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  • “Nuno,
    We had a wonderful trip! Every hotel and tour arrangement was great. In Barcelona, the walking tour and Flamenco show was fabulous, as was the Gaudi tour, also the tour of Montserrat and the vineyard. In Valencia the paella cooking class was a lot of fun and we got to eat what we cooked. In Granada the tour of Alhambra was excellent. Seville’s walking tour was equally as good. You should know that all of the tour guides that we had were knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and informative. They did a great job. Also, on our way to Seville we had a flat tire in Ronda, Europcar was very helpful in getting a tow vehicle to assist us. The car had to be taken to their Malaga for repairs, but they provided a taxi to take us to Seville. Their response time was very quick considering our location. We had used Portugal Trails in 2017 and because of the great experience we had we chose Spain Trails. What I like is the tour book and GPS as they make touring so much more enjoyable by removing some of the stress that comes with traveling and finding your way in a foreign country. Also setting up the tours prior to traveling allows for more free time once you have arrived at your destination. I have recommended your service to friends and will continue to do so. We will use your service again as there are a few more places to see in both Spain & Portugal. Thank you for a great trip! Best Regards. Bob Vierra.”

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  • “Dear Mariana, we were very impressed with how well our trip of Spain was organised.  We have no complaints. All the guides were very good.  Everything went like clockwork. All the hotels were either very good or adequate. All up, a very enjoyable holiday! Best Regards. David Holgate.”

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  • “Hi Sofia, we are sorry to be so late in emailing you, Sofia. We had only a few days at home before we were away again looking after our grandkids. They are always so much fun! We had such a wonderful time at our visit to the Sagrada Familia. What an awesome place! We were there just at the right time to see the sun illuminating the inside through the stain glass windows! Gaudi was such an amazing visionary. We were again impressed with the work of Spain/Portugal Trails in organizing our trip. There were a few hiccups in the planning stage but everything worked out. We enjoyed all the hotels …always unique and in special places. We would recommend the Murillo Hotel in Seville (the one that Don booked) if someone else is searching for a hotel in the Barrio de Santa Cruz (old Jewish area). The festival in Valencia …wow! It was definitely a highlight! We have been showing pictures to friends and family and everyone is amazed. Thank you for sending us the information with our package as it helped us to understand exactly what to see. If anyone is planning a trip there next year I would suggest going one day sooner. We arrived the day of the huge fireworks display and decided to sleep instead of viewing them. We did see the fireworks the night of the burning of the main statue and they were spectacular! We saw many of the amazing statues and all the parades. The hotel was in a perfect location! The train, bus and personal driver transportation worked out very well and the guides in Salamanca and Madrid were super. Thank you again for stepping in to make sure that everything worked out! Your attention to detail is superb. We hope your work on the App is going well. We don’t have any videos but we do have many pictures if they would help with any of your projects. Thank you :). Chris and Bob Townsend.”

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  • “Dear Mariana and Colleagues of Portugal Trails, we want to thank you for designing such a wonderful vacation for us. We truly had a great time and had an opportunity to meet the wonderful, friendly and patient people of Portugal. Your selection of places to visit and venues to stay in were perfect. Even though we were not expert at finding the proper streets or exits and our GPS “lost her mind,” you and your colleagues stayed with us to our destinations, were always polite and patient with us – something we will never forget and will always be grateful for.  Needless to say, we had some very memorable adventures and experiences.  You provided us with the kind of variety that we were looking for in our first trip to Portugal. There is no doubt that we will recommend Portugal Trails to our friends and acquaintances and will definitely call upon you for our future trips to Portugal and/or Spain. All our best to all of you at Portugal Trails. Barbara and Jan.”

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  • “Nuno,
    Now that I have had some time to unwind and settle in to life back home I will give you my thoughts and reactions to the overall Portugal visit with Portugal Trails. First, I want to commend you and the staff at PT for the excellent service and follow through with our trip and some of the changes that we made to the original itinerary. Everyone we talked with during our visit was most accommodating and helpful…thanks to all. Let me start with reviewing our hotel accommodations, which were all excellent except for the Lagos property, Costa D’Oiro Ambiance Village. We were not able to stay in the main property upon arrival but were moved to what I would call an annex with 4 separate rooms and a pool some 2 blocks away. Our car rental experience was good, the BMW was great…our experience with the GPS was ok with a couple of exceptions in Porto where construction was going on and the alternate route to the hotel was never able to get us there, so we made our own way and finally arrived after some delay. A couple of other times the GPS seem to not be able to keep us on a alternative route when we took some side trips from the main road, but again were able to make our way using a map and watching directional signs, etc. The recommended activities were all very good to include the Fado show/dinner in Lisbon, Day trip with driver to Sintra, Porto Churchill’s port tour and walking tour, wine and cheese tasting at hotel in Pinhão, side trips to Óbidos, Aveiro, Amarante, Sagres, wine tour and tasting at Herdade da Ervideira. We did visit some of the other recommend sites and places on the road book itinerary and found suggestions very good. I cancelled two of the walking tours in Lisbon (rain) and Lagos (decided to spend time at the beach. All in all your recommendations for sightseeing and eating were good but we did not see all due to limited time. I would recommend your company to anyone planning a trip to Portugal and if our travels call for a return visit there or to Spain will definitely contact you. Thanks again for an enjoyable visit. Mike Walker.”

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  • “Joana: we are back in the USA and unfortunately back at work, but wanted you to know that everything was absolutely marvelous on our trip. All three hotels you picked for Lisa and me and our kids were great. They were clean, modern, and well run; and they treated us marvelously. The rental car situation and the Garmin (mailed back from Barcelona) worked perfectly well and we were able to drive and navigate easily. Your suggestions on things to do and places to dine were all perfect. And the weather cooperated. Our hike in La Seu d’Urgell with SB Canyoning in particular was magnificent; we had a wonderful guide and a fantastic time. We are very grateful to you and your colleagues for all your help and will gladly sing your praises on Trip Advisor and other social media sites, and with our friends. Thanks for everything Joana! Best, Steve.”

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  • “Joana:
    We are back in the USA and unfortunately back at work, but wanted you to know that everything was absolutely marvelous on our trip. All three hotels you picked for Lisa and me and our kids were great. They were clean, modern, and well run; and they treated us marvelously. The rental car situation and the Garmin (mailed back from Barcelona) worked perfectly well and we were able to drive and navigate easily. Your suggestions on things to do and places to dine were all perfect. And the weather cooperated. Our hike in La Seu d’Urgell with SB Canyoning in particular was magnificent; we had a wonderful guide and a fantastic time. We are very grateful to you and your colleagues for all your help and will gladly sing your praises on Trip Advisor and other social media sites, and with our friends.
    Thanks for everything Joana!
    Best, Steve”

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  • “Hi Joana, we are still on our holiday and finally have found some time to send you a note to say a “very big” thank you for our fantastic time in Spain & Portugal. From the time we were picked up at Madrid airport to being dropped back 23 days latter everything worked so well. The accommodation – everyone one was great. Mixture of a bit of luxury combined with close proximity / easy access in the cities. The road book with suggested sights, activities and directions was invaluable. The sights, the experiences, the people and places. A holiday to remember for a lifetime. Thank you and your team for making it so enjoyable and well organized. I have worked as a Project Manager in the oil & gas industry for many years – you delivered this project perfectly. Thanks again. Richard & Tessa Parke.”

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  • “Hi Diana
    Once again a note to say thank you for organizing a wonderful trip for us. We couldn’t believe how smoothly everything went. The itinerary was exactly what we wanted and the extra information in the road book was so helpful. The GPS never failed us which is a miracle considering I am quite useless with technology! Our accommodation was superb and the tour guides in all the cities were excellent. We have told all our friends how great your company was and we will definitely be asking your help again when we return to Spain to cover the areas we haven’t seen. Thank you once again. Regards. Michele.”

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  • “Sofia, we had a wonderful time in Spain and Portugal.  Your plans made for a wonderful stress free trip.  Such wonderful ideas, and a well thought out trip.  Knowing we had great hotels every night, and a preprogrammed GPS made for excellent side trips, and our own detours along the way.  We also found “travel kit” was very useful.  We met many people on the trip who were also using Portugal Trails and all of them were very happy with their trips as well. Again thank you and I will definitely go on TripAdvisor to leave a very positive review.”

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