Customer Reviews

Knopf City Guide: Lisbon (Knopf City Guides)

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Don't confuse the Knopf city guide with the Knopf Guide. The Knopf Guides are quite good. The city guide, of which I have mistakenly bought several, is very short, and devotes at least 80% to where to eat, where to stay, where to shop, where to find night life...20% or less useful info of what to visit if your'e a tourist. And the maps are pretty useless too.

Sorry, I don't agree with the other review posted for this book. Sure it may not be as complete as a Fodor's or some other "book" size guide. However, it is designed to fit into a jacket pocket or a purse.

The maps were very useful in that they show where the Metro (subway) stops are located. They are color coded and cross referenced to show the location of the Where to Stay, Where to Eat, What to See, Shopping, etc. Half the battle for us is figuring out how close public transportation can get us to where we want to go. The Metro system is excellent by the way. Check out the unlimited use daily passes that can be purchased once you are in Lisbon.

With the maps and the hotel recommendations in the guide (and use of the web booking engines like Expedia and Travelocity), we were able to find a reasonably priced hotel that was very convenient to the sights we wanted to see.

Certainly not the "one" book you want to get to know Lisbon. However it is an excellent, very useful guide to carry with you. Overall a very good value. Even better if you consider purchasing a "used and new" Amazon book.