Insight Guides - Insight Guides Pocket Portugal (Travel Guide eBook)

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Portugal, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Portugal, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Portugal are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Portugal. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Table of Contents

Portugals Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Coimbra

The historic university city has been the hub of Portugals intellectual life since the 13th century. For more information, .

Top Attraction #2

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Sintra

Magical mansions, fantastical palaces, and gardens of delight in Lisbons aristocratic summer retreat. For more information, .

Top Attraction #3

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Belm

Pay homage to Portuguese explorers and eat custard tarts in Lisbons riverside district. For more information, .

Top Attraction #4

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Trs-os-Montes

Witness Portuguese tradition in these remote and beautiful farmlands. For more information, .

Top Attraction #5

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Bom Jesus do Monte

A place of pilgrimage with a stairway to heaven in the mountains of the Minho. For more information, .

Top Attraction #6

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Porto

Portugals historic second city, straddling the River Douro, is keeping pace with the 21st century. For more information, .

Top Attraction #7

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Algarve

The Mediterranean climate and golden beaches have made it Portugals top destination for sunseekers. For more information, .

Top Attraction #8

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Douro Valley

One of Portugals prettiest regions and home to the renowned port wine. For more information, .

Top Attraction #9

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Serra da Estrela

Hikes amid fantastic scenery in Portugals highest mountains. For more information, .

Top Attraction #10

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vora

Once a Roman settlement, now a star of the Alentejo. For more information, .

A Perfect Tour Of Portugal