Porto to Lisbon Roadtrip

📌 We picked up a car in Porto and had a few stops to visit over the next few days. Portugal isn't a huge country so we were able to take our time between stops, plus explore with no constraints.

📌 We first stopped in Batalha to get brunch, coffee and look at a monastery from the 1400s. We then headed to Tomar, another small Portugese city that is renowned for its Roman gothic convent that was founded by the Knights Templar of the 12th century. The convent was interesting to walk through, it had unique styles that we had not come across on our travels yet, it was also reasonably quiet which made for a peaceful visit.

📌 We spent the evening in Tomar old town, where we found a great wine bar serving 2.50 euro wine with great service. The guest house we were staying in was also a cool renovated space that was nice to come back to after a long day.

📌 On day 2 of driving we found another small town with a local market, a beautiful park and some delicious coffee (Chloe was pleased). We then headed to nearby Obidos, a well preserved medieval walled town from around the 1200s. It was very geared towards tourists but it was nice to walk around the narrow colourful streets and along the fortified walls. Finally, before heading into Lisbon, we visited a coastal town which attracts international surf competitions, it wasn't the greatest afternoon for weather, so we did a coastal drive and enjoyed the surroundings from the car ☺️.Read more