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Tour To The Royal Portugal Queluz, Mafra And Ericeira

Lisbon, Portugal
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Duration

5 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

10 people

Languages

ENG

Overview

This tour is designed for those who are interested to learn more about the flowering and sunset of the last Portuguese royal dynasty of Braganza, visiting the cities of Queluz, Mafra and Ericeira.

The magnificent palace of Queluz is often called as the “Portuguese Versailles”: the royal residence served not just as a home, but also as a luxurious place to receive guests. Monarchs invited the richest representatives of the nobility to dinners and parties, feasts, horse races, bullfights and performances of famous singers and musicians. King Don Pedro IV had lived in the palace of Queluz before he went to Brazil during the Napoleonic invasions, and later the palace became the secret confinement place of the Mad Queen Maria I. To this day the palace has kept a chic decoration that will allow you to plunge into the atmosphere of celebrations and greatness of the royal family. A walk through the magnificent garden with statues and unusual fountains will take you to the golden age of the Braganza dynasty.

The atmosphere of luxury and grandeur awaits you in the palace and monastery complex of Mafra. Conceived as a performance of a vow to the God, Palace of Mafra together with the Franciscan monastery and the Basilica, became a masterpiece of architecture and art created by craftsmen from all over the world. You can stroll through the halls along which the kings walked: Hall of Glorification, the Throne Hall, Diana’s hall, and also visit the monastery library, where unique copies of books and rare maps of the Great Geographical Discoveries era are stored.

We continue to get acquainted with the history of Portugal in the city of Ericeira, we will learn why and how the monarchical regime was overthrown, and how the last royal family fled into exile from the port in Ericeira. Today Ericeira is a place famous for its picturesque beaches, surfing and seafood.

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Highlights

  • We will visit: Queluz
  • Palace of Queluz
  • Mafra
  • Palace and Monastery Complex of Mafra
  • Ericeira

Itinerary

Included/Excluded

  • Professional tourism driver/guide.
  • Business Class Vehicle
  • Pickup/Drop from/to your Hotel/Apartment
  • Fully Customized
  • Civil liability insurance for all passengers
  • Bottled water
  • * Entrance tickets
  • * Meal
  • * Any extra services

Tour's Location

Lisbon, Portugal

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Teagan Ray
26/11/2022
We loved this tour! We saw many attractions and learnt about their history and importance.
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Alexander Gamez
28/10/2022
The whole trip was smooth and excellent. A wonderful way to spend the day seeing the sites.
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Jerry Norris
12/09/2022
Really enjoyed this tour, the guide did a great job in describing the history and highlights of all our stops on the tour.
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Loren Grace
19/08/2022
Lovely tour. Very informative tour guide and helpful with pointing out the historical stories.
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Gloria Moffett
11/08/2022
This tour was great. Our guide shared in-depth knowledge of Portugal; it was truly the best tour I’ve done.
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Waylon Hinze
29/05/2022
The trip was super enjoyable. The weather was perfect and the views were outstanding.
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Scott Barrett
25/04/2022
A very large impressive building in a seemingly quiet town, certainly the location was not busy at all on the day we visited.
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Rosa Aschoff
31/03/2022
Very beautiful artwork and garden. Well worth the visit
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Noeline Briggs
26/03/2022
We had a nice visit, and am happy to see it once again, it really needs to go back in history.
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Kat Keeton
17/02/2022
A lot of history of the Portuguese monarchy. The palace is very well preserved. I mean it's a nice garden just nothing really amazing.
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  • Private Group (1-3 Pax)($ 250.00)
  • Private Group (1-6 Pax)($ 266.00)

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