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by Robert Landon (Author) "Tucked away in one of Europe's oft-overlooked corners, Portugal is a land of old-fashioned charm, where medieval castles and picture-perfect villages lie scattered over meandering..." (more)

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Paperback: 508 pages
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 6th Revised edition edition (1 Mar 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1740599187
ISBN-13: 978-1740599184
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Features sleeping, eating and entertainment listings, a six-page section on outdoor activities, and itineraries for various sorts of holidays - from beach holidays to city breaks.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor for a Lonely Planet guide, 18 Aug 2009

By	Deansy (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portugal (Lonely Planet Country Guide) (Paperback)

Compared to all the other Lonely Planet guides I have used in the past, the Portugal edition is basically useless! I regularly use LP guides as I find that their recommendations are usually fantastic for things like hotels and restaurants (as a foody this is particularly important), as well as getting inside tips on unseen sites off the tourist trail.

Firstly, this edition was published in April 2009, and I traveled in August 2009 and at least 1/3 of the restaurants they recommend are no longer there! So... either Portugal has a big turn over of restaurants, or more likely they haven't been checked for this edition. For example, in Porto we looked for a restaurant recommended on the water front. After eventually finding it we discovered that all that was left was a shell which could not possibly have housed a functioning restaurant for at least a year, possibly longer! In Lisbon, a recommended pizza restaurant is now a bar - and has been for 2 years because we asked the barman! When we did find a recommendation that still existed, we wondered why it had been recommended because they were not very good. We often found better restaurants/hotels just looking further up the street, and regularly did this because we quickly lost faith in the book!

As another example, they recommend a "lush oasis" of a tropical botanic garden in Belem. Well, maybe it was a lush oasis when the first edition was written back in the early ninties, but it is now a rundown, empty dive of a place with no one but crickets!

On a positive note, they get most of the prices right for things like train times and museum entry. And their history section is useful for something to read while on a train.

But, there are no colour maps at the back (I thought this was a LP standard?) and no maps of the public transport systems of Lisbon or Porto. The black and white maps of Lisbon that are present overlap and don't fit particularly well with the individual areas that you might visit in one go. And, their recommendations for beaches and walks are often in places that are extremely difficult to get to by public transport.

Overall, I would recommend a different travel guide if you are going to Portugal, even if you are normally a loyal LP devotee like me!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to Lonely Planet's usual standard, 24 Aug 2007

By	Bjorn Clasen (Roll�ngergronn, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After having tried a few other guidebook series, I am back to Lonely Planet, as these are simply standard-setting in terms of travellers' reference.

But this is the exception that confirms the rule (along with Lonely Planet Iceland & Faroes). Though published last year, so much of the basic information is not up-to-date - and several recommendations seem like an absolute mystery as they in no way live up to Lonely Planet's usual criteria.

Just too many times I found myself planning according to the book's information and recommendations, and ended up finding nothing or not finding the expected. The examples are too many to be ust coincidence and 'because things change'. I will therefore get rid of this one, and try Footprint or The Rough Guide next time I go to Portugal.

Yet, my critical rating of this guidebook should also be seen in the light of my high expectations, as Lonely Planet - mostly - does set the standard. Try again - new edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great travel companion, 10 Mar 2008

By	zeemzee "zeemzee" (M�nster, Germany) - See all my reviews

I bought this Lonely Planet guide as I was moving to Portugal for a year. I have used previous guides by Lonely Planet but this was has been my favourite: the authors are fantastic: their humour, insider tips and just general description of a place are about 99% correct.

This guide makes Portugal seem much bigger than most people believe it to be. The authors research many places outside of the "usual suspects" and provide rarely-heard of information.

The only sections of this guide that are, one expects to be off, such as transport prices. And even though they can be substantially off, I cannot hold this against the writers, seeing that Lisbon metro and carris changed their prices twice in a year. Also, I cannot give this guide a 5* rating as too many of the places described are almost inaccessible without a private car... And I expect that Lonely Planet users rely much more on public transport.

Overall, a refreshing read - you don't even need to travel there - and very, very useful :)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Portrayal of Portugal
As with all the Lonely Planet books this is yet another to be thoroughly comprehensive about the subject.The coverage of places to visit,prices etc is really helpful. Read more

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