Madrid

-          Casa Labra tapas bar (Calle de Tetuan 12) ..dinner 1st night

-          Palacio Real  9:30-5pm M-Sat,  9-2pm Sun

-          Catedral de la Almudena  9-8pm daily  (museum & dome  10-2pm daily)

-          Muralla Arabe  (remains of medieval walls)

-          Plaza de la Paja

-          Plaza de San Andres  (Museo de los Origenes  9:30-8pm Tu-F)

-          Plaza de la Villa

-          Plaza Mayor  (main tourist office  9:30-8:30pm daily)

-          Mercado de San Miguel (just outside Plaza Mayor) 10 – midnight daily

-           Palacio de Santa Cruz (outside only)

-          Plaza de la Cibeles

-          Westin Palace Hotel (see glass domed Rotunda Hall Lounge)

-          Museo del Prado  9-8pm Tu-Sun

-          Museo Naval  (has first map of the world with the Americas) 10-2 Tu-Sun

-          Parque del Retiro  7-10pm daily

-          Metropolis Building (outside only)

-          Puerta del Sol

-          Plaza de Canalejas

-          Real Fabrica de Tapices  10-2pm M-F

-          Real Jardin Botanico  10-dusk daily

-          Museo de Historica (Museo Municipal)  9:30-8pm Tu-Fri, 10-2 Sat, Sun

-          Museo Arqueologico Nacional  9:30-8pm Tu-Sat, 9:30-3pm Sun

Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales  10:30-12:45, 4-5:45pm T-Th

-   Museo de America  9:30-3pm Tu-Sat, 10-3pm Sun

 

Segovia day trip

 

-          Roman Aqueduct

-          Iglesia de San Sebastian

-          Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros  (now a museum)  10-1, 3-6 Tu-Sun

-          Casa de los Picos

-          Iglesia de San Martin  12-1 daily

-          Plaza Mayor

-          Cathedral  9:30-5:30pm M-Sat, 1:30-5:30pm Sun

-          Iglesia de San Esteban

-          Museo de Segovia (Casa del Sol)  10-2, 4-7pm Tu-Sat; 10-2 Sun

-          Alcazar  10-6pm daily  (climb to the top of Juan II tower)

-          Good view of Alcazar from near Iglesia de la Vera Cruz

 

Toledo

 

-          View from the bridge on the way from the train station

-          Alcazar  (Army museum)  9:30-1:30, 4-5:30 Tu-Sat; 10-1:30, 4-5:30 Sun

-          Iglesia de San Roman (Visigoth museum)  10-2, 4-6:30 Tu-Sat; 10-2 Sun

-          Taller del Moro (Mudejar Tiles museum)  10-2, 4-6:30 Tu-Sat; 10-2 Sun

-          Iglesia de Santa Tome  10-6:45pm daily

-          Synagoga de Santa Maria la Blanca  10-5:45pm daily

-          Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes  10-5:45pm daily

-          Iglesia de Santiago del Arrabel  (exterior only)

-          Cathedral  10:30-6:30pm M-Sat, 2-6pm Sun

-          Alcazar (Library)  9am-9pm M-Sat

-          Museo de Santa Cruz  10-6:30 M-Sat, 10-2pm Sun

Sevilla

-          Cathedral  11-5pm M-Sat, 2:30-6pm Sun

-          Real Alcazar  9:30-5pm Tu-Sun

-          Archivo de Indias  10-4pm M-Sat, 10-2pm Sun

-          Hospital de los Venerables Church  10-1:30, 4-7:30pm daily

-          Ayuntamiento (City Hall) 5:30-6pm Tu-Th

-          Torre del Oro (13^th century tower with Maritime Museum) 10-2 Tu-F, 11-2 Sa

-          Calle de los Sierpes (main shopping street)

-          Palacio de San Telmo (outside only)

-          Plaza de Espana

-          Parque Maria Luisa

-          Mueso Arqueologico  9-8:30pm Tu-Sat, 9-2:30pm Sun

-          Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares  9-8:30pm Tu-Sat, 9-2:30 Sun

-          Plaza de Toros (Bullring, museum & chapel)  9:30 – 7pm daily

-          El Postigo (Arts & crafts market)

-          Plaza de Cabildo

-          Hospital de la Caridad Church  9-1:30, 3:30-7:30 M-Sat; 9-1pm Sun

-          Museo Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija  10:30-7:30pm M-F, 10-2 Sat

 

Granada day trip by tour through Viator

      - Alhambra  8:30am-8pm daily

         -Charles V Palace & Museo de la Alhambra
         - Alcazaba
         - Palacios Nazaries (moorish palace)
         - Summer Palace and Generalife Gardens
         - Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Alhambra

-          Cathedral  10:45-1:30, 4-7pm M-Sat; 4-7pm Sun

-          Royal Chapel  10:39-1:30, 4-7:30pm M-Sat; 11-1:30, 4-7:30pm Sun

-          Corral del Carbon  daily

-          Alcaiceria (souk)  daily

-          Plaza de Bib-Rambla

-          Iglesia de Santa Ana

-          Iglesia de San Nicolas (excellent views of Alhambra)

-          Mezquita Mayor de Granada (mosque courtyard only) 11-2, 6-9pm daily

-          Monasterio de San Jerónimo  10-2:30, 3-6:30pm

-          Iglesia de San Juan de Dios  10-1, 4-6pm

-          Casa de los Pisa  10-1:30 M-Sat

 

Cordoba

         Mezquita  10-6:30pm M-Sat; 8:30-10, 2-6:30pm Sun

          Alcazar  8:30-3pm Sat, Sun; 8:30-7:30pm Tu-F

-          Puerta del Puente (Triumphal arch)

-          Roman Bridge

-          Museum of Al-Andalus Life  10-6pm daily

-          Capilla de San Bartolome  10:30-1:30, 3:30-6:30pm Tu-Sat; 10:30-1:30 Sun

-          Museo Arqueologico  10-2, 4-6pm Tu-Sat

-          Baths of the Caliphate Alcazar  10-2, 4:30-6:30pm Tu-Sat; 9:30-2:30pm Sun

-          Sinagoga  9:30-2, 3:30-5:30pm Tu-Sat; 9:30-1:30pm Sun

-          Casa de Sefarad  11-7 M-Sat, 11-2 Sun

-          Old City Wall

-          Callejon de las Flores (picturesque street to see the Mezquita bell tower)

 

Lisbon

-          Se Catedral  10-5pm M-Sat, 2-5pm Sun  Treasury 10-5pm M-Sat

-          Elevador de Santa Justa  8:30am-9:30pm M-Sat, 9am-9:30pm Sun

-          Igreja do Carmo  10-5pm M-Sat

-          Viuva Lamego  top tile shop:  Calcado do Sacramento 29 – by Igreja do Carmo

-          Praca dos Restauradores

-          Rossio (Praca Dom Pedro IV)

-          Praca da Figueira

-          Sao Domingos  8am-7pm daily

-          Rua Augusta (famous shopping street)

     -          Padrao dos Descobrimentos  9-5pm Tu-Sun
     -    Praca do Comercio

-          Torre de Belem  10-5pm Tu-Sun

-          Museu de Marinha  10-5pm  Tu-Sun

-          Mosteiro dos Jeronimos  10-4:30pm Tu-Sun

-          Museu Nacional dos Coches  10-5:30pm Tu-Sun

-          Museu de Arqueologia  10-6pm Tu-Sun

-          Elevador do Gloria

-          Sao Roque  8:30am-5pm M-F; 9:30am-5pm Sat, Sun

-          Ride tram 28

-          Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga  10-6pm W-Sun, 2-6pm Tu

-          Nucleo Arqueologico da Rua dos Correeiros  3-5pm Th; 9-1, 3-5pm Sat

-          Elevador da Bica

 

Coimbra day trip

 

Coimbra University

-          King John’s Library  10-4:40pm daily

-          Grand Hall  10-4:40pm daily

-          St. Michael’s Chapel

-          Machado de Castro Museum 9:30-12:30, 2-5:30pm Tu-Sun (may be under restoration)

-          Old Cathedral  (Se Velha) 10-6pm M-Th, 10-12 F 10-5pm Sat

-          “New” Cathedral (Se Nova – built 1598) 9-12 2-7pm Tu-Sat

-          Praco do Comercio

-          Arco de Almedina

-          Sao Tango  10-5pm M-F

-          Church of Santa Cruz  Cloister of Silence  9-12, 2-5:30pm M-Sat, 4-5:30 Sun

-          Municipal Market (Mercado)  8-2pm M-Sat

-          Elevador do Mercado  7:30am-11pm M-Sat, 10am-11pm Sun

-          Ponte Santa Clara  (for good view of Coimbra)

-          Santa Clara a Velha (ruins – outside only)

-          Portugal dos Pequenitos (little Portugal)  10-7pm daily

 

Sintra day trip

-          National Palace 10-5:30pm Th-Tu, closed W

-          Pena Palace  10-4:30pm Tu-Sun, closed M

-          Moorish Castle  10-6pm daily

-          Palacio de Queuz (not in Sintra proper)  9:30-5pm W-M closed Tu

 

 

Evora day trip

 

Roman Temple

-          Museu de Evora  10-6pm W-Sun, 2:30 – 6pm Tu

-          Se Cathedral  8:30-1pm, 2:30-6pm daily, museum same hours Tu-Sun

-          Sao Joao Evangelista & Lios Convent  10-12pm, 2-6pm Tu-Sun

-          Museu de Carruagens (carriage museum behind cathedral) 10-12:30, 2:30-6pm M-Sat

-          Roman Arch (at end of Rua de Dona Isabel)

-          Town Hall  (Roman Bath excavations inside)

-          Praca do Giraldo

-          Igreja de Santo Antao

-          Sao Francisco  9-12:45pm, 2:30-5:45pm daily

-          Rua 5 de Outubro  (shopping street for handicrafts)

-          Largo da Porta de Moura

-          Universidade (Colegio Espírito Santo) Lisbon - Sunday, April 10

-          Castelo de Sao Jorge  9am-9pm daily

-          Museo de Teatro Romano (Roman amphitheatre)  10-1, 2-6pm Tu-Sun

-          Miradouro de Santa Luzia (terrace by Santa Luzia Church with view)

-          Largo de Sao Miguel

-          Igreja de Santa Engracia (Panteao Nacional)  10-5pm Tu-Sun

-          Museo Nacional do Azulejo 10-6pm W-Sun, 2-6pm Tu

-          Elevador do Lavra

Obidos day trip

-          Town walls (walk atop them for good views)

-          Church of St. Peter  9:30-12:30, 2:30-5pm daily

-          Municipal Museum  10-1, 2-6pm daily

-          Church of St. Mary  9:30-12:30, 2:30-5pm daily

-          Castle (now a hotel)

-          Misericordia Church

Porto

-          Avenue of the Allies (Avenida dos Aliados)

-          Mercado do Bolhao  8:30-5pm M-F, 8:30-1pm Sat

-          Rua Santa Catarina (main shopping street)

-          Igreja de Santo Ildefonso  3-5pm M; 9-12, 3-6:30pm Tu-Sat

-          Sao Bento Train Station (azulejos tiles inside)

-          Rua das Flores (has best jewelers & goldsmiths)

-          Se Cathedral  8:45-12:30, 2:30-6pm daily

-          Santa Clara

-          Fernandine Wall (14^th century town wall)

-          Igreja dos Clerigos (with climbable bell tower)  9:30-1, 2:30-7pm daily

-          Lello & Irmao Bookstore (ornate art nouveau interior)  10-7:30pm M-Sat

-          Igreja do Carmo (nice azulejo tiles)  7:30-12, 2-5pm M-F; 8-12 Sat

-          Museu Soares dos Reis  10-6pm W-Sun, 2-6pm Tu

-          Palacio da Bolsa (stock exchange palace)  9-7pm daily  30 minute tours only

-          Sao Francisco  9-6pm daily

-          Casa do Infante (Henry the Navigator birthplace)  10-12:30, 2-5:30pm Tu-Sun

-          Ribeira district

-          Calem port wine lodge tour  10-6pm daily