Portugal

Portugal Synopsis

This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Portugal and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Portugal guidebook is just the tool you need to accompany you before or during your trip. Whether it's deciding when to go, choosing what to see or creating a travel plan to cover key places like the Unesco World Heritage Site of Convent in Tomar, Jerónimos monastery in Lisbon, it will answer all the questions you might have along the way. It will also help guide you when you'll be exploring the white-sanded beaches in Cascais or discovering the magical town of Sintra on the ground. Our Portugal travel guide was fully-updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide PORTUGAL covers: Lisbon; Estoril and Cascais; Sintra; Setúbal and the Arrábida Peninsula; Algarve; Évora and Alentejo; Estremadura and Ribatejo; Coimbra; Beira Alta and Beira Baixa; Porto; The Douro Valley; Costa Verde and the Minho; Trás-os-Montes; Madeira; The Azores.
In this guide book to Portugal you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES
Created to provide a deeper dive into the culture and the history of Portugal to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice featured in this Portugal guide book highlight the most special places to visit.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Portugal as well as an introduction to Portugal's food and drink, and fun destination-specific features.

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything, from when to go to Portugal, how to get there and how to get around, to Portugal's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of the destination, from Douro Valley to Madeira has its own colour assigned for easy navigation of this Portugal travel guide.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text, cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Lisbon, Porto and many other locations in Portugal.

STRIKING PICTURES
This guide book to Portugal features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Costa Verde and the spectacular Trás-os-Montes.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of this travel guide to Portugal to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.

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