DK Eyewitness Portugal

By DK Eyewitness Travel and Martin Symington

Book Overview

Whether you're looking for world-renowned beaches, serene hilltop villages, verdant islands, or captivating cities, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Portugal has to offer.

Small but immensely varied, Portugal offers countless opportunities for adventure. From the soaring mountains and volcanic craters of the Azores to the subtropical paradise of Madeira, there is plenty of natural beauty to be discovered. Urban Portugal is equally as unmissable; cutting-edge galleries, cool hangouts, and a thriving food scene make Lisbon and Porto two of Europe's trendiest cities.

Our newly updated guide brings Portugal to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights and advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the islands' iconic buildings and neighborhoods. DK Eyewitness Portugal is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime.

Inside DK Eyewitness Portugal you will find:

- A fully-illustrated top experiences guide: our expert pick of Portugal's must-sees and hidden gems
- Accessible itineraries to make the most out of each and every day
- Expert advice: honest recommendations for getting around safely, when to visit each sight, what to do before you visit, and how to save time and money
- Color-coded chapters to every part of Portugal, from Lisbon to Porto, the Algarve to the Azores, Minho to Madeira
- Practical tips: the best places to eat, drink, shop and stay
- Detailed maps and walks to help you navigate the region country easily and confidently
- Covers: Lisbon, Alfama, Baixa and Avenida, Bairro Alto and Estrela, Belem, The Lisbon Coast, Estremadura and Ribatejo, The Beiras, Northern Portugal, Porto, Douro and Tras-Os-Montes Minho, Southern Portugal, Alentejo, Algarve, Portugal's Island, Madeira, The Azores

Only visiting Portugal's capital? Don't forget to check out DK Eyewitness Lisbon.

About DK Eyewitness:

At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241520487
• ISBN13: 9780241520482
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent guide!

Excellent edition full of interesting facts. Helped to make my trip more interesting and meaningful!

Very comprehensive

Not sure about how up to date it is but it's good reading

Excellent

Book came sooner that I was expecting. It was in every bit as good as condition that it was described. The seller is outstanding and one I would use agin in the future.

The best guide available

I just returned from spending a week in Portugal, and recommend this book whole-heartedly. I noticed many other tourists carrying this book (written in different languages!). The graphics are a must if you want to decide which of the many, many sites you want to see within a limited amount of time. Recommendations on walking tours are very helpful, and the descriptions of the history behind each site add significantly to what you get out of each visit. If I were to ask for any improvements on this book, I would ask for two things: 1) include a short language CD of the basic phrases listed in the back of the book to aid understanding of the language (reading Portuguese on paper does NOT work, since it sounds so unbelievably different than it looks), and 2) include more detail regarding maps for the longer-distance routes (ie., for when someone wants to rent a car). The intra-city maps are right-on, but the long-distance routes need alot more detail. Portugal itself is a beautiful country (see my pics if you like: www.imageevent.com/tvmule/portugal), and I hope to return one day to see the rest of the country (one week is much too short!). PS - if you rent a car, be prepared to deal with ALOT of impatient drivers, as the locals like to drive fast and are always in a hurry :)

Very useful

Very useful. Got me around from Algarve to Porto, hassle-free and happy.

The best travel book I have ever read

Words don't do this book justice. A long time lover of Lonely Planet guides, I was attracted to the nice pictures of this Eyewitness guide :-) And it's actually the pictures that make this book so great. The graphics have an appeal that just make you want to keep on reading it. It gives you good visual points of reference to find your way around. It helps you prioritize your trip based on more than the writer's prose. There is plenty of detail, more emphasizing the places to see and things to do than details like hotels and restaurants. After saying that, please note that the restaurant guide at the back of the book recomends 5-6 places in each location, and I have yet to be dissapointed by any of the places. After my travels, this book be a prize on my bookshelf. I will definately try buy the Italian edition in preparation for my Italian trip.

Excellent

This book is a must for any traveller. Get all the information. Includes 3d pictures and layout of castles. You wont need to buy extra pamphlets at each tourist site.