Michelin Portugal Map 733 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) Map – Folded Map, September 15, 2017

The Michelin Portugal Map has been an invaluable tool during our trip to Portugal this summer. In areas we traveled with poor GPS service, having a reliable and detailed physical map like this one was a real lifesaver. It’s well-organized, easy to read, and covers all the major routes and smaller roads we needed. There’s something reassuring about having a map in hand when technology isn’t cooperating. If you’re planning a trip to Portugal, especially in more remote areas, I highly recommend having this map as a backup. It’s a great complement to GPS and adds peace of mind to any journey!

We used it during our Portugal road trip Sept 2018. Didn't think we need it as our rental car has a GPS, plus we have one on our phone. It was supposed to be extra insurance- a backup. But boy, we were lucky that we had it. It showed us the scenic side roads and prevented us from getting hopelessly lost. We were surprised at the abundance number of small towns in Portugal, many of which shared identical names! If you type one such name into the GPS, you will get a list of similarly named towns in different regions. You won't be able tell which is the one you want because chances are, you will not recognize the district/region name ( there are too many). When this happened to us, we were able to refer to the Michelin map to find another town along the route and use that to navigate to. The map was also helpful when the GPS gave convoluted routes, confusing/conflicting instructions (e.g, take the roundabout when there was none). Thankfully, the roads on the map are labeled with the route numbers. Regarding the size of the map, yes, it is huge, we did struggle with it a bit. Anything smaller would lose important details or one would not be able to make out the writing. A map in a book format has significant downside too. My suggestion is to fold it into a larger but still manageable size showing the part of the country you want BEFORE getting into the car. I remember being inside a gas station in the middle of nowhere in Portugal (had to use the washroom), a French couple was talking to the attendant. I saw the attendant spread out a bunch of orange colored Michelin maps on the counter in front of them. They looked unsure. I felt like talking to them...

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Pro: Good detailed road map; great overview of the whole country, does not include Spain so it's all focused on Portugal. Even very small towns are listed, and there is a good location key. Helpful time/distance map for key destinationsCon: It is very large when folded out, making it almost impossible to use easily in any somewhat confined space, and it is not tear-resistant, so I think it's going to be a fold-able map mess very quickly.

This is what we used before GPS and they still work perfectly and keep you from getting lost.GPS can take you the shortest route but Michelin give you the choice of determining the BEST route.

Since we were traipsing all over Portugal and into Spain a bit,this was a great map. Although it is really large ( which it needs to be in order to see the small rural roads we traveled on) the way it folds allows you to open only the part of the map area you are using. It was very accurate and I also used one of the Michelin maps for Italy years ago and found it indispensable for the back roads we traveled on. If you are driving in Lisbon or a larger town a local map from a hotel or google maps is more helpful. Although I had access at times to navigation maps thru my IPad, mapquest etc. those maps were not always completely accurate. This map was and I would not hesitate to buy another when we are driving in other countries.

This was not useful to me, I was looking for a general map of the different Portugal areas in relation to each other etc., this map is so gigantic it would not be useful for most people, would in fact be quite dangerous to try to use in a car, not manageable at all. Don't know what map would be best for me but I'm still looking. Just beware.

To judge distance and roads this helped as we drove around the Algarve. Useful, well made.