Lisbon wine tours and day trips: Setúbal, Arrábida, Sintra and the Alentejo
Wine country starts just over the river from Lisbon. Choose between a tour, a private day or a train-and-bus trip to the Setúbal Peninsula, and see live tours you can book.
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Which kind of tour suits you
Small group tour
Suits: You are staying in the city and want the cellars arranged for you, with a hotel pickup if the booking page offers one.
Check: Check the pickup point, the group size and which cellars are on the route.
Private tour
Suits: You want to choose the stops, mix wine with the coast or a town, or travel as a family.
Check: Compare what is included (tastings, lunch, cheese) and the length before you choose.
Train or bus and a booked cellar visit
Suits: You want a low-cost day and are happy to plan around timetables.
Check: Cellars set their own opening and booking rules: check with the producer first.
Book a Lisbon wine tour
Live wine tours in the Lisbon area (Setúbal, Arrábida, Azeitão, Sintra, Cascais) and the Alentejo, best rated first. Each shows its own length.
Azeitão Wines Tour and Stunning View Lisbon
5.0(10)Starts in Lisbon6 hours
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Lisbon Getaway: Private Arrábida Wine & Food Tour
5.0(58)9 hoursprivate
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Lisbon Wine Tour: Azeitao, Setubal and Arrabida and Hotel Pickup
5.0(36)Starts in Lisbon7 hoursprivate
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Private Tour of Azeitão / Palmela / Setúbal Wines
5.0(32)Starts in Setubal6 hoursprivate
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Where the day trips go
- The Setúbal Peninsula, south of the Tagus. Its wine route lists cellars including Bacalhôa, Casa Ermelinda Freitas, José Maria da Fonseca and Sociedade Vinícola de Palmela, and is run from the Casa Mãe da Rota dos Vinhos in Palmela.
- What the route offers: wine tastings, wine courses, cruises on the Sado Estuary, foot treading and picnics in the vineyards.
- Day tours from Lisbon also cover Arrábida, Azeitão and Setúbal in one trip, and longer days to Évora and the Alentejo.
- Sintra is a train ride from Rossio station, and some tours there include a wine tasting.
Sources: Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal: cellars; Visit Lisboa: Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal; Comboios de Portugal: Discover Sintra by train
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0
Getting to the wine country without a car
- Fertagus trains run between Setúbal and Roma-Areeiro in Lisbon in 57 minutes, calling at Sete Rios and at Palmela.
- Carris Metropolitana line 4730 runs from Lisbon (Sete Rios) to Setúbal via Azeitão.
- For Sintra, Comboios de Portugal runs trains from Rossio station.
Sources: Visit Lisboa: Fertagus; Carris Metropolitana: line 4730; Comboios de Portugal: Discover Sintra by train
Check times and fares with the operator: Fertagus, Carris Metropolitana, Comboios de Portugal.
When to go
- September is harvest time on the Setúbal Peninsula: the wine route lists harvest activities then, including foot treading in the cellars.
Sources: Visit Lisboa: Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal
Producers and the wine route
- Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal: The wine route, with its own list of member cellars and experiences.
- Bacalhôa: A route member. Its wine tourism page lists Palácio da Bacalhôa and Bacalhôa Adega Museu and has a form to schedule a visit.
- Casa Ermelinda Freitas: A route member in Águas de Moura whose site has wine tourism and visits sections.
Sources: Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal: cellars; Visit Lisboa: Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal; Bacalhôa: wine tourism; Casa Ermelinda Freitas
Keep planning
- Alentejo region guide: The wine region behind the longer day trips
- Portugal wine regions: All the regions, and how to combine them
- Douro Valley wine tours: The north: Porto and the Douro
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