Rick Steves Portugal
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Rick Steves
- ISBN：B09ZB64JBM
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Reviews
Maria
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I went through about 6 different travel books on my trip to Portugal and I came to the conclusion that Rick Steves' perspective and rankings of sights to see are that of an old guy who likes to drink wine and would prefer to see less significant， ordinary places instead of places of worship， for example。 While all other travel books sang high praises for religious sights he was mildly impressed and was the only book that mentioned and highly rated a wine institute and included a wine-tasting spo I went through about 6 different travel books on my trip to Portugal and I came to the conclusion that Rick Steves' perspective and rankings of sights to see are that of an old guy who likes to drink wine and would prefer to see less significant， ordinary places instead of places of worship， for example。 While all other travel books sang high praises for religious sights he was mildly impressed and was the only book that mentioned and highly rated a wine institute and included a wine-tasting spot in another recommended walk。 I think he is maximizing writing on places he sees but cannot cover everything because unlike DK Eyewitness， Frommer’s， Fodor’s， Lonely Planet， Insight Guide and Rough Guides， his books are from one man’s point of view; and because he alone is doing all the travels， as opposed to a team of travel writers like the other brands， he cannot cover more and devotes tons and tons of pages to one place。 His books are my last choice for guides unless I want details on the contents of a museum for example， but I will see that in a DK Eyewitness book in one whole page quickly。 Like I said， one man’s point of view will not be enough for my research for my expensive travel。 。。。more
Lindsey
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Lovely as always but what always kills me is the maps are so tiny AND in black and white。 Everything in minute detail but Itty bitty teeny tiny。 I want the discounts and insider info in larger print pleeeease。
Kim
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Great book for travels。 Rick covers everything that is needed for exploring Portugal。。
Beth Hartnett
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Rick Steves is my go-to for basic travel prep and I always find a nugget or two from him。 The first trip to Portugal， to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary， was FANTASTIC！ A week at the beach in Cascais outside of Lisbon， the perfect seaside town， and four days in Porto。 Thanks， Steve， for that recommendation of the best restaurant ever at Taylor's after the port wine warehouse tour。 Loved Porto even more than Cascais。 Shhh 。。。 don't tell Cascais！ Rick Steves is my go-to for basic travel prep and I always find a nugget or two from him。 The first trip to Portugal， to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary， was FANTASTIC！ A week at the beach in Cascais outside of Lisbon， the perfect seaside town， and four days in Porto。 Thanks， Steve， for that recommendation of the best restaurant ever at Taylor's after the port wine warehouse tour。 Loved Porto even more than Cascais。 Shhh 。。。 don't tell Cascais！ 。。。more
Barb
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Next trip？
Dvoshe
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Not a bad little guide
Bickety Bam
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Several great recommendations that really helped to make our trip special。 Also， love the snarky humor regarding the more brazen tourist traps。 Extremely high return on investment。If you go to Douro Valley， the winery recommendations are not to be missed。 Restaurant recommendations were spot on in every city we visited， though we did supplement with Yelp reviews， too。
Yvonne
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Excellent source for planning my trip to Portugal。 Using his tips I traveled in Cascais， Evora， and Lisbon。 I bought the supplement book for the Azores with the intention of visiting again someday。
Lisa Jiardini
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Rick Steves walks you through sites （sometimes even literally takes you on historical walks！）， accommodations， eateries， and all important details you may need to know about Portugal。 He goes into much detail about Portuguese history， which is fascinating， and even includes two pages of Survival Portuguese to help get by in the country。
Freddy
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2: My go-to for guidebooks to European cities—- Rick focuses on the best sites， offering historical context， efficient routes， and time and money-saving tips。 His personality comes through in the pages， so it feels like he’s along for the ride。 Even the best guidebook， however， can never keep abreast of all changes， but Rick and his crew “keep on travellin’” for his programs， podcasts， and FB posts。 It’s always a good idea to supplement such a book with Internet sources。 For us， this w ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2: My go-to for guidebooks to European cities—- Rick focuses on the best sites， offering historical context， efficient routes， and time and money-saving tips。 His personality comes through in the pages， so it feels like he’s along for the ride。 Even the best guidebook， however， can never keep abreast of all changes， but Rick and his crew “keep on travellin’” for his programs， podcasts， and FB posts。 It’s always a good idea to supplement such a book with Internet sources。 For us， this was particularly true when it came to picking out restaurants。 。。。more
David Miller
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Thanks rick and team！ I also downloaded the app and listened to the relevant interviews and did the audio walking guide in Lisbon which was great ！
Janine
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A very helpful book for planning our Portugal trip。
Tatjana
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Great ideas。 Let's see how it plays out。 Great ideas。 Let's see how it plays out。 。。。more
Irina
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Best guides for Europe！ Wish he covered the Caribbean。。。
Donna Pachota
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Helpful。 Rick Steves always is
Liviu
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Excellent guide and very useful in all the regions we visited （Algarve， Evora， Lisbon/Belem and Sintra）; lots of ideas for food places， walks， sights and one superb find the Quinta Regaleiros in Sintra which is really worth the visit ahead of most places there
Dean Dobkin
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Disappointing。 We have five days in be in Lisbon， and I had hoped for better recommendations。 He pushes his own services， TV， tours， etc。 That is not wny we bought the book。
Norma
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Always my go-to tour guide books for all my travels。 Love his simple and easy narratives for key sites， culture， history and general local useful info。 Can't wait to see Portugal。 Always my go-to tour guide books for all my travels。 Love his simple and easy narratives for key sites， culture， history and general local useful info。 Can't wait to see Portugal。 。。。more
Jack Hrkach
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See also my just-written review of the Rough Guide to Portugal， as together with Rick Steves's books make a wonderful pairing for your travel in Europe。While I don't always agree with Rick Steves， he is usually on the right track about most places， and he has Portugal down quite well。 I've been gnawing away at this book for ages， as I was to visit the country in January， got ill， and had to re-schedule the journey - just got back on Monday 15 May， so here I am highly recommending it to you - I a See also my just-written review of the Rough Guide to Portugal， as together with Rick Steves's books make a wonderful pairing for your travel in Europe。While I don't always agree with Rick Steves， he is usually on the right track about most places， and he has Portugal down quite well。 I've been gnawing away at this book for ages， as I was to visit the country in January， got ill， and had to re-schedule the journey - just got back on Monday 15 May， so here I am highly recommending it to you - I also strongly recommend the country - a must-see， in this fairly well-traveled old guy。 。。。more
Grace
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Didn't read all， parts I read were very helpful。 Didn't read all， parts I read were very helpful。 。。。more
Mariana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Unlike many of his other books， this one ， in my opinion is poorly researched。 I'm sure the author has his preferences when it comes to traveling to Portugal but he doesn't cover a lot of Portugal specially the northern part。 He doesn't mention anything about Guimareas， Braga places that are an integral part of Portugal's history and are less than an hours train ride from Porto。 The whole history of Portugal as a country begins in Guimareas。 I was disappointed with the lack of so many informatio Unlike many of his other books， this one ， in my opinion is poorly researched。 I'm sure the author has his preferences when it comes to traveling to Portugal but he doesn't cover a lot of Portugal specially the northern part。 He doesn't mention anything about Guimareas， Braga places that are an integral part of Portugal's history and are less than an hours train ride from Porto。 The whole history of Portugal as a country begins in Guimareas。 I was disappointed with the lack of so many informations about many historic places， on the other hand two pages on descriptions of Cloisters of different cathedrals or monasteries in Lisbon or/and Porto。 The book doesn't mention almost anything about modern art in Lisbon， there is the neighborhood of Belem， for example， there are the main tourist attractions very meticulously covered except for partial information on how to get there by train。 Now I start reconsidering my choice for travel books ， maybe I've missed a lot following his narrative 。。。more
Stephen Heverin
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As with all of his books， a great introduction to Portugal ahead of our trip there later this year。
Nicole Hackley
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I just got back from a Rick Steves tour through Portugal for two weeks and used his book to see things in my off time that were not part of the tour。 The book was informative as well as accurate！ I was able to use his directions and maps in the book to navigate around the cities of Portugal fairly easily。 His insights and ratings of city highlights were on point and his restaurant recommendations never failed！ I will always travel around Europe with a RS book in my hand！
Anno Nomius
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If travelling to Portugal excellent book to get you going。 However do your own research。 For instance beautiful Pineche near Obidos is not covered。 There is a bias towards Lisbon and Algarve however Porto and Duoro Valley which is covered is a must see。
Abby
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Checked this book out from the library in preparation for a month long trip this coming summer， planning on just reading the sections on the cities we were already planning on going to and ended up reading it cover to cover like a novel。 Beautifully constructed， well written， and compiled with an eye for genuine experiences over fancy cultivated ones。 My favorite parts are the self guided walking tours that Steves has created for each of the major areas。 I like to explore new cities on foot， wan Checked this book out from the library in preparation for a month long trip this coming summer， planning on just reading the sections on the cities we were already planning on going to and ended up reading it cover to cover like a novel。 Beautifully constructed， well written， and compiled with an eye for genuine experiences over fancy cultivated ones。 My favorite parts are the self guided walking tours that Steves has created for each of the major areas。 I like to explore new cities on foot， wandering in and out of shops， historic sites and cafes as they draw me in so Rick Steves' brand of tourism is right up my alley。 I returned the book to the library but I'll be purchasing a copy to take with me on the road; this is insider advice that is too good to leave behind。 。。。more
Amy
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Usually Rick Steves is my go-to guy for travel books， but this one didn't meet my needs。 He does such a thorough job of explaining economical and easy ways to sightsee his favorite sites， but he skips over those he doesn't like--and three of the towns we're visiting in Portugal he doesn't like。 So it wasn't as helpful as it could have been， but if we were going to Lisbon and Spain it would have been great。 Usually Rick Steves is my go-to guy for travel books， but this one didn't meet my needs。 He does such a thorough job of explaining economical and easy ways to sightsee his favorite sites， but he skips over those he doesn't like--and three of the towns we're visiting in Portugal he doesn't like。 So it wasn't as helpful as it could have been， but if we were going to Lisbon and Spain it would have been great。 。。。more
Lisa
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I feel well prepared for my trip with this book under my belt。
Tasha
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