Around Lisbon

Pocket-sized, full-colour guide to Lisbon and the surrounding area. Ideal for an active short break. Around Lisbon Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Portugal. It's ideal if you want an easy stroll or a longer walk and is also suitable if you just want recommendations for things to do in Lisbon and restaurants in Lisbon. In Around Lisbon Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you'll find: Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of 10 fairly straightforward walks with large-scale maps. There is one walk in the city centre, five in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and other walks further afield, easily reached by public transport Excursions to Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve and abidos, the medieval walled town, suitable for all holidaymakers Recommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus included Essential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabulary Advice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerances Street map of Lisbon  Additional recommendations included - information on markets, Portuguese wines and locally produced food Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you'll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout ― so you can choose the most appealing. For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you'll enjoy them too! This is not a city guide, but it doesn't pretend to be - it's a walking guide with Lisbon as a base. I really enjoyed using the book and doing the walks. Non-specialist guidebooks like Lonely Planet/Rough Guide don't give details of any walking routes outside the city, so a book like this is great… (ESS, Amazon) I spent four entire days in and out of Lisbon with this book as my guide during Easter. (HH, Amazon)