10 days in Azores, Porto & Lisbon Itinerary

Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Centro de Monitorizacao e Investigacao das Furnas and Igreja de Sao Miguel Arcanjo. Get in touch with nature at Caldeira das Sete Cidades and Praia de Santa Barbara. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Ponta Delgada: Miradouro da Boca do Inferno (in Sete Cidades), Parque Terra Nostra (in Furnas) and Mosteiros Beach (in Mosteiros). And it doesn't end there: contemplate the waterfront views at Lagoa do Fogo, get up close to creatures of the deep with a dolphin and whale watching tour, and kick back and relax at Praia Calhau D'Areia.

To find photos, more things to do, other places to visit, and other tourist information, you can read our Ponta Delgada online vacation planner.

Porto to Ponta Delgada is an approximately 3-hour flight. You'll gain 1 hour traveling from Porto to Ponta Delgada due to the time zone difference. Traveling from Porto in August, expect a bit warmer with lows of 21°C in Ponta Delgada. Cap off your sightseeing on the 18th (Tue) early enough to catch the flight to Porto.

Relax by the water at Praia de Lavadores and Praia do Carneiro. Satisfy your inner culture vulture at Wine Tours & Tastings and Monumento aos Herois da Guerra Peninsular. There's still lots to do: snap pictures at Ponte de Dom Luis I, steep yourself in history at Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral), relax and float downstream with a rafting and tubing tour, and do a tasting at Pocas Vinhos.

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Traveling by flight from Ponta Delgada to Porto takes 3 hours. The time zone changes from Azores Standard Time to Western European Standard Time, which is usually a 1 hour difference. Expect little chillier evenings in Porto when traveling from Ponta Delgada in August, with lows around 17°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Thu) to allow time to fly to Lisbon.

Get in touch with nature at Praia da ursa and Praia da Nazare. Satisfy your inner culture vulture at Alfama and Belém Tower. There's much more to do: get up close and personal with brilliant marine life at Lisbon Oceanarium, tour the water at your own pace with Lisbon by Boat, see the interesting displays at Museu Nacional do Azulejo, and see Pypas Cruises Lisbon Boat Tours.

For photos, maps, and more tourist information, read Lisbon trip planner.

Getting from Porto to Lisbon by flight takes about 2.5 hours. Other options: drive; or take a train. When traveling from Porto in August, plan for a bit warmer days in Lisbon, with highs around 35°C, while nights are about the same with lows around 20°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 23rd (Sun) early enough to travel back home.