All the essentials of a perfect trip - Lodgings for all budgets, including resorts, hotels, pousadas in castles and mountain monasteries, and more - Great meals at easy prices, from seafood stew to suckling pig, plus wonderful wine bars and authentic fado - Walking and driving tours, to old towns and port wine lodges, palaces and churches - The most beautiful beaches, both secluded and swinging Special feature--maps of dining, lodging, and sights

Explores the traditional ways of rustic Portugal while introducing the tourist to the modern conveniences and attractions of her major cities

Explores the traditional ways of rustic Portugal while introducing the tourist to the modern conveniences and attractions of her major cities.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. With its medieval hilltop towns, magnificent beaches, traditional Fado music, and excellent food and wine, Portugal is Western Europe's most exotic destination. This comprehensive new Fodor's guide captures the best this country has to offer, from its ever-popular café and bar scene to its lush vineyards and picturesque, mountainous landscapes dotted with castles. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of maps · An 8-page color insert with a brief introduction and spectacular photos that capture the top experiences and attractions throughout Portugal · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Sintra, Lisbon, and Queluz National Palace · Side Trips from Evora and Funchal · Coverage of Lisbon and environs, Estremadura and the Ribatejo, Evora and the Alentejo, The Algarve, Coimbra and the Beiras, Porto and the North, Madeira

"Grayson tells the story of a miraculous ocean encounter that happened to her when she was seventeen and in training for a big swim (she had already swum the English Channel, twice, and the Catalina Channel)." "It was in the dark of early morning; Lynne was in 55-degree water as smooth as black ice, two hundred yards off-shore, outside the wave break. She was swimming her last half-mile back to the pier before heading home for breakfast when she became aware that something was swimming with her The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; thousands of baby anchovy darted through the water like lit sparklers, trying to evade something larger. Whatever it was, it felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body." "It wasn't a shark. It became clear that it was a baby gray whale - following alongside Lynne for a mile or so. Lynne had been swimming for more than an hour; she needed to get out of the water to rest, but she realized that if she did, the young calf would follow her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs." "The baby whale - eighteen feet long! - was migrating on a three-month trek to its feeding grounds in the Bering Sea, an eight-thousand-mile journey. It would have to be carried on its mother's back for much of that distance, and was dependent on its mother's milk for food - baby whales drink up to fifty gallons of milk a day. If Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous - the mother whale was fifty feet long - suddenly - seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. How could Lynne possibly find her? This is the story - part mystery, part magical tale - of what happened."--BOOK JACKET.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. With its medieval hilltop towns, magnificent beaches, traditional Fado music, and excellent food and wine, Portugal is Western Europe's most exotic destination. Fodor's Essential Portugal puts the best the country has to offer at your fingertips. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Sintra, Queluz National Palace and Lisbon · Side Trips from Evora including Guadalupe, Montemor-O-Novo and Monsaraz · Side Trips from Funchal including Monte, Porto Santo and Calheta · Coverage of Lisbon and environs; Estremadura and the Ribatejo; Evora and the Alentejo; The Algarve; Coimbra and the Beiras; Porto and the North; Madeira