Lucy and Misako journeyed beyond the popular destination of Lisbon to the beautiful cities of Porto and Sintra. Luckily, they gave us the down-low on exploring these unique cities so that we could share their insider scoop with other StudentUniverse travelers looking to travel for cheap.
Lisbon, Portugal – only about three hours by train from Porto (where I was staying for the long weekend) and definitely a great option for a day-trip. Lisbon is a big city and of course you could spend much longer than a day there sight-seeing and experiencing but a day is all we had and here are some of the highlights!
We took an early morning train from Porto’s main train station Campanhã and arrived in Lisbon around noon. Given that it was the start of December the walk from the train station to Lisbon’s city center was a bit chilly, however the sun was out and its reflection upon the building’s unique tiles was beautiful. Read More