GPS connectivity with your smartphone is not a guarantee when traveling abroad. The surefire option if you plan to navigate the roads and streets while abroad, bring an old paper map with you.
Dive into a variety of the most popular maps for areas in Spain and Portugal, some for the whole country, some more detailed maps of sections or regions, which will help you get to your destination even if your phone runs out of power.
Spain and Portugal
This map covers Spain and Portugal and is useful for general trip planning and driving on major highways. The laminated cover will help keep the travel sandwich pages clean and the caption is offered in four languages.
Castilla y Leon, Spain
A map that will help you travel to Castilla y León from Madrid and the region surrounding the city. The Castilla y León region is a popular tourist destination that lies inland about 3 hours from the city and includes eight UNESCO World Heritage sites.
North of Spain
The northern regions of Spain are a part of the country that is often ignored. Those who wish to venture from the larger cities can explore nature in Spain’s first national park, Parque Picos de Europa, plunge into the ocean in the Bay of Biscay, and eat, drink, and party in the La Rioja wine region.
Central spain
Finding a destination in central Spain is no joke, as the sprawling city (and outlying areas) often look more like a maze than a grid. This detailed map of the central regions of Spain, including Madrid, Castilla-LA Mancha and Extremadura, includes the main and secondary roads, which means less time looking for an address and more time eating paella and ham.
Madrid Spain
This pocket map of the city of Madrid is all about the details. Covering all of the city’s major neighborhoods and major tourist attractions, the street legend even indicates which streets are one-way to help avoid an awkward turn away from traffic.
Costa Brava, Spain
The Costa Brava area of Spain (also known as the Wild Coast or Rough Coast), located in the upper corner of the Catalonia region, offers drivers a magnificent journey along the coast with panoramic views of the ocean. Small coastal towns like Cadaqués, are the destinations that attract travelers to embark on the windy roads off the beaten track.
Barcelona, spain
Pack with a dry erase pen and use this laminated map to draw the routes you need to explore Barcelona’s top tourist attractions. Tracing a path between the modernist building of Casa Batlló, Barcelona Cathedral and a hearty lunch along the bustling Las Ramblas pedestrian walkway will be a breeze.
Portugal
From International Travel Maps, this map shows settlements from large cities to towns; roads (with distances in kilometers) from 4-lane highways to tracks and trails; railways (including underpasses, overpasses, and other railway features); airports; ferries places of interest; museums; thermal baths; state-owned campsites and inns.
Lisbon, Portugal
To help navigate the capital of Portugal, the map is divided into three sections: the city center and the outlying areas to the north and south. Those who wish to learn a little more of the local language will be delighted to see that the street names and landmarks are marked in local Portuguese and English.
