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This full colour guide shows you how to navigate yourself around one of Europe′s most chic cities in the most time efficient way.
- Full day tours around the Royal Palace, the Plaza Mayor, the Prado Museum, Retiro Park, as well as eccentric palaces, and all the best cafés and tapas bars
- The best neighbourhood walks around the Madrid of the Austrias, with its royal palaces and churches: the bohemian Plaza de Santa Ana: the trio of superb art museums which form the Golden Triangle; the chic Salamanca district: and the hip, colourful neighbourhoods of Malasaña and Chueca
- Highlights the best shopping from the Rastro flea market to the boutiques of Salamanca
- Includes Day Trips to magical cities, including Toledo and Segovia, as well as the magnificent royal palace and pantheon at El Escorial.
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At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everything—in the smartest, most time–efficient way.
The best of Madrid in one, two, or three days
Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste
Hundreds of evocative photos
Bulleted maps that show you how to go from place to place
Hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife for all budgets
A tear–resistant foldout map—enclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been travelling to Madrid for years on and off and know the city well. But I have struggled to find a decent guide that covers all the ground. Some, like Lonely Planet have good maps but are superficial on museums, culture and dreadful when it comes to restaurants. Others stress culture or eating out but are thin on practicalities.
This is the only book I have found which covered the ground. And it's down to the author who writes clearly and wittily, has good taste in food and hotels and is clearly a genuine authority on Spain rather than a person shipped in to do a quick job.
This is the only book I have found which covered the ground. And it's down to the author who writes clearly and wittily, has good taste in food and hotels and is clearly a genuine authority on Spain rather than a person shipped in to do a quick job.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you are looking at this item then you have probably chosen to go to Madrid.
Madrid is lovely, inviting, warm and has lots and lots of history.
This guide is perfect. It can be read before you go so you can plan your days. It can be read whilst you're there to find something of interest.
It's a handy size too.
Tips: the walks are really recommended and this guide guides you to some areas that you wouldn't have considered.
The cycle ride from tourist information is fun and was the highlight of our visit.
The park was a full day out, with the boating lake particularly impressive.
We went for four days and didn't manage the Cultural side (not enough time) but the guide recommended what to do if you liked night-life, had children, like Culture etc. So something for everyone.
A reasonably priced, well informed, well presented guide that is neither too short or over-long.
We'll be going back to Madrid and we'll be taking this guide again too.
Madrid is lovely, inviting, warm and has lots and lots of history.
This guide is perfect. It can be read before you go so you can plan your days. It can be read whilst you're there to find something of interest.
It's a handy size too.
Tips: the walks are really recommended and this guide guides you to some areas that you wouldn't have considered.
The cycle ride from tourist information is fun and was the highlight of our visit.
The park was a full day out, with the boating lake particularly impressive.
We went for four days and didn't manage the Cultural side (not enough time) but the guide recommended what to do if you liked night-life, had children, like Culture etc. So something for everyone.
A reasonably priced, well informed, well presented guide that is neither too short or over-long.
We'll be going back to Madrid and we'll be taking this guide again too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a big fan of lonely planet and rough guides but wanted a small compact book that would be easy to use for just a couple of days visit to Madrid. The book is compact and has some really good walks included which highlight the local focal points in a sensible and sequential order.
The book lets itself down with the maps. The maps often has the same areas missed off because of a key box or they go off the page so its sometimes difficult to navigate. Additionally the information on the big parks are misleading - For example Park de Campo they state has a lake that is 10-15 minutes walk away from the cable car stop. I'm a really fast walker and you can times that by 4 at the very least. The park description for Park Retiro just needs to clearly state that if you walk in the park from along from the botanical gardens, you walk up Alfonso and then everything is on the left hand side (the lake, the palace etc). The park is massive and has no signposts. Its just very confusing.
The metro pull out is excellent and the times, descriptions and opening times of places was really good and accurate. Sorry I can't be more helpful - its really good in some ways and really not great in others.
The book lets itself down with the maps. The maps often has the same areas missed off because of a key box or they go off the page so its sometimes difficult to navigate. Additionally the information on the big parks are misleading - For example Park de Campo they state has a lake that is 10-15 minutes walk away from the cable car stop. I'm a really fast walker and you can times that by 4 at the very least. The park description for Park Retiro just needs to clearly state that if you walk in the park from along from the botanical gardens, you walk up Alfonso and then everything is on the left hand side (the lake, the palace etc). The park is massive and has no signposts. Its just very confusing.
The metro pull out is excellent and the times, descriptions and opening times of places was really good and accurate. Sorry I can't be more helpful - its really good in some ways and really not great in others.
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Not good, annoying
In brief, its not what it says.!!
The book is outdated when it comes to restaurants, timings, fees etc.. Read more
The book is outdated when it comes to restaurants, timings, fees etc.. Read more
Published 20 days ago by blueban
very useful guide
this is a very good guide. used it all the time while wandering around Madrid. A few restaurants have moved since, a few were closed although they were indicated to be open on... Read more
Published 14 months ago by MK
good pocket guide!
If you want a guide with lots of information this is not the guide for you....but if you want recommendations about places to visit, routes and how best use your time in... Read more
Published 18 months ago by folly
Another useful Frommer's guide to add to your travel library
When planning a girlie weekend in Madrid with my best friend, I bought this book as I'd previously used their Prague guide and had a great trip as a result. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2010 by Ms. S. Smith
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