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Lisbon has a great offering of stylish, luxury hotels that capture the city’s rich cultural heritage and dynamic modernity. Artisans of Leisure private tours in Portugal include the very best luxury hotels.
Artisans of Leisure arranges private Lisbon tours featuring the top cultural highlights, including palaces, gardens and museums. A hidden gem is the Medeiros e Almeida Museum, an opulent house-museum known for its extensive decorative arts collection and incredible interiors.
Artisans of Leisure arranges private Lisbon tours including gardens and palaces such as Fronteira Palace. Our private Lisbon tours are ideal for travelers interested in decorative arts, history, gardens, architecture, Portuguese tiles and design.
We love visiting Lisbon—the vibrant capital of Portugal—to enjoy its fascinating history, colorful neighborhoods, superb culinary scene, wonderful shops and cafes and the city’s stylish luxury hotels.
Belem, a historic riverside neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal, has some of the city’s most iconic sites, including Jeronimos Monastery, Belem Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries.
The Royal Treasure Museum (Museu do Tesouro Real) in Lisbon, Portugal, features an extensive collection of treasures from the Portuguese royal family and court that takes visitors through centuries of the monarchy and its relations to the world.
The history of Portuguese craftsmanship comes to life at the Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. Artisans of Leisure arranges private tours of the Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts and private appointments to visit artisan workshops at the foundation.
One of our favorite culinary experiences in Lisbon, Portugal, is savoring a delicious pastel de nata, the city’s iconic pastry. Artisans of Leisure arranges for our travelers to sample the best pasteis de nata like a local at historic bakeries and cafes throughout Portugal, including the specialty bakery where they originated.
Lisbon, the vibrant capital of Portugal, is a great place to shop for unique specialty items that are integral to the country’s rich cultural heritage. Artisans of Leisure arranges visits to Lisbon’s best historic shops and ateliers, including private behind-the-scenes appointments upon request.
Travelers interested in architecture, interiors and gardens will love Lisbon-Sintra, Portugal. The region is filled with fairy-tale palaces, extravagant country estates and exotic gardens.
The Palacio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace) in Porto, Portugal, is one of the city’s most beautiful architectural sites and a highlight of our private tours in the historic center of Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The profusion of exquisite azulejos (tin-glazed ceramic tiles) on buildings throughout Portugal is a visual highlight of the country.
An exclusive golf tour of Portugal or Spain is an ideal way to experience some of Europe’s top golf courses while staying at top hotels and resorts and enjoying private cultural touring as desired.
Like many of our travelers, we love visiting gardens when we travel. Not only beautiful and relaxing, gardens are tangible reflections of local culture that offer insights into local history, aesthetics, religions, and culinary and medicinal traditions.
Enjoy a wonderful journey through the Basque Country of northern Spain and southern France, as well as the highlights of Portugal from north to south.
Our new 2018 Portugal tours highlight the best of the country’s culture, architecture, food, wine, luxury hotels and more.
Portugal’s dramatic Douro Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of steep hills covered in vineyards extending down, row by row, to the Douro River. The planting patterns form intricate designs in the hills, which are best viewed during a slow cruise up the river in a vintage wooden boat. Between the vineyard terraces, the […]
Artisans of Leisure tours feature the very best of Portugal, including Madeira, Porto, the Douro Valley, Lisbon, Sintra and the Alentejo region.
Portugal is a cultural and culinary gem still waiting to be discovered by many travelers. Our carefully planned Portugal tours and excellent local guides give access to iconic Portugal experiences such as touring the atmospheric back streets of Lisbon, attending a fado performance, private wine and port wine tastings at local vineyards, and tracing echoes […]
When taking a luxury cruise, a great way to make the most of your time in ports of call is with private shore excursions and private overland tours. Artisans of Leisure has a vast network of expert guides and drivers in cruise destinations around the world, and we work with sophisticated travelers to customize private […]
We love Portugal and especially love the tiles (azulejos) that can be seen everywhere—on the exterior walls of private homes, in the train stations, on water fountains, and covering the walls of the magnificent countryside palaces. Tiles have been used as architectural and decorative elements for many centuries in Portugal. We’ve carefully selected our Portuguese guides—they are experts on the country’s history […]
Many travelers ask us to incorporate people, places and activities of Jewish significance when they are traveling internationally with us. We can incorporate Jewish touring into any of our tours around the world, from Sydney to Shanghai and most places in between. Many travelers simply want us to incorporate some Jewish-related sightseeing in Europe, Asia, […]
Estufa Real Lisbon Estufa Real is located in Lisbon’s botanical gardens and was one of our most memorable dining experiences during our recent visit to Lisbon. The cuisine was innovative yet unpretentious, featuring fresh ingredients and herbs picked from the garden out the window. After dining, it’s worth strolling through the gardens. A driver is […]
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