Rick Steves Portugal Paperback – March 26, 2019

This was the latest book Rick Steves had out in May 2021 and it was wonderfully useful if only a tiny bit dated due to the pandemic (written in 2019?). Adding a 10 percent increase to restaurants and museums brings it up to date. A great bonus is the associated free walking tours he offers. For tips on how to get around and trip planning, this guide book is essential.Rick Steve's and his company strive to give back for the increased environmental toll that tourism causes. His company appears to act ethically. I support Rick Steve's philosophy of travel to foster a greater sense of inclusion and empathy for other people, cultures, and lands that leads to making better decisions as Global Citizens.

This book is in very good condition. There are no markings, there is even a map. I am sure this book will give me some insight to Portugal before I decide to go which I plan on doing.

When I went to Portugal, I had never been there and never had any ambition to go. Thanks to my daughter that changed. After reading Rick Steves book I touched down in Lisbon with enough knowledge to navigate around town and out to some of the shore points. I left Portugal feeling I did not miss anything and I did not even use any of the suggested tour guides. You do not even have to follow the suggested itineraries, plan your own take your time city by city. This book is worth the price for your first time visit to Portugal.

I want to love Rick's books so much. I really do. They're so well written, and what they DO cover is covered with the utmost professionalism and useful insight. You even learn some things. Rick really wants you to LIVE the culture when you travel, and the passion for this kind of travel is evident to all of his fans.It's the stuff that he DOESN'T cover that always leaves me just a little bit disappointed. Granted, he makes it clear that his guides are intended to be selective, and are not intended to be catch-all country handbooks. But I always buy a Rick Steves Guide knowing that he's going to hit all the high points, but every now and then he misses something special.In this case it's the Palacio de Mafra. Nobody, absolutely nobody is going to travel to Portugal and miss this extraordinary palace. From its gorgeous library to its Basilica church (with six massive pipe organs) to its shear scale, this is a must see on any itinerary. Distance? 40km from Lisbon. It's like suggesting that someone go to Paris and skip Versailles. Rick's book makes no mention of it, anywhere.The rest of the book is excellent. The best, actually. If we only had Rick's wisdom applied to this extraordinary place, we'd have a perfect Portugal guidebook.

A great help. We went to Portugal in February. In Evora we used this book as a guide to see sights because we like to see things on our own time. Walking tours were not available every day during off season anyway. This book guided and explained what we saw. Having the book was useful in Lisbon giving us good history about sights. We also saved 1o euro on a walking tour ( recommended in the book) because we had the book making it almost free.

This was an excellent guide which we used every day on our two week trip to Portugal. His recommendations for sites, touring different cities, restaurants and hotels were helpful. We ate at three restaurants which he recommended and stayed at two hotels. They were really nice places. Took city tours that he put together and found his guidebook to be exceptional. I intend to purchase his other guides in the future when I travel abroad

Liked comprehensiveness

Best travel guide I have ever used! We found so many “hidden gems” using the guided walks in the book. Other people were passing right by many of these great stops, but we got to enjoy the areas thoroughly (and without crowds!) because of Rick’s helpful tips. I will ALWAYS bring a Rick Steve’s book with me to any other European city or country I visit!