DK Eyewitness Portugal

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Eyewitness Travel

Your once-in-a-lifetime trip to sun-soaked Portugal starts here!

Whether you are looking for world — renowned beaches, serene hilltop villages, verdant islands or captivating cities — Portugal has it all! This DK Eyewitness travel guide will take you through everything you need to see and do in this gorgeous country.

Inside the pages of this Portugal travel guide, you’ll

   • Our pick of Portugal’s must-sees, top experiences and hidden gems.
   • The best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay.
   • Detailed maps and walks make navigating the region easy.
   • Easy-to-follow itineraries.
   • Expert Get ready, get around and stay safe.
   • Color-coded chapters to every part of Portugal, from Lisbon to Porto and the Algarve to the Azores, Minho and Madeira 
   • Our new lightweight format makes it easy for you to take it with you wherever you go.

This small but immensely varied country has something for everyone. If you crave adventure, travel through the soaring mountains and volcanic craters of the Azores to the subtropical paradise of Madeira to get your fix. If that is not quite your thing, urban Portugal is just as unmissable. Explore the cutting-edge galleries, cool hangouts and restaurants of Lisbon and Porto — two of Europe’s trendiest cities.

This updated travel guide is your ideal companion when planning a trip to Portugal. It’s packed with expert-led insights and advice, detailed breakdowns of all the hidden gems, along with stunning photography and hand-drawn illustrations. DK Eyewitness Portugal helps you plan and travel hassle-free. It has been updated regularly to ensure the information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak.

For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent advice, recommendations and reviews. Discover guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe!

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Portugal

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Inge · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was easy to read and there is still a lot of information in this book what is the easiest way of travel.
What is possible and what can you see. How many islands can you do and the hours of the musea.

[Michael Kerjman · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual for Yeywitness, it's a picturesque book providing a vast info of out-from-fairytale county living five hundred years in peace.
Personally, I somehow omitted a segment of the most western point of Europe which is a beautiful unforgettable panoramic place itself.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource. So many great tips. Really helped me plan my vacation

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting review of Portuguese history and geography as well as plenty of information for actual travellers. The book is filled with classic DK diagrams describing things like traditional building materials, layouts of buildings, maps and other guides. It is an easy read and I learned a lot from it. It made me want to visit the Azores in particular.

Interesting factoid: the highest point in Portugal is a volcanic peak in the Azores, hundreds of miles from the mainland. I found that interesting because for Spain too, the highest peak is hundreds of miles from the Spanish mainland on the Canary island of Tenerife (also a volcano).

[Book Nibbler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great intro guide to Portugal. The book is pretty compact with small font and lots of colorful images. The main con for me is trying to locate the maps within the book when it refers to them.

The table of contents:
Intro - History of Portugal
Lisbon
Central Portugal
Northern Portugal
Southern Portugal
Portugal's Islands
Traveller's Needs - Where to Stay
Survival Guide

[Klaas Bisschop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nieuwe editie, nieuwe vormgeving, óók in Nederlandse vertaling.
Een aantal leuke elementen uit de oude vormgeving zijn vervallen.
Ik mis de overzichtspagina voorin op het omslag. Het overzicht van alle regio's met kleurcode en pagina nummer was heel handig als snelle index. Nu moest ik steeds bladeren (naar pag. 15). Onhandig. De binnenkant van het omslag is nu onbedrukt - gemiste kans.
Al heeft het omslag nog wel flappen de extra inkeping/vouw is verdwenen. Met extra inkeping functioneerde het praktisch als bladwijzer. Weer een handigheidje minder.
Het glimmende papier is vervangen. Dat maakt de (altijd best spectaculaire) foto's en doorsneetekeningen minder sprankelend en minder scherp. Maar het boek ook minder zwaar, dat is dan een voordeel(tje).
Er zijn 'weetjes' toegevoegd, maar die voegen zelf niet veel toe, zijn zelfs regelmatig nogal flauw.
Verder zijn de karakteristieke 'Capitool-eigenschappen' wel bewaard gebleven.
Per saldo geen vooruitgang, maar ik denk dat de productie in zijn 'klassieke' vorm te kostbaar zijn geworden. Ik ga toch kijken naar een alternatief.

[Darren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of awesome pictures and sort of 3-D maps. Maybe not as much information as Lonely Planet guides but it makes up for it with the great colorful views of the country.

[Patricia Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a helpful book during our travels because it gave big picture information.

[Jolianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

nicht schlecht, aber wenn man danach den lonely planet liest, kann vis a vis nicht mithalten.

[mairywo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again a really good Vis-à-Vis travel guide. They live up to their high price. Lots of photos, maps and illustrations. The list of hotels and restaurants is also really good and up to date.

[Rob Whiteman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant value book. Helps plan your travelling better than most travel guides. We have them for each country that we visit.

[Caitlin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this guide at all. I won't use them again.