First of all, Many thanks to Netgalley for the ARC granted to me. I truly love books where We can immerse in other countries history and culture, and for a portuguese native speaker from Brazil, I've always felt a conexion with Portugal, since the fact that Our stories and cultures were intertwined. I liked the narrative, it was such intuiteve, quick and compelling writing, altough I have missed some pictures or visual designs (it didin't appeared to me, at least) to complete the experience. Overall, I loved the book, and I'm still dreaming of get to know this place in the future.

Julian Worker walks the reader through brief introductions to several cities/places in Portugal with specific focus to their historical appeal.
As a Portugal-loving person, who had travelled to many of the covered places, this was a nice walk down the memory lane.

Thank you so much for allowing me to review this book. I think this guide is a fantastic travelogue to reference before traveling to Portugal. I appreciate the tips on what to wear and to expect when visiting specific areas and sites. It’s helpful to know what to wear and when crowds might be smaller. I also really appreciated knowing the information on trains and travel to these areas. I do wish there were photos of the places mentioned. Perhaps the finished copy will have them. Pictures showing these areas would make it a little more helpful in deciding what to visit. That being said this guide provides an excellent snapshot of wonderful places to visit on our next trip to Portugal. I also enjoyed the history of these places as I didn’t know much of what was mentioned. Thank you again for allowing me to review this guide.

I liked this book, but it was really missing illustrations! I think it would have made it so much easier to read and more engaging. Because of that, I give this book a 3.

3.5

First of all, I'd like to say I love the cover.
It was a good idea to have a blank cover around the illustration to prevent it from being too busy. The tram in the illustration is a nice representation of public transport in Portugal.

About the (text) layout: I miss Illustrations!!
Fiction books have the advantage of -when written well- being quite easy to visualize. When reading this book I felt the need to look up every building mentioned in order to understand what I was reading about. This book would be ten times more appealing if it had some form of illustrations. These can be pictures or simple drawings/sketches of the places described.

For most of the book, the writing style is very factual. Here and there, the author includes his own experiences and opinions, creating a balance between the 'harsh' facts and his own personal thoughts.