Easy drives from Lisbon?

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We'll be in Lisbon in October for about 5 days. We're going to rent a car and get out of the city for a day trip. We've been to Cascais and Sintra before and wouldn't be opposed to going back, but ideally I'd like to explore somewhere new. 

I'm thinking Porto is just a little too far since it's a 3-4 hour trip each way (we only have the car for 12 hours). 

Any other easy drives from Lisbon that you can suggest?

Thanks! 

[anna7602]

Before I opened your post, I was going to say Cascais and Sintra. Oops! I really, really like both places, though.

I can't remember if Setubal is that close. I went years ago and was getting around by train. It was a nice little place, but I like Cascais and Sintra a little better.

[tacocat]

Is Seattle too far?

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Sept 3, 2014 18:00:11 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Before I opened your post, I was going to say Cascais and Sintra. Oops! I really, really like both places, though.

I can't remember if Setubal is that close. I went years ago and was getting around by train. It was a nice little place, but I like Cascais and Sintra a little better.

I'll check it out. Thanks!

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Obidos?

[phillyrunner]

Coimbra? It's about a 2 hr drive from Lisbon…not sure if that is too far.

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Sept 12, 2014 8:04:14 GMT -5 phillyrunner said:

Coimbra? It's about a 2 hr drive from Lisbon…not sure if that is too far.

Great idea! I liked Coimbra a lot!

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There was a great feature on Obidos in the NYTimes travel section a few years ago...we didn't make it there but it was on our list.

[cheezer]

We've been to Coimbra and it's a cute town. But I'm not sure I'd drive there. It was a very easy trip by train and while I didn't notice it, it seems like a town where parking would be difficult.

[phillyrunner]

I agree about Coimbra maybe being tough to drive to. We also took the train there! But we really enjoyed our time there.

[anna7602]

A Portuguese friend just reminded me that Evora is only a 2-hour drive from Lisbon. It's really lovely there!

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Thank you everyone!

After looking at everything I think we're going to do a big loop and go to Obidos, Coimbra and Evora.

It's been a while since H has driven, so he's excited for a long drive.