How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Berlitz 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

You’ll 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 Berlitz Pocket Guides

The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

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Table of Contents

How To Use This E-Book

Portugal’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Tour Of Portugal

Introduction

A Brief History

Landmarks

Where To Go

Lisbon

Alfama and Baixa

Bairro Alto

Belém

Eastern Lisbon

Lisbon Environs

Queluz

Sintra

Estoril Coast

South of the Tagus

North of Lisbon

Estremadura and Ribatejo

Óbidos and the Coast

Alcobaça and Batalha Abbeys

Fátima

Tomar

Santarém and Vila Franca de Xira

The Beiras

Coimbra

Coimbra Environs

The Coast

Beira Alta

The Planalto

Serra da Estrela

Beira Baixa

The North

Porto

Vila Nova de Gaia

Coastal Excursions

The Douro Valley

The Minho

Guimarães

Briteiros

Braga

Barcelos

The Minho Coast

The River Lima

The Peneda-Gerês National Park

The River Minho

Trás-os-Montes

Vila Real and the Southwest

Chaves and Environs

Bragança and the Northeast

Miranda do Douro

Central and Southeastern Trás-os-Montes

Alentejo

Évora

Excursions from Évora

The Marble Towns

Northeastern Alentejo

Baixo (Lower) Alentejo

Coastal Alentejo

The Algarve

Barlavento Coast

Portimão to Faro

Faro

The Sotavento Coast

The West Coast

What To Do

Shopping

What to Buy

When and Where to Shop

Entertainment

Sports

Water Sports

Land Sports

Spectator Sports

Portugal for Children

Calendar of Festivals and Events

Eating Out

Reading the Menu

To Help you Order

menu reader

Restaurants

Lisbon

Near Lisbon

Estremadura and Ribatejo

The Beiras

Porto and the Douro Valley

Minho

Trás-Os-Montes

Alentejo

The Algarve

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airports

B

Budgeting for your Trip

C

Camping

Car Hire

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety

D

Driving

E

Electricity

Embassies and Consulates

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting to Portugal

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care

L

Language

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening Times

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Time Difference

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Y

Youth Hostels

Recommended Hotels

Lisbon

Estoril Coast

Near Lisbon

Ribatejo & Estemadura

The Beiras

Porto and the Douro Valley

The Minho

Trás-Os-Montes

Alentejo

The Algarve