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Rick Steves Portugal (Twelfth Edition)

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Rick Steves Portugal (Twelfth Edition) offers a comprehensive guide to exploring Portugal, highlighting both popular destinations and hidden gems. It includes tips on experiencing local culture, history, and cuisine, providing detailed itineraries for a range of travellers. The book is packed with practical advice, including maps and recommendations for accommodations and dining options.
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If you're planning an adventure to Portugal, you might enjoy this guide for its insider tips, cultural insights, and practical advice on getting around. It offers a mix of popular attractions and off-the-beaten-path sights, making it perfect for both first-time visitors and seasoned travellers looking to explore Portugal in depth.

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In this fully revised edition of this comprehensive guide, Rick Steves reveals the glamorous cities, old school fishing villages, and romantic countryside of Portugal

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Stroll Lisbon's cobbled lanes, cruise the Douro River, and soak up the sun on Algarve beaches: experience Portugal with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Portugal you'll find:

Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Portugal.

Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favourites.

Top sights and hidden gems, from the bone chapel of Evora and the palaces of Sintra to seaside street food and lush vineyards.

How to connect with culture: Chat with friendly locals over a glass of vinho verde, enjoy a dinner of fresh seafood stew, or spend an evening at a bluesy fado bar.

Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight.

The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a glass of local port.

Self-guided walking tours of lively neighbourhoods and historic museums.

Detailed maps for exploring on the go.

Useful resources including a packing list, a Portuguese phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended reading.

Over 400 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down.

Complete, up-to-date information on Lisbon, Sintra, Salema, Cape Sagres, Lagos, Tavira, Evora, Nazare, Batalha, Fatima, Alcobaça, Obidos, Coimbra, Porto, Peso de Regua, Pinhao, and more.

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Portugal.

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Rick Steves Portugal (Twelfth Edition) has received praise for its clear, organised, and timely travel advice, with engaging neighbourhood walks and detailed museum guides. Reviewers highlight the book's vivid historical context, practical maps, and empowering itineraries that enhance the travel experience. Emphasised is Steves' commitment to respectful travel, ethical choices, and uncovering hidden gems, making his guidebook a reliable resource for North American travellers seeking enriching experiences.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781641715133

Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Rick Steves

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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