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One 400 titles Insight series, Insight Guide Portugal. 394-page book includes section detailing Portugal’s history, 10 features covering aspects country’s life culture, ranging coffee cakes painted ceramic tiles, region region visitor’s guide sights, comprehensive Travel Tips section packed wh essential contact addresses numbers. Plus my exciting photographs 18 maps.

About Author

Pam Barret editor &quot’Insight Guide Peru&quot”&quot’Insight Guide Israel&quot” &quot’Insight Guide Ecuador&quot” &quot’Insight Guide Portugal&quot’Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – famous names Langenscheidt family. represent authoritative, up-to-date, extensive travel reference products available. January 2003, renowned Berlitz Publishing be Langenscheidt Gro (more…)

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Put simply, love food, you’ll love Portugal. hands definitive guide eating Portugal, revealing dried salt cod, luscious Serra cheese, spicy sausages, ideal coffee world, egg yolk sweets Portugal’s local firewater, aguardente. There’s rich history soak up, ag girth-stretching food warmth hospitality that’sone-of-a-kindto Portuguese. whet appetite knowledge ready expand body mind! essential guide culture food drink Portugal guide mind-boggling variety wine regions types, including Madeira port exploration regional influences Portuguese cuisine definitive culinary dictionary, quick reference glossary useful phrases food drink occasion tantalizing photography recipes

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This guide independent traveler adores wine food, discover country–not beaches. lead edible Lisbon Porto, stunning countryside undiscovered inland Portugal, keeping special eye wine.

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