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The Rough Guide to Portugal (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

by Mark Ellingham (Author), Graham Kenyon (Author), John Fisher (Author)

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Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 10th Revised edition edition (28 Nov 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1858288770
ISBN-13: 978-1858288772
Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13.3 x 2.7 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 223,642 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This comprehensive guide to Portugal includes a full-colour section introducing the country's highlights, as well as lively accounts of all the attractions from historic Evora to the wine lodges in Porto, the nightlife in Lisbon to the local festivals of the Minho. It also features recommendations of the best places to eat, drink and stay for every budget and practical tips on exploring the country's magnificent mountains, endless beaches and stunning national parks. The authors provide informed background on Portugal's history and music heritage.

About the Author

Mark Ellingham set up Rough Guides in 1981, and wrote the first edition of the Rough Guide to Portugal the following year. John Fisher has also been involved with Rough Guides from the start and is the author of several other titles, including Mexico, Spain and Greece. Graham Kenyon also co-authored Rough Guides to Spain and Greece before changing professions to become an IT specialist in the City.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best companion for independent travelling., 25 April 2001

By	marius_mollersen@hotmail.com (Budapest, Hungary) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portugal: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide to Portugal) (Paperback)

I did a 16 day trip around Easter this year, visiting among other places Porto, Co�mbra, Lagos and Lisbon. The Rough Guide proved very helpful in directing me to Portugal's most interesting spots, as well as in giving me information about practicalities like accomodation, food, transport and even laundry. I travelled on a quite limited budget, mostly eating and sleeping as cheap as possible, and even if this book isn't specifically aimed at such travellers, I'd easily recommend it to others. A plus for a good number of quite accurate maps that help you get the bearings on arrival, and also for including accomodation listings in the very beginning of each chapter. A roof for the night is, after all, one of the first things you should look for. Also good on nightlife. And just to point out a few drawbacks: Accomodation is listed alphabetically, not by price. Didn't like that. I also found it coming a little short on background information about portuguese society, culture and contemporary life.

But I definately liked the book. It helped me getting the most out of my fortnight in Portugal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sets the standard for guide books, 25 Aug 1999

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By far the best guide to Portugal you will find. It tells you everything you could wish to know. I live in Portugal -- and find it invaluable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth travelling in Portugal, 18 Mar 2001

By	ronald.simpson@onmail.co.uk (South Kirkby, West Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portugal: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide to Portugal) (Paperback)

In fact as a review of the Rough Guide to Portugal this could as easily be a review of any or all of the Rough Guides travel books - it just happens to be the one I've used most recently. The Rough Guides score on all the main factors for books as aids to travel. They are thorough enough to enable the traveller to make informed judgements without being so comprehensive that they drive your airline baggage into excess weight. Most important of all Rough Guides are relevant to most travellers' experiences: the places I visit are recognizably the same as described and the guides do not direct themselves to one readership, be it backpackers or epicures, seekers after history or nightlife. There's nothing fancy about the Rough Guides, but all you need is helpful, clear and accurate guides - and that's what you get. And, of course, as guides start going out of date even before they reach the shops, the positive encouragement to readers to supply corrections for the frequent updates is the Rough Guides' final strength.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A bit of everything
This guide is quite good to give you an overall view of Portugal. It is quite comprehensive, it gives you a bit of everything you may need to know. Read more

Published on 14 Aug 2004 by daniel grant

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