Portugal Guidebook

In Rick Steves Portugal you'll find in-depth Rick-tested information on:

• Lisbon
• Sintra
• Algarve
  • Salema
  • Cape Sagres
  • Lagos
  • Tavira
• Évora
• Central Portugal
  • Nazaré
  • Batalha
  • Fátima
  • Alcobaça
  • Óbidos
• Coimbra
• Porto
• Douro Valley
  • Peso da Régua
  • Pinhão
• Practicalities
  • Self-guided walks and museum tours
  • Easy-to-follow maps (including color maps of Portugal, central Lisbon, Porto, and Sintra)
  • ​Trip planning: When to go, pre-trip checklist, festivals and holidays, recommended books and movies
  • Recommended two-week itinerary and advice on planning your time
  • Transportation: Buses, trains, city transit, and driving
  • Portuguese history, culture, language, and cuisine
  • Handy Portuguese survival phrases
  • Detailed advice on managing money, communicating, reserving rooms, handling emergencies, and other helpful hints

Also included: a 14½" x 19½" full-color foldout Planning Map that shows all of Portugal, plus key driving distances/times, and handy close-ups (showing major sights) of Lisbon, Lisbon Public Transportation, Porto, Sintra, and the areas around the Douro Valley and Salema (Algarve).

Should I get Rick's Snapshot: Lisbon guide in addition to this Portugal guidebook?

No, because Rick Steves Snapshot: Lisbon is simply the excerpted Lisbon and Sintra chapters taken directly from the complete Portugal guidebook.

Latest updates: When we learn of critical changes to the information in this guidebook, we post them. (Of course, it's still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.) Armed with a Rick Steves guidebook and these late-breaking updates, you're set for a great trip!

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