Description

Bússola, Empresa de Guias Turísticos, April 1974. French language, travel brochure for Portugal and its African colonies in the month of the Carnation Revolution. Originally a 40 page brochure, paper covers. NOTE: MISSING INTERIOR PAGES 17-24 which included a buying guide for Lisbon, Vins du Portugal, a driving map of Portugal and a general of Lisbon. Other than missing pages, the brochure is in good+ condition with Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of pages and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Pages are lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. The following contents are included: Achats (Ciado y Gerenal); Agences de Voyages; Ambassades, Banques; Bibliotheques; Bureax de Change; Calendrier touristique; Chambre de Commerce; Cinemas; Cours de Change; Dancings; Eglises; Excursions a partir de Lisbon; Fado et Dances Populaires; Hotels; Jardins et Parcs; Lignes aeriennes, de chemin de fer, maritimes, Mussees, Miradors; Monuments; Offices religieux; Pendions; Plan de Lisbonne (Centre); Piscinese; REstaurants; Spectacles; Theatres; Tourisme (Bureax etrangers). Although primarily focused on Lisbon, the brochure also includes details for travel to Cote du Soleil, Sintra, Ericeira, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Evora, Madere, Acores Algarve, Angola, Mozambique, Macao, Timor, S. Tome E Principe; Cabo Verde and Guinee. Bi-color (blue and red) brochure with several photo reproductions of various monuments and destinations as well as a few maps. Although incomplete, this is still an interesting snap shot of Portugal and it's African colonies immediately prior to the Carnation Revolution.