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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! More than 400 full-color photographs showcase the cathedrals, monuments, museums, architecture, art, and cafes in every quarter of the city. Street-by-street maps and 3-D aerial illustrations direct you to the main attractions and sights. Explore the hilltop citadel Castelo de Sao Jorge in Alfama, admire the Neo-Classical buildings of Baixa including Gustave Eiffelís Elevador de Santa Justa, and experience the treasures of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Beyond the city takes you to the Lisbon Coast and spotlights its beaches, fishing villages, countryside villas, and royal palaces. Additional chapters highlight Lisbonís history, annual festivals, regional cuisine, and the story of its most popular libation ñ port. Let DKís Eyewitness Travel Guide: Lisbon exalt the radiant wonders of Portugalís capital city.
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Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. (Travel & Leisure)
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Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. (U.S. News & World Report)
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Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. (The New York Times)
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The best travel guides ever. (Sky Magazine)
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For comprehensive advice that is attractively presented, publisher Dorling Kindersley's guides for serious travelers are tough to beat. (US News & World Report)
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Hats off to DK for the Eyewitness Travel Guides...[they] raise the bar for all others. (Dallas Morning News)
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The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. (Chicago Tribune)
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Easily the best city guides available today. (Playboy)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography and illustration. What makes these so special is their thoroughness. (New York Times Syndicate)
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This is a guidebook series that always seems to inspire smilesÖYou feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. (Contra Costa Times )
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Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. (People Magazine)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides, considered to be the worldís best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. (North American Press Syndication)
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Each new Eyewitness Guide adds more of the world to this wonderfully visual seriesÖ. What sets these guides apart from others is their striking, three-dimensional cutaways of key sites. (New York Daily News)