Around Lisbon Sunflower Walk and Eat Guide

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. Its 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 youll 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 bidos, 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 youll 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 dcor 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 youll enjoy them too! This is not a city guide, but it doesnt pretend to be its 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 dont 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)