Books about Portugal

Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Portugal. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.

These are some of our favorites about Portugal, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.

You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!

Recommended books to read before traveling on the Portugal program:

Fiction:

• The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
• Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

Nonfiction:

• The Portuguese: The Land and Its People by Marion Kaplan
• Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal’s History and Culture by José Saramago

For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:

• Baltasar and Blimunda: A Novel by José Saramago
• The Anarchist Banker: and Other Portuguese Stories by various authors
• The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
• The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago
• Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

GEEO utilizes Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!