Jul 30 — Flight: Depart LAX for Lisbon, Portugal.
Jul 31 — Lisbon Arrival: Arrive 9:05 AM,
meet travelers in Terminal 1, drop bags at Rua Fialho de Almeida
lodging, early lunch, private tuk-tuk tour 1:00–4:00 PM, neighborhood
dinner/groceries.
Aug 1 — Belém: Jerónimos Monastery
10:30–11:45, Pastéis de Belém, Empire Square, Cultural Center,
Discoveries Monument, Coach Museum 2:00–6:00 PM, dinner at O Frade.
Aug 2 — Sintra: Full-day Sintra trip, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, including Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira style highlights.
Aug 3 — Lisbon Free Day: Explore Chiado and surrounding areas by metro; Solidó Fado dinner/show at 7:00 PM.
Aug 4 — Lisbon → Porto: Metro to
Oriente; train 9:09 AM–11:48 AM; lunch near lodging; check in at Rua Sá
da Bandeira 468; Clérigos, São Bento, Cathedral/Ribeira walk, Postigo do
Carvão dinner.
Aug 5 — Douro Valley: Leave around 8:15 AM for Calçada de Vandoma meeting point; Douro Valley full-day tour 8:45 AM–6:45 PM; return to Porto lodging.
Aug 6 — Foz & Serralves: Bolt/taxi
to Infante, Tram 1 to Passeio Alegre, Foz waterfront and lighthouse
views, Serralves Museum/Villa/Park/Treetop Walk, optional lunch near
Serralves or Matosinhos.
Aug 7 — Porto Tuk-Tuk & Bolsa: GetYourGuide tuk-tuk tour 9:30 AM–12:30 PM; Palácio da Bolsa guided visit and relaxed Porto time.
Aug 8 — Porto → Bilbao:
Van/coastal Porto-area day after checkout, return vehicle at Porto
Airport by about 6:00 PM, evening flight to Bilbao, transfer to Hernani
Kalea 7 lodging.
Aug 9 — Bilbao: 9:00 AM walk from
Hernani Kalea: Teatro Arriaga, river walk, Zubizuri, Guggenheim
exterior, museum entry 10:00–10:30, lunch, optional Fine Arts/Doña
Casilda Park, Artxanda Funicular, Plaza Nueva pintxos.
Aug 10 — Bilbao → Burgos: Taxi/Uber to
Bilbao Intermodal for ALSA bus to Burgos; pick up Enterprise van; drive
south to rural lodging in Villanueva/Villalbilla de Gumiel area.
Aug 11 — Burgos: Drive to Burgos; Museum
of Human Evolution at 10:00 AM, old town/lunch, Burgos Cathedral at
2:30 PM, then scout eclipse-viewing location.
Aug 12 — Solar Eclipse Day: Stay
flexible near lodging or selected viewing site, use eclipse glasses,
water, shade, and an easy schedule; prepare for early departure next
morning.
Aug 13 — Burgos → Madrid: Leave rural
lodging 7:00–7:30 AM, return van and reach Burgos Rosa Manzano station;
train 9:34 AM–11:28 AM to Madrid, transfer to Concepción Jerónima
lodging; Prado/Retiro/Gran Vía if energy allows.
Aug 14 — Madrid: Historic Madrid walking
tour from lodging: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Mercado de San Miguel,
Plaza de la Villa, Plaza de la Paja, Almudena Cathedral, Royal Palace,
Sabatini Gardens, lunch/rest.
Aug 15 — Segovia Day Trip: Walk to Sol,
Cercanías to Chamartín, train 9:25–9:51 AM to Segovia-Guiomar, Bus 11 to
Aqueduct, old town walk, José María lunch, Cathedral, Alcázar, taxi to
station, return train 6:27 PM.
Aug 16 — Return Home: Uber/Bolt to Madrid airport; flights to the U.S. depart around 12:40 PM and 1:35 PM.
