1 week Portugal Itinerary

Looking for a quick Portugal trip itinerary? I've got you covered!! 

As you know, Kevin and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary in Portugal in October of 2021. We brought Ollie boy (who was 7 months at the time). Because our other children were at home with grandparents, and we didn't want to leave them for too long, we had about a week in Portugal to celebrate...and what wonderful days those were! 

I wanted to break down all the information for you in case you wanted to follow a similar outline! 

Lisbon, Portugal

The last stop on our anniversary trip to Portugal was its capital city of Lisbon. 

Up until then we had explored the incredible Algarve coast with it's sunny cliffs and delicious seafood....we had sipped Port wine and soaked in the painted blue tiles in the magical city of Porto, so when we arrived in Lisbon to POURING RAIN...it was a bit of a rough start. 

But...the next day and a half, even through the clouds and rain, Lisbon shined. 

Is Livraria Lello worth visiting? (Porto, Portugal)

If you're wondering you should visit Livraria Lello, the famous bookstore in Porto, Portugal...the answer is a resounding YES! 

I absolutely loved it. 

It's certainly one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world (the prettiest I've ever stepped foot in!), and heralds back to another age of opulence and  lavish details. Opened in 1906, the bookstore still sells books today. For most of it's existence, it was free to walk into the bookstore. However, in the last few years Livraria Lello was getting thousands of visitors a day with less than 5% purchasing books...so now the bookshop charges a fee to enter. If you do end up purchasing a book, they deduct your ticket price which is nice!