4-Day Medieval Symbolism Tour in Portugal from Lisbon
Highlights
Lisbon, Alcobaça, Tomar, Coimbra, Porto
Locations Covered
Lisbon, Alcobaça, Tomar, Coimbra, Porto
art, architectural, historical
Private Tour
4 Days
Medium
English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Languages
English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Description
Sign up for the tour to Portugal and witness incomparable monuments of Medieval art. Explore and learn about the hundreds of temples and many castles erected in the places once occupied by Celtic Castros. A huge number of artifacts and entire cities were full of signs, sigils, and symbols left by our ancestors on the walls and hidden in beautiful images. The Middle Ages was the time of clear rules, the time of canons and prescribed rituals. Any misinterpretation is a violation of the order, which means the manifestation of heresy, which will inevitably be followed by punishment. That is why every image, every symbol and every detail has its place, meaning, its essence. On this tour, you will get to know it all!
Itinerary
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Day 1 - Explore the Highlights of Lisbon
- Meet the tour guide and prepare to dive into the Medieval Symbolism world. We will start from Lisbon by visiting the mighty Jerónimos Monastery.
- From there, we will go to Alcobaca to see with our own eyes a beautiful monastery of the "White Brothers" and the first gothic building in the Iberian peninsula. For more than a year, our team worked on this site to study the secret language of symbols depicted on the walls of this beautiful monastery.
- After having lunch in Alcobaca, we will move to Tomar, a city that has hosted the Grand Seat of Order of Christ for centuries. On this day, we will have dinner in a real Medieval tavern and explore the city.
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Day 2 - See the Important Places of Tomar
- Visit all the most important (and not necessary touristic) places of Tomar on the second day. We will investigate Brothers' Secret Garden of 7 Hills, see the churches of St. Joan the Baptist and discover the secrets of St. Maria dos Olivais church (the biggest pantheon of Grand Masters of the Order of Christ) and of course, search for secret symbols in Convento de Cristo.
- From Tomar, we will go to Coimbra just to visit Se Cathedral and Machado de Castro museum to have more of an understanding of what the symbols are trying to tell us.
- From Coimbra, there is a direct transfer to Porto.
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Day 3 - Travel and Sightseeing in Guimaraes
- Search for signs and symbols in the North of Portugal on the last second day of the tour. We will visit St. Francis church and its catacombs, roam the little streets of Jewish neighbourhoods of Porto and dive into the secrets of Ribeira.
- Then we will travel to Guimaraes to see the most beautifully preserved Medieval city in Portugal, full of symbols and signs on the walls.
- After discovering Guimaraes, we will return to Porto and will have an evening walking tour around Porto.
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Day 4 - Departure
- On this day, we will have a direct transfer to Lisbon or to your preferred city of stay.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 7 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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