guide, a true gentleman, always looking out for our wellbeing. Fatima and Sintra are truly two of the most wonderful places in the planet. The spirituality of Fatima and the mysticism of Sintra with its magical fairytale palaces, made the top on our favorite places in the world list. Even though we were in Portugal for only three days on a business trip, during the pandemic, we decided to contact Premiere Tours for ideas on a one day tour, and we are so pleased that we were advised to take this one. We recommend this highly professional guiding agency to everyone visit Portugal.

5. Sephardic Heritage: Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Portagem and Valência

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A ten hours tour that will take you to the Essence of Jewish Sephardic culture! Visit the medieval Synagogues, the old Jewish quarters, discover the physical marks left in the architecture and the Sephardic legacy that overhang local culture until our days. Get to know the astonishing villages, where the true History of Portuguese and Spanish Jews is kept! Holders of a unique culture, Portuguese and Spanish Jews formed one of the most important Communities in both countries. With an Iberian essence, they were determinant for the creation and growth of both countries powerful Empires. We will take you through villages of unique beauty, where for a long time reigned the harmony of the promised Sepharad. We will also take you through History and walk on the same paths in which thousands of people, who had their lives destroyed by intolerance and violence, walked for survival. Discover crypto-Judaism, the best kept Portuguese secret guarded for five centuries.

Inclusions: Private tour, Driver/guide (full time trip leader), Comfort pack (fresh waters and cleaning wipes), Pickup and drop-off - for Lisbon central hotels, Lisbon cruise terminal, or Lisbon airport., We provide masks and alcohol-based hand gel

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Entrance fees., The baggage is limited to one standard suitcase and a small carry-on bag per person., Gratuities are not included.

Reviewed By VickyB522

With only 2 full days in Lisbon, I wanted to book a tour that would allow us to see as much as possible. The most popular tours on TripAdvisor are the walking tours, however in the 4 hours they allow to only cover one, possibly two of the most popular neighborhoods in Lisbon, I kept scrolling until page 4 of tours when I came across THIS tour from Essencia da Latitude. For 5 hours we got every part of Lisbon and in the hot temps, we were privately chauffeured around by Daniel (superb!) but then stopped often for a good view or to see the various monuments or churches that make Lisbon so special. Growing up and still living in Lisbon, Daniel was an excellent guide as he knew everything! We could tell he was very proud of his city and he loved showing us as much as possible. He was a whizz at maneuvering through the vey narrow streets of old Lisbon, but then took us far away from the old part to also include the newer parts of the city. My husband and I later said we never would have been able to cover all of that ground on our own, even if we had stayed in Lisbon longer. After doing this tour, we felt we HAD seen and learned everything there was to about Lisbon and chose to spend out last day outside of the city. I also chose this tour because it was labeled with the “clean and safe” stamp and by being in a private tour we were even more assured that our contact with others would be at a minimum. Both we and Daniel wore masks, which did NOT take away from enjoying the tour, plus Daniel always opened and closed the vehicle door FOR us, also a hygiene measure. Daniel was very proud of the fact that Lisbon is making all attempts to “go green” for a lack of a better word and stops for water included a cooler with a glass flask with water and served in paper cups. We do hope that once the Covid period allows Portugal to fully recover, they can continue this effort and gain more world recognition for it. At the end of our tour, Daniel gave us many recommendations for restaurants and sightseeing and followed up per WhatsApp to make sure we had our answers and to thank us again for allowing him to show us Lisbon. We have never had such a friendly, interesting and downright good person as a tour guide before and we HIGHLY recommend Daniel and Essencia da Latitude. In closing I would just like to say that overall, we as Swiss felt SAFER in Portugal than we do here in our own country. The Portuguese continue to take the Covid situation very seriously and sanitizing and mask wearing have become the norm there, even out in the open streets...it became second nature to us and a small price to pay for being able to stay healthy and enjoy traveling in such a beautiful country as Portugal!!!!

6. Historical Central Portugal Private Tour 4 days

AJSA Tours

Experience a private 4-day roundtrip through the center and interior of Portugal with your private official guide. Discover some of the most important landmarks of portuguese history. Highlights and visits: ● Évora, World Heritage Site ● Monsaraz, medieval village in the fortress ● Estremoz, capital of marble in Portugal ● Elvas, World Heritage Site, the key to the Kingdom ● Marvão, medieval village and fortress ● Castelo de Vide and the jewish quarter. ● Castle of the Knights Templar in Tomar. ● Aqueduct of Tomar ● Baroque library and the St. Michael chapel of Portugal's oldest university. ● Oldest quarter of Coimbra(Almedina quarter). ● Fátima ● Church of Batalha Monastery, World Heritage Site ● Nazaré, the Atlantic Coast and fishing traditions ● Óbidos, Medieval walled village

Inclusions: Official driver/guide and visits to the monuments, Meals and accommodation of the driver/guide, Toll and parking fees. All insurances required by law., Pickup and drop-off of the clients, One bottle of water per person per day, refreshing wipes and pocket tissues, Luxury 8 seater minivan with air conditioning, tinted windows, individual reclinable leather seats., Microphon for the driver/guide, free wi-fi on board., Offer of a COVID-19 kit (masks and disinfection gel).

Exclusions: Hotel/accommodation of the clients., Entrance fees to the monuments., Meals of the clients.

Reviewed By phxexplorer

While the title seems to say it all, to put it into context, we have been traveling for 30 years and always arrange for our own guides even if we are on a cruise. Not only did Paulo have a tremendous depth of knowledge about both the past and present of Portugal, he had the ability to tell the story in a concise and relevant manner that was engrossing. There were a number times during our day with Paulo when we would say to ourselves, "This is the best guide that we have ever had"! And indeed he was.

7. Private Full Day Tour - Marvao and Ammaia Roman Ruins from Lisbon

Week Break Tours

Discover the beauty and charm of the Portuguese countryside a couple of hours away from Lisbon during this private full-day tour of Castelo de Vide, Marvão and the ancient roman city of Ammaia. Departing from Lisbon, travel through the beautiful landscapes of upper Alentejo region and discover why it’s a favorite of locals and visitors alike. Accompanied by a private guide, walk through the villa of Marvão, viewing the neighboring castle and shops. Stroll down to the remains of the ancient Roman city of Ammaia to take pictures of what once was a thriving town. Discover the center east of Portugal and it's roman heritage! All the Iteneraries and schedules that are described on this page are the standard ones for this tour. As this is a private tour and no one else will join your gruop, the tour is fully customizable according to your preferences. To change anything just inform us at the time of booking or talk to the driver in the day of the tour.

Inclusions: Private minivan or sedan according to your group size, WiFi, Bottled water, Parking, fuel and toll costs, Insurance as required by law

Exclusions: Personal Expenses (Souvenirs, etc), Meals, Gratuities, Entrance fees unless where stated in the inclusions

Reviewed By griffint86

We had a wonderful day with Francisco in Sintra and surrounding areas. He gave us great advice, helped us avoid the crowds, and was very smart. His car is very nice and he is a really smart guy. He does a great job of gauging his audience by pacing the trip in a great way.

8. 10-Day Private Trip to Jewish Heritage in Portugal from Lisbon

Lux Invicta Portugal Tours

Enjoy this 10-day trip in Portugal and discover the most important places in the country, from north to south, where there is Jewish heritage. The itinerary includes visits to Lisbon historic center (quarter Belem, Monastery of Jerónimos), Évora and Elvas, Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Belmonte (the most Jewish town in Portugal), Amarante to discover the only winery in Portugal producing Kosher Table Wine Grinalda, Porto (the home of Port Wine), Tomar, to visit the Templar Castle and Convent of the Knights of Christ , a unique monument in the history of western world, and Óbidos to discover the former synagogue as well the Jewish artisans street (Rua Nova) and Porta Santiago (Gate of St.James). Enjoy on this private amazing circuit, the transport by air-conditioned minivan, accommodation with breakfast and wine tasting. This tour operates with a professional art historian guide any day of the week.

Inclusions: Airport pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Guaranteed to skip the long lines, Professional art historian guide, Round-trip private transfer, 8 nights accommodation, Wine tasting, Private tour, Breakfast

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities

Reviewed By Maro Brothers L... M

We did the Authentic Portugal self driving tour. Alcina worked with us to modify (extend) the tour as we wanted additional time in Lisbon and Porto and also a side trip to Madeira. Couldn't be easier. Wonderful trip, great people, excellent food. Thanks!

9. Private Tour: Evora, Elvas and Badajoz (Spain) day trip from Lisbon

Knight Riders Tourism

Enjoy visits Elvas, Evora (Alentejo Region) less than 2 hours drives from Lisbon and Badajoz (Spanish border city) only 10 minutes from Elvas. Affords a rewarding 10 hours Private Tour experience to discover the biggest fortified city in Portugal and Europe. Évora and Elvas are a Portuguese former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal. Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne military architecture, and has been a World Heritage . Explores the historical town and visit Fortifications list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2012. After lunch cross the Portuguese border with Spain to visit Badajoz a city known for its Moorish historic quarter with the fortresslike Cathedral of San Juan Bautista. the Alcazaba of Badajoz - a Moorish citadel with fortified walls and verdant gardens and the 12th-century Espantaperros Tower Castelar. Your Private tour also includes a pick-up (8:00am) /drop-off (6pm) and driver/guide.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Driver/guide, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Lunch, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By pikeville29

We were travelling as a group of 6 friends. Hugo was our day long guide, he did a fabulous job and is very, very nice and informative. He also drove us down the coastline of Portugal, which was absolutely gorgeous. Included a delightful lunch, grilled fish was delish as was the wine!

10. Merida Spain Private Full Day Sightseeing Tour from Lisbon

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Cross the border into Portugal’s gorgeous neighbor to the east during this private full-day trip to Merida, Spain from Lisbon. Explore the culture and history of the Iberian Peninsula with a private guide in a group of up to six people. Visit the ancient city of Mérida, the castles of Estremoz and Elvas, and the biggest aqueduct in the peninsula. This tour travels through Portugal’s stunning Alentejo countryside, and includes roundtrip transportation from Lisbon.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Reviewed By paullings

Pedro was such a gentleman and knowledgeable, there's nothing more you can ask for. Great transportation and feeling like a VIP throughout!

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