DK Eyewitness Lisbon

DK Eyewitness Lisbon
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0744050480

Plan the perfect once-in-a-lifetime trip to Lisbon with this portable travel guide. Whether you want to stroll through the jumbled streets of Alfama, take in the fantastic views from Castelo de São Jorge, or sample the city’s iconic custard tarts, Pasteis de Nata, at Belém, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Lisbon has to offer. Inside the pages of this Lisbon travel guide, you’ll discover: • Our pick of Lisbon’s must-sees, top experiences, hidden gems, and the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay • Detailed maps and walks make navigating the city easy • Easy-to-follow itineraries to help you plan your trip • Expert advice and travel tips to help you get ready, get around, and stay safe • Color-coded chapters to every part of Lisbon, from Alfama and Baixa to Bairro Alto and Belém • Available in a handy format that is lightweight and portable Your next favourite holiday destination is Lisbon Hip, innovative, and affordable, Lisbon is definitely a bucket list destination! DK Eyewitness: Lisbon is the ideal pocket companion for your trip to the gorgeous Portuguese capital. Full color and packed with expert insights, travel advice, and detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights and experiences, this guide will transport you there like no other. One of the most charismatic and vibrant cities in Europe, Lisbon has an incredible mix of historic museums, colorful buildings, eclectic music and nightlife, squares, and cafés to watch the world go by. Hop on one of the city’s yellow trams, see a traditional Fado show or take a day trip to the fairy tale village of Sintra. Lisbon is ready to take your breath away! DK Eyewitness Lisbon has been updated regularly to make sure the information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak. More locations to Eyewitness 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!

The Rough Guide to Portugal

The Rough Guide to Portugal
Author: John Fisher
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 787
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 140538736X

The Rough Guide to Portugal is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of the country's unique attractions. The Rough Guide to Portugal guides you around the fashionable cities of Lisbon and Porto, takes you hiking in the hills of central and northern Portugal, and covers every beach along the Algarve making it the ideal companion whether you're on a city break, beach holiday, walking or driving. The guide unearths the best sites, hotels, restaurants, and nightlife across every price range- from backpacker hostels to beachfront villas and boutique hotels. You'll find specialist coverage of Portugese history, art and literature and detailed information on the best markets and shopping for each region. The locally-based Rough Guide author team introduce the best vineyards, country taverns and fado clubs and provide reliable insider tips from driving Portugal's roads to shopping for linen and lace. Explore all corners of Portugal with authoritative background on everything from Porto's architecture to surfing at Peniche, relying on handy language tips and the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Portugal.

Top 10 Lisbon

Top 10 Lisbon
Author: Tomas Tranaeus
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465443320

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon will lead you straight to the very best Lisbon has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon, now with a sleek new eBook design.

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Lisbon

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Lisbon
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0744052122

A travel guide packed with helpful top 10 lists of the must-see sights you'll want to include on your trip to Lisbon. Lisbon, one of the world's oldest cities, is renowned for its abundance of sunshine, historic buildings and vibrant nightlife. Find your way around the azulejo-lined streets with absolute ease using your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide! Inside the pages of this Lisbon travel guide, you'll discover: - Eight easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a week. - A handy format that is light, portable and packed with essential information - Expert advice and travel tips to help you tick off unmissable sights, explore beyond the tourist hubs and soak up the atmosphere. - Detailed maps that cover every area of Lisbon, plus a laminated pull-out map that won't let you down whatever the weather. Discover the heart of Portugal Lisbon is the bohemian and historic capital of Portugal - a modern metropolis that rivals any cosmopolitan European city. There is so much to see it can be challenging to know where to start. This travel guide breaks down the top things to see and do into handy lists of 10 to ensure that you experience this beautiful city like a local! Delve into Lisbon's long and interesting history and explore the grand palaces and heritage districts. This breathtaking city also boasts a lively nightlife - dive into the medley of Fado joints and swish coffee shops. Use this guide to find the best museums and art galleries, places to eat, bars and beaches including Castelo de São Jorge, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, The Sé, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Parque das Nações, Torre de Belém, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Palácio Nacional de Queluz, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian and Sintra. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Lisbon has been updated regularly to ensure the information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak. Caught the travel bug? Discover even more destinations! Take the work out of planning a short trip with the DK Eyewitness Top 10 series. It's the ultimate travel guide packed with easy-to-read maps, tips and tours to make your weekend trip or cultural break memorable. From London and Paris to Rome and Amsterdam, explore the best of these travel destinations and many more!

Top 10 Lisbon

Top 10 Lisbon
Author: DK Travel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465463526

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2017. True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon covers all the city's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you. This newly updated pocket travel guide for Lisbon will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery to Rossio Square and Comercio Square. Get up close and personal with the original artworks of Dalí, Picasso, Andy Warhol, and more. Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon. + Brand-new itineraries help you plan your trip to Lisbon. + Maps of walking routes show you the best ways to maximize your time. + New Top 10 lists feature off-the-beaten-track ideas, along with standbys like the top attractions, shopping, dining options, and more. + New typography and fresh layout throughout. You'll still find DK's famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of the city's history and culture. The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Lisbon. Recommended: For an in-depth guidebook to Lisbon, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Lisbon, which offers a complete overview of this city; thousands of photographs, illustrations, and maps; and more.

World of Wanderlust

World of Wanderlust
Author: Brooke Bellamy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 176014343X

What are the world’s greatest destinations? Where are the best places to travel solo? From airport fashion to road trip rules, professional traveller Brooke Saward shows us where to go, what to do and how to get that holiday feeling without even leaving home. Full of beautiful photographs that will ignite the imagination and featuring enduring favourites like Paris, New York, and London, this is the book that will inspire you to make every day an adventure.

Top 10 Lisbon

Top 10 Lisbon
Author: Tomas Tranaeus
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0756649323

Providing invaluable information from local experts, each guide lists the top 10 restaurants, shops, hotels, museums and family attractions for any budget. Comprehensive indices and information-packed fact-boxes. Your guide to the 10 best of everything.

Rick Steves Snapshot Lisbon

Rick Steves Snapshot Lisbon
Author: Rick Steves
Publisher: Rick Steves
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1641713968

With Rick Steves, Lisbon is yours to discover! This slim guide excerpted from Rick Steves Portugal includes: Rick's firsthand, up-to-date advice on Lisbon's best sights, restaurants, hotels, and more, plus tips to beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps Top sights and local experiences: Relax and people-watch at an Art Nouveau café, or take a trolley tour of the famed colorful hills. Wander tangled medieval streets and museums of ancient art, and sip delicious port with locals at an authentic fado bar Helpful maps and self-guided walking tours to keep you on track With selective coverage and Rick's trusted insight into the best things to do and see, Rick Steves Snapshot Lisbon is truly a tour guide in your pocket. Exploring beyond the city? Pick up Rick Steves Portugal for comprehensive coverage, detailed itineraries, and essential information for planning a countrywide trip.

Wrath of God

Wrath of God
Author: Edward Paice
Publisher: Quercus Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

Just after half past nine on the morning of Sunday 1 November 1755, the end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle warmth, Portugal's proud capital was struck by a massive earthquake. After a brief, two-minute tremor came six minutes of horror as Lisbon swayed 'like corn in the wind before the avalanches of descending masonry hid the ruins under a cloud of dust'. A third tremor shook most of the buildings still standing to the ground, causing catastrophic loss of life. Lisbon had been struck by a seismic disturbance estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale - more powerful than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. An hour later, riverine Lisbon and the Algarve coast were engulfed by a series of tsunamis. In areas of the city unaffected by the waves, fires raged for six days, completing the destruction of Europe's fourth-largest city. By the time it was all over, 60,000 souls had perished and 85% of Lisbon's buildings, plus an unimaginable wealth of cultural treasures, had been destroyed by quake, fire or water. The earthquake had a searing impact on the European psyche. Theologians and philosophers were baffled by this awesome manifestation of the anger of God. How could the presence of such suffering in the world be reconciled with the existence of a beneficent deity? For Portugal itself, despite an ambitious programme of reconstruction (which gave birth to the modern science of seismology), the quake ushered in a period of decline, in which her seaborne supremacy was eclipsed by the inexorable rise of the British empire.Drawing on primary sources, Edward Paice paints a vivid picture of a city and society changed for ever by a day of terror. He describes in thrilling detail the quake itself and its immediate aftermath, but he is interested just as much in its political, economic and cultural consequences. Wrath of God is a gripping account from a master writer of a natural disaster that had a transformative impact on European society.

DK Top 10 Lisbon

DK Top 10 Lisbon
Author: DK Travel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0744089891

Lisbon, one of the world's oldest cities, is renowned for its abundance of sunshine, historic buildings and vibrant nightlife. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around its azulejo-lined streets with absolute ease. Our regularly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Lisbon into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums and art galleries, places to eat, bars and beaches. You'll discover: - Eight easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend, or a week - Detailed Top 10 lists of Lisbon's must-sees, including comprehensive descriptions of the Castle of São Jorge, Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon Cathedral (The Sé), the National Museum of Ancient Art, Park of Nations, Belém Tower, National Museum of the Azulejo, Queluz National Palace, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and Sintra - Lisbon's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out and sightseeing - Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including parks and gardens, family activities, hidden gems off the beaten track and great things to do for free - A laminated pull-out map of Lisbon and its environs, plus six full-color neighborhood maps - Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe - A lightweight format perfect for your pocket or bag when you're on the move DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 2002. Looking for more on Portugal's culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Eyewitness Lisbon or our DK Eyewitness Portugal.