Venue:  Convento do Beato

Address: Av Infante D Henrique 155, 1990-712 Lisbon

Dress:  Cocktail Attire

The Convent has been described by those who knew it at its height as one of the largest, richest and most majestic convents ever seen in the whole of Lisbon. It was built in the 15th century on the site of a small chapel devoted to São Bento. The building was commenced under the reign of Queen D Isabel, wife of King D Alfonso V prior to her death in 1455. It was completed more than a century later by Canon António da Conceição. He carried out the project with the sum of only 7 tostões (pennies) which was considered to be a miraculous achievement. Following his death in 1602, Canon António was immediately made a saint known as Beato António, from which his magnificent project has taken the name, Convento do Beato.

Venue: Lisboa Congress Centre

Address: Praça das Indústrias, 1300-307 Lisboa

This afternoon tour includes a visit to the JM Fonseca Wine Cellars, the first Portuguese wine company, established in 1834, with extensive estates south of Lisbon. There will be tastings of red, white and Moscatel wine, served with Azeitão cheese and pastries in the 19th century palace gardens. In addition, there will be a panoramic tour of the dramatic Arrabida mountain.