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Lonely Planet Pocket Lisbon
Lonely The world's number one travel guide publisher*
Lonely Planet's Pocket Lisbon is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the intricacy of Belém's monastery, experience Lisbon on the golden tram and enjoy a city view from the Castelo de Sao Jorge - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Lisbon and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus over 15 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Alfama, Castelo, Graça, Baixa, Rossio, Bairro Alto, Chiado, Marquês de Pombal, Rato, Saldanha, Estrela, Lapa, Alcântara, Belém, Parques das Nações, and more The Perfect Lonely Planet's Pocket Lisbon is our colourful, easy to use, handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend break.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Portugal guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
* Nielsen Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017
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Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guide
Lonely Planet's Pocket Lisbon is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the intricacy of Belém's monastery, experience Lisbon on the golden tram and enjoy a city view from the Castelo de Sao Jorge - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Lisbon and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus over 15 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Alfama, Castelo, Graça, Baixa, Rossio, Bairro Alto, Chiado, Marquês de Pombal, Rato, Saldanha, Estrela, Lapa, Alcântara, Belém, Parques das Nações, and more The Perfect Lonely Planet's Pocket Lisbon is our colourful, easy to use, handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend break.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Portugal guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
* Nielsen Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017
eBook (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guide
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297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2019
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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July 20, 2019
Good suggestions on what to see, but the maps were not nearly good enough for the crazy streets here.
June 13, 2017
Voy a repetir lo que he dicho en otras guías, porque la reflexión es la misma y la estructura también:
Las guías de viaje de este estilo ya solo tienen sentido en el siglo XXI por la conveniencia de tener casi toda la información necesaria en un único sitio porque, por lo demás, carecen de la fluidez y la velocidad de actualización (particularmente en lo hostelero) que nos pueden ofrecer nuestro portal favorito de hoteles, Yelp o TripAdvisor. Evidentemente, el modelo está cambiando y, por muy actualizada que esté una guía, las ciudades son conjuntos que evolucionan cada día más rápidamente y lo que ayer molaba puede que hoy no: la única forma de saberlo es a través de Internet (y en la UE desaparece la itinerancia dentro de dos semanas).
Pero a mí me gustan mucho las guías Lonely Planet porque te dejan bien claro cuáles son las cosas que no debes perderte a nivel cultural en cada sitio y, siendo cosas que muchas veces tienen siglos, es difícil que su importancia cambie de un día para otro; también me gusta mucho que te dicen en qué atracciones compensa comprar la entrada previamente para evitar horas de cola, los trasfondos artístico-históricos de todas y cada una de ellas, sus horarios y precios... De otra manera, es muy complicado que todo estos datos se ofrezcan en una única página.
También hay que tener en cuenta que una guía de estas características no se lee de cabo a rabo como un libro cualquiera, sino que se usa para organizar un viaje pero no para aprendértelo y, llegado el momento de estar allí, leer con mucho más detenimiento las descripciones de cada lugar. Lo bueno que tienen estas es que también tienen un acercamiento histórico y artístico completo de cada región que sirve como introducción a todas las especifidades que se desarrollan. ¡Es material valioso!
Supongo que, con el paso del tiempo, este tipo de guías desaparecerán completamente en beneficio de páginas web que ofrecerán lo mismo a través de GPS, incluyendo audioguías y otra serie de cosas muy beneficiosas. El progreso es imparable pero, mientras tanto, cada vez que salgo de viaje me llevo mi Lonely Planet, que tampoco está de más.
Las guías de viaje de este estilo ya solo tienen sentido en el siglo XXI por la conveniencia de tener casi toda la información necesaria en un único sitio porque, por lo demás, carecen de la fluidez y la velocidad de actualización (particularmente en lo hostelero) que nos pueden ofrecer nuestro portal favorito de hoteles, Yelp o TripAdvisor. Evidentemente, el modelo está cambiando y, por muy actualizada que esté una guía, las ciudades son conjuntos que evolucionan cada día más rápidamente y lo que ayer molaba puede que hoy no: la única forma de saberlo es a través de Internet (y en la UE desaparece la itinerancia dentro de dos semanas).
Pero a mí me gustan mucho las guías Lonely Planet porque te dejan bien claro cuáles son las cosas que no debes perderte a nivel cultural en cada sitio y, siendo cosas que muchas veces tienen siglos, es difícil que su importancia cambie de un día para otro; también me gusta mucho que te dicen en qué atracciones compensa comprar la entrada previamente para evitar horas de cola, los trasfondos artístico-históricos de todas y cada una de ellas, sus horarios y precios... De otra manera, es muy complicado que todo estos datos se ofrezcan en una única página.
También hay que tener en cuenta que una guía de estas características no se lee de cabo a rabo como un libro cualquiera, sino que se usa para organizar un viaje pero no para aprendértelo y, llegado el momento de estar allí, leer con mucho más detenimiento las descripciones de cada lugar. Lo bueno que tienen estas es que también tienen un acercamiento histórico y artístico completo de cada región que sirve como introducción a todas las especifidades que se desarrollan. ¡Es material valioso!
Supongo que, con el paso del tiempo, este tipo de guías desaparecerán completamente en beneficio de páginas web que ofrecerán lo mismo a través de GPS, incluyendo audioguías y otra serie de cosas muy beneficiosas. El progreso es imparable pero, mientras tanto, cada vez que salgo de viaje me llevo mi Lonely Planet, que tampoco está de más.
September 3, 2019
Although I am some three months away from a visit to Lisbon, I spotted this guide in my local library, actually the only guide to Lisbon in my local library. However, for me, this Lonely Planet pocket 'Lisbon' seems like a winner. Although just a pocket size book, it is packed with so much information and advice, as well as the essential pull out map of the city.
With two authors working on this publication all the best recommended places to see, to eat, to drink etc., are included in an area by area section, and of course, being pocket sized means that it will be easy to take on the trip.
Addendum:-Three months after my initial review I have now returned from Lisbon. I did check my library shelves to see if there were any alternate guides on offer, but this Lonely Planet guide was the only one available. So it accompanied me on my trip. Even though my guide was up to date (4th edition Feb 2019) I found no mention of some of the sightseeing tours available, as well as some sights around Belem. I also found the fold out map of the city to be lacking in detail.
With two authors working on this publication all the best recommended places to see, to eat, to drink etc., are included in an area by area section, and of course, being pocket sized means that it will be easy to take on the trip.
Addendum:-Three months after my initial review I have now returned from Lisbon. I did check my library shelves to see if there were any alternate guides on offer, but this Lonely Planet guide was the only one available. So it accompanied me on my trip. Even though my guide was up to date (4th edition Feb 2019) I found no mention of some of the sightseeing tours available, as well as some sights around Belem. I also found the fold out map of the city to be lacking in detail.
February 1, 2020
Covers the basics pretty well.
March 10, 2023
Handy little guide to Lisbon, packed full of information, pull-maps and walking guides.
June 29, 2024
Perfect for a stay in Lisbon!
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February 21, 2025Version française: Très utile.
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June 4, 2025Idc it counts
November 17, 2025
Informative and perfect size to toss in my purse!
March 4, 2026
I wish there was more about local transport. Otherwise, it is very useful.
April 14, 2026
Useful to get around the main places
May 23, 2021
Not having yet used this guide in Lisbon, I can’t really say how good it it. However, it is packed with information for a small pocket guide. Full review after my birthday trip to Portugal in September.
August 14, 2014
Great book , very handy for a trip to Lisbon!
Enjoyed the recommendations for bars and restaurants, and the 'top' lists were great.
The book provided us with inspiring walks to discover the city!
Enjoyed the recommendations for bars and restaurants, and the 'top' lists were great.
The book provided us with inspiring walks to discover the city!
November 1, 2018
Non amo molto le pocket guide, ma non c'era un'alternativa valida.
Sufficiente per individuare i luoghi imperdibili ma è stato necessario approfondire con ricerche su internet per saperne di più.
Sufficiente per individuare i luoghi imperdibili ma è stato necessario approfondire con ricerche su internet per saperne di più.
May 29, 2023
Very helpful travel book, with the recognizable layout of The lonely planet series, but easier to read.
April 10, 2024
Bellissima città 📍☀️
June 14, 2024
Went to a contemporary art museum that was listed as being free on Saturdays. It definitely was not when I got there. Guide also gives little historic context.
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