Product Description

The Lonely Planet Country Guides are the complete country guides for independent travellers. They feature inspirational colour highlights sections, easy-to-use grid-referenced maps and insightful history, culture, food and environment chapters by specialised contributors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252736 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 508 pages

Book Information
Think you've done it all? This comprehensively updated book will help you find the haunting strains of fado, spectacularly decorated azulejos, the wonders of ancient castelos and the delights of succulent bacalhau a Gomes de Sá.

• 78 detailed maps
• special sections on architecture and port wine
• activities galore--golf, jeep safaris, water sports
• accomodation and food options for every budget
• user-friendly language chapter and handy glossary

Customer Reviews

An incredibly useful guidebook
I usually avoid The Lonely Planet guidebooks as I find them getting more & more commercialised as less 'off the beaten track'. Therefore when I used the guide to Portugal I was thrilled at it's content, maps, recommendations & overall informative value. I have since lent this to friends who also have had nothing but praise for it's merit - well done!

As essential as my toothbrush!
We used this as our only guide around Lisbon and the north of Portugal. This guidebook was full of relevant and useful information. The advice for lone women travellers and information on transport was especially good. The only area where it let us down was in the nightlife section - it seems that the hotspots of Lisbon and Porto aren't quite what they used to be. Overall an excellent guide.