Which Guidebook for Portugal and Lisbon?
 

We'll be going to Portugal this October (first time!) and will be visiting Lisbon, Sintra, and Porto. I have whittled down my guidebooks to the following and would like to purchase some though not all of the following. Which of these do you recommend or have opinions about? I have not seen them in person yet and couldn't find samples online.

• Mini Rough Guide Lisbon
• Mini Rough Guide Porto
• Moon Lisbon (published 2020, but I have liked Moon guides in the past)
• Rough Guide Portugal
• Michelin Portugal

I like the Michelin Green guides, Rough guides, Lonely Planet and Fodors.

@KarenWoo, thanks!

We used the Fodors Portugal and Rick Steves Portugal and the Rough Guide for our May-June trip. I usually like Moon, Michelin Green book and Lonely Planet but they were 2020 and 2021 editions and we wanted something as up to date as possible due to the changes COVID has brought to the World.

Rough Guide in paper form, tried electronic versions and it is not the same

Thanks! I just bought the Michelin Green Guide and the Moon one specific to Lisbon. Was able to view them in the store. No Rough Guide, so I just ordered that online.

I’m having a hard time with electronic ones too. I can see them being used before the trip but paper is generally so much easier to use on the go. The disadvantage is weight but only if you have many to carry.

I’m looking forward to seeing the Rough Guide to Portugal.