Lisbon Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
8 days, planned by Old Mule Routes
Two countries, four cities and one Schengen visa, all connected by fast rail except the one leg that is not.
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| Alfama |
| Tram 28 |
| Miradouros |
Sintra fills from mid-morning and the hill road becomes a jam. Belem first, Sintra after, is the order that works.
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| Jeronimos |
| Belem Tower |
| Pena Palace |
| Quinta da Regaleira |
There is no high-speed line between Lisbon and Seville — the coach is seven hours and the alternative is a flight via Madrid.
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| Seville Cathedral |
| Giralda |
| Barrio Santa Cruz |
The Mezquita is a mosque with a cathedral built inside it, and both are still there. That is the whole point of it.
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| Real Alcazar |
| Mezquita |
| Jewish quarter |
| Plaza de Espana |
The Nasrid Palaces admit a fixed number per half hour and the ticket is checked against your passport. Missing the slot means missing the palace.
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| Nasrid Palaces |
| Generalife |
| Alcazaba |
| Albaicin |
Santa Maria del Mar is a fourteenth-century merchants' church and the best building in the city that Gaudi did not touch.
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| Barri Gotic |
| Santa Maria del Mar |
| El Born |
Construction started in 1882 and the completion estimate has moved more than once.
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| Sagrada Familia |
| Park Guell |
| Casa Batllo |
The mountain is conglomerate eroded into fingers and the abbey is built into a ledge halfway up it.
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| Montserrat Abbey |
| La Moreneta |
| Rack railway |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Self-guided European walking with route notes and luggage transfer”
Route notes, GPX and a van that moves your bag. No leader on the hill, which suits some people and not others.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Solid operator.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would send friends their way.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would book with them again.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Would book with them again.
Iberia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Worth every rupee.
Two to three months for a good Nasrid Palaces slot in spring and autumn. It is named, checked against ID and sells out completely. This is the single booking that dictates when this trip can run.
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