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Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip toEstoril, Cascais and Sintra, Portugal-and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'llfind in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed mapsto insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planningand background information as well as our signature "Best of"features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Estoril, Cascais and Sintra,Portugal includes: Estoril, Cascais, Guincho, Queluz, Sintra,...

From Tibetan Buddhists at Jokang to Muslims at Mecca for the hajj, pilgrims across faiths and cultures travel thousands of miles - often by foot - to reach holy sites. Such journeys are considered proof of ultimate devotion, the most important act of an individual's life. The intense mystical and physical aspects of pilgrimages have recently sparked a modern revival, leading travelers in search of spiritual growth and physical challenge to embark on these sacred adventures. Pilgrimage to the End...

Southern Portugal is one of Europe's busiest and appealing resort regions. "The Rough Guide to the Algarve" helps the reader avoid the worst of the crowds and allows them to plan ahead with detailed advice on the best-value pensoes and resort hotels, the tastiest local cooking, the most interesting of the region's weekly markets and the most secluded beaches. Information is also provided on walks, watersports, flora, fauna and the environment.

Tourism in Alaska has been steadily increasing for the past ten years - receiving more than one million visitors Fall-Summer every year since 1993-1994.

Wallpaper* City Guides are a ruthlessly-researched, design-conscious guide, for the discerning traveller who wants to come away with a true taste of the best a city has to offer.

A new and innovative series offering in-depth cultural, historical and literary guides to the great cities of the world. More than ordinary guidebooks, they introduce the visitor or armchair traveller to each city's unique present-day identity and its links with the past.Paul Buck explores this seven-hilled city with a particular emphasis on its literature and arts. Viewing the "white city" from angles high and low, from miradouros and alleyways, pursuing songs and saudade, he discovers the conf...

In 1522 Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage from his home in Spain's Basque Country to Montserrat and Manresa. This new guide from Bradt provides all the information needed to follow in his footsteps in a neat, easy-to-carry portable format, including an essential mix of practicalities, such as when to go, where to stay along the route, national parks and public transport, and a detailed breakdown of the route's 27 stages. Start and finish points, level of difficulty, duration, distance, ascent...

Fodor's San Francisco 2001"Fodor's guides cover culture authoritatively and rarely miss a sight or museum." - National Geographic Traveler "The king of guidebooks." - Newsweek No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. Color planning sections help you decide where to go with citywide virtual tours and cross-referencing to the main text. Insider info that's totally up to date. Every year our local experts give you the...

Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip toValencia & the Costa Blanca, Spain-and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'llfind in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed mapsto insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've addedplanning and background information as well as our signature "Bestof " features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Valencia & the CostaBlanca, Spain, includes: Valencia, Benidorm,Alicante (Alacant), and...