Hot Air Balloon Rides in Lisbon & Coruche
The closest flying field to Lisbon: the Sorraia plain at Coruche, eighty kilometres north-east.
Nothing flies over Lisbon: the city is under controlled airspace and a balloon cannot be given a corridor through it. What is sold as a Lisbon flight leaves from Coruche, eighty kilometres north-east, on the plain of the Sorraia river.
The landscape is the flattest in this list and that is the attraction: cork oak montado, rice fields along the river, and enough open ground that pilots have landing options in almost any wind. Coruche calls itself the capital of Portuguese ballooning and has the record to back it — an international gathering held there every year since 1997.
Balloon Flight from Coruche over the Sorraia Plain, with Champagne
Coruche sits on flat ground an hour and a half from Lisbon, which leaves a pilot landing options in almost any wind. The most dependable flight in Portugal.
Private Balloon Flight for Two from Coruche, with Champagne
A private basket for two over the rivers and plains around Coruche, an hour in the air and a glass of champagne. Bought for occasions, and priced for them.
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When to fly in Lisbon & Coruche
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The same reading for all destinations, grouped by climate, is on the season guide.