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Andalucia and Costa del Sol (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 140532113X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405321136
  • Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 10 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 159,583 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Thank goodness for Top 10 guides.' The Mail on Sunday


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Whatever you plan to do – whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget – make sure you experience the best of Andalucia with this quick reference pocket-sized guide. From the top 10 aspects of Moorish culture, to the top 10 tapas bars in Seville and nightclubs in the Costa del Sol- this guide features the insider knowledge that every visitor needs. Discover the sumptuous Moorish palaces and gardens, best beaches of Costa del Sol and Costa del Luz, unmissable museums, liveliest fiestas, most charming villages, delicious local specialties, finest flamenco venues and best restaurants to suit every budget and much more. With a free pull-out map, this is your guide to the 10 best of everything. Save time, discover the 10 best of everything to see, buy, do, taste and avoid. 'Thank goodness for Top 10 guides.' The Mail on Sunday.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not good for independent travellers, 31 Jan 2008
By BookWorm "BookWorm" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andalucia and Costa Del Sol (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide) (Paperback)
The strength of this guidebook is in its pictures - there are colour photographs throughout - and its guides to the most famous monuments which walk you through the main features in the order in which you're likely to find them. The weakness is in the maps and practical information.

The 'top ten' format is maintained rigidly throughout, even in the general information sections, which doesn't always seem appropriate. I was also unclear as to whether the top ten was in ranked order (i.e. with one being the best, ten the least good of the selection), or in no particular order. As the book often isn't comparing like with like (e.g. budget and luxury hotels in the same list), it is hard to tell.

The sightseeing sections are useful provided they cover what you need, however a lot gets missed out. Perhaps such a large region, so diverse in attractions, isn't suitable for a single guide of this size. The presentation is good and it's easy and undemanding to read, and the 'bitesize' chunks of information will be ideal for many travellers who want to know a little but not an enyclopaedia's worth. It's also small and light, suitable for carrying round in a small bag.

I would recommend this more to people on package tours or where they will have a significant level of guidance, rather than independent travellers. The maps are hard to follow and only cover the very centres of a few selected cities (Cordoba, for example, isn't included as a map even though it features heavily in the rest of the book). For travellers using public transport there is nowhere near enough information to enable travel and I got seriously lost in two cities because I was relying on this book. For example, the train stations aren't in the area covered on the maps, and there are no instructions or information about, for example, what bus to get or which direction to take.

The language section is reasonably comprehensive but the print is tiny! Those with poor eyesight might want to take a separate phrasebook.

On the whole, I liked this book some of the time, but wouldn't rely on it as a lone, independent, budget traveller. It would be a great accompaniment to a package or guided trip though.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too vast an area to be covered adequately in a small guide, 18 Sep 2007
By E. Lucas (Gibraltar) - See all my reviews
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I live in Gibraltar and frequent my Andalusian neighbouring villages and cities often. This Top Ten guide is simply not large enough to cover such a vast expanse of land. Andalusia may be rural and underpopulated but it's still a huge part of Spain with tons to do and see.
Top Ten guides are brilliant (possibly the BEST guides) for cities such as Rome, Dublin, etc, not for regions though.
Still, all in all, a compact guide albeit lacking in substance. Probably best to invest in a full DK Guide to Andalusia instead. More weight to carry by cammed with better quality and quantity of information. Avoid Andalusia in July and August!!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Andalucia and Costa del Sol, 22 Jul 2008
Poorly researched. Includes one restaurant recommendation which suggests a 'local speciality' which the restaurant in question had never served (or even heard of). Contacted DK for a comment on this and, in keeping, with the author's view of the reader they didn't bother to answer. Defintiely not recommended.
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