Woke up early to grab our last breakfast at Grand Palladium, then to catch a flight to LIS. I will say the departure area of IBZ looks nice because it is newly renovated. However the lounge was very subpar.
After arriving at LIS, the hotel, Intercontinental Lisbon, was a 20 minute Uber ride away.
After checking into the hotel, slept for 20 minutes, then booked a bus ride to Nazare. The fastest bus ride was 1.5 hours direct. It departed from the Lisboa Oriente Train / bus terminal. Fortunately the bus platforms were above ground and the buses super easy to find, since the Uber for their 4 minutes before departure. (Bus company used was flix bus)
After the bus ride, we walked alongside the beach, Praia da Nazaré, to grab lunch at Aki Del-Mar Mariscos:
From there, took a tram, Nazaré Funicular, up a cliff to a lighthouse called Farol da Nazaré, where you can see 100ft waves from the beach Praia do Norte (however it is usually near the winter months). One story to note from the cliffs is that there is a story of a miracle where a knight was chasing a deer, and the deer fell of the cliff, but the knight’s horse stopped right at the edge of the cliff (and his hooves are imprinted at the edge).
Then walked back to the bus stop (8:30pm departure), but got some ice cream along the way).
FYI, this is a really good resource for Nazare: https://travellemming.com/things-to-do-in-nazare/
After getting back to the busy terminal, Ubered to the hotel, and ordered some room service (some salmon dish pictured below). (FYI, one thing I wish this hotel had was a pool or hot tub).
