Best General Portugal Travel Guides
Tour Lisbon's cobbled lanes and grand squares, reminders of Portugal's seafaring glory days. When evening comes, enjoy a dinner of fresh seafood stew, and raise a glass of port wine in a toast. Connect with Rick: facebook: Rick Steves. twitter: @RickSteves. instagram: ricksteveseurope.
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The locally based Rough Guides author team introduces the best vineyards, country taverns, and fado clubs, and provides reliable insider tips on topics such as driving Portugal's roads, surfing at Peniche, and shopping for linen and lace.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Read the whole book and found it really helpful in planning our upcoming trip to Portugal."
"This book is just what we need for our trip to Portugal."
"From this book we found a wonderful beach resort town that is not on any usual travel website/book, Figueroa da Foz."
"I believe rough guide has helped me take full advantage of every trip since then and from the second this book arrived I've been so so much more excited for my trip this year!!!!!!!!!"
"Is a very informative guide!"
Lonely Planet Portugal is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stand at Europe's southwestern edge on the barren cliffs of Cabo de Sao Vicente, stretch a towel on the golden sands of Algarve and hear soulful fado in Lisbon; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Portugal Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - architecture, arts, music, religion, history, wine, cuisine Over 70 maps Covers Lisbon, the Algarve, Porto, the Douro valley, Faro, Sintra, Evora, the Alentejo, the Beiras, Coimbra, the Minho, Estremadura and more. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great guide for those on a budget or even big spenders."
"I'm a big fan of anything Lonely Planet does."
"A great travel guide book!"
"I am usually a good map reader and always carry a paper travel book in European cities to follow suggested walking tours."
"Great guide book for those traveling to Portugal for the first time! Pros: -Detailed information about attractions, locations, times, and prices. -Nice information of places outside the main cities and how to get there. -Great maps and suggested travel itineraries for those short on time."
"However for a city that is fairly walkable and easy to get around in, the guide book fails to provide a lot of walking tours or vantage points beyond the traditional pathways."
"Get the paperback edition -- way easier to navigate v. Kindle version (fortunately had both!"
"Great, detailed information!"
Best General Spain Travel Guides
Now updated to include newer maps and photos - and lighter in weight to support carefree traveling - this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. John Brierley is a former chartered surveyor and the author of A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino de Santiago , A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino Finisterre , and A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino Portugués .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have only one reservation to make with respect to Mr. Brierley's recommendations: His placing the " Route de Napoleon" as the recommended route for crossing the Pyrenees on the first day from St. Jean Pied de Port. The authentic pilgrims route had always been the Valcarlos/Arneguy route with its connections with the Charlemagne saga and its numerous villages are well equipped to cater to the needs of pilgrims."
"Have just returned from 3 weeks on the Camino and this book was fantastic."
"I read through about 1/2 of this in detail in preparation for making the Camino with 2 of my young-adult kids."
"I really like Brierley's stage maps & his step by step description of the trail especially when signage is sparse."
"Quick shipping, great product, painless transaction - highly recommended."
"Good info."
"We have a friend about to embark on the trek."
"Love the book, lost it, buying again."
Best Spain Travel Guides
Now updated to include newer maps and photos - and lighter in weight to support carefree traveling - this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. John Brierley is a former chartered surveyor and the author of A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino de Santiago , A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino Finisterre , and A Pilgrim’s Guide to Camino Portugués .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have only one reservation to make with respect to Mr. Brierley's recommendations: His placing the " Route de Napoleon" as the recommended route for crossing the Pyrenees on the first day from St. Jean Pied de Port. The authentic pilgrims route had always been the Valcarlos/Arneguy route with its connections with the Charlemagne saga and its numerous villages are well equipped to cater to the needs of pilgrims."
"Have just returned from 3 weeks on the Camino and this book was fantastic."
"I read through about 1/2 of this in detail in preparation for making the Camino with 2 of my young-adult kids."
"I really like Brierley's stage maps & his step by step description of the trail especially when signage is sparse."
"Quick shipping, great product, painless transaction - highly recommended."
"Good info."
"We have a friend about to embark on the trek."
"Love the book, lost it, buying again."
Best Lisbon Travel Guides
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when visiting Lisbon. Connect with Rick: facebook: Rick Steves. twitter: @RickSteves. instagram: ricksteveseurope.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This really is a snapshot book."
"Don't travel without Rick."
"I didn't find it necessary to take breaks and soak in a lot of the street scenes, so what Rick recommended be done in 3 days, I accomplished in 1."
"I took this Rick Steves book with me on a recent working trip to Lisbon."
"We solved the great metro system in Porto as well through his complete Portugal guidebook which we bought after altering our itinerary."
"Rick Steeve's is the best, his books are amazing."
"The Snapshot book is just the relevant pages pulled out of the larger Portugal guide, but it was just what I wanted and is compact, so...it wins."
"Good insight on the history of Lisbon and enjoyed is walking tours of the three neighborhoods."