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Portugal (Country Guide) Review

Just back from a week-long trip to Portugal (which included several regions as well as Lisbon), I strongly recommend this guide!

Having had the chance to review (and use) several other guides on Portugal, including Fodor'sFodor's Portugal, 8th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides), Frommer'sFrommer's Portugal (Frommer's Complete), EyewitnessPortugal (Eyewitness Travel Guides), I can assuredly say that this was the most informative, comprehensive, practical and well-balanced guide of the bunch.

Yes, it does not give you the most wonderful glossy pictures that Eyewitness provides, and perhaps the description of restaurants and hotels may not be as expansive (though they are solid) as Frommer's, but Lonely Planet achieves the type of balance between facts, background, recommendations and maps that none of the other guides do.

Pair this with Lonely Planet's Portuguese Phrasebook Portuguese: Lonely Planet Phrasebook and you'll be all set to travel.

Portugal (Country Guide) Feature

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Portugal (Country Guide) Overview

Discover Portugal

Catch a waft of cool air and a mournful song in Lisbon's labyrinthine Alfama
Splash into the clear waters at the Algarve's pristine Praia da Arrifana
Savor the silky texture and appealing sweetness of a late-bottled vintage port

In This Guide:

Four authors, 124 days on-the-ground research, 27 custard tarts
Full-color chapters on Portugal's highlights and local tips and insights
Dedicated activities chapter covering hiking, surfing and horse-riding
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Customer Reviews

Is Lonely Planet going fully upscale? - KFR - Sweden
Lonely planet is still a good guide. But I wonder every now and then what their audience is ... low budget alternatives are mixed with enormous splurges. But the intermediate range is paid little attention to. Especially, the LP preferred "places to stay" option tends to be an upscale hotel. That is not where I need a guide to help sort our uncertainty about quality. That's in the middle range, where places can be great for a decent price or plain lousy. maybe it's time to start looking for another guide?



kindle edition - Lynn Robinson -
They haven't really made the kindle version usable. The maps are tiny and you can't zoom in on them to see where you should go. A waste of your money if your buying the kindle edition.






FYI - Luso-American -
FYI. I am not sharing my opinion regarding to this particular guide book, but guide books in general regarding Portugal. The roads have drastically changed for the better in Portugal. If the guide was written earlier than 2008, it will not be reliable especially if you are travelling in the northern part of Portugal. I am a Luso-American living in Northern Portugal and America. Some of the information that has been published in several different guide books have been inaccurate. For example, the small northern villages do not speak Spanish, the driving directions from Porto to Vila Real are incorrect (suggesting old winding roads vs. the new A24 highway and there is no mention of a Casino/Hotel in Chaves. Just wanted people to know that you cannot believe everything that is published. Love the simplicity and the way Portuguese work to live unlike the US who live to work.....

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