- Paperback: 1104 pages
- Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 10th Revised edition edition (31 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1858288703
- ISBN-13: 978-1858288703
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 5.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 426,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of the most striking things about Spain is its great regional diversity--landscape, food, art and even language can differ massively from one area of the country to the next. This presents a real challenge to the guidebook writer who is effectively dealing with Espanas (Spains) rather than a single Espana. The enormous army of Rough Guide devotees will not be surprised to learn that the authors of the Rough Guide to Spain rise competently to the challenge--now in its 10th edition this Rough Guide is a clear, informative and reliable guidebook to a magnificently varied country. Broken down into regions (including the Balearics) with an unambiguous design and more than 90 maps, the Rough Guide to Spain is extremely user-friendly. The limited number of full-colour photos are well used to highlight the wealth and variety of architecture and landscape in the country. Tinted boxes give dates and details of the fiestas to be found in each region as well as the price range for accommodation and tips on language--all very useful when you're in the planning stages of a trip. On arrival, the detailed descriptions of all the major museums and monuments together with the up-to-the-minute listings of the best places to eat and drink will ensure you make the most of your visit. Whether you want to stick to the beaches or negotiate your way through the Sierra Nevada, the Rough Guide will prove an indispensable addition to your backpack.--Linda Sinclair
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"The Rough Guide to Spain" is the ultimate handbook to one of Europe's most vibrant countries. Features include: a full-colour section introducing Spain's highlights; informed accounts of all the sights, from Bilbao's stunning Guggenheim to the Moorish masterpiece of the Alhambra; first-hand descriptions of the best places to eat, drink and stay in all price ranges; practical tips on exploring the country's varied landscapes, from the wilds of Galicia to the coves of the Balearics; and lively background on Spain's history, music, architecture and arts, with the lowdown on every major fiesta.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Mucho Bueno!,
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
For first time or budget travellers to Spain, this is the guide for you. The layout takes a while to get into, sticky labels were useful, but the contents are very good. The history and cultural sections are impressive and a great help in understanding all the places you are likely to visit. Every town and city mentioned has a list of places to eat and stay, ranging from budget to 5 star, with easy to use maps showing where they all are.The only down side is that there do not appear to be many low budget places to stay, but in each town there are hostals everywhere so this is not a great problem. Overall a very well written and informative guide, I will be buying more!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Good informative guide- could be organised better,
By p.molloy@gartree.leics.sch.uk (Leicester UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rough Guide to Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
since the book is a guide and usually only parts of it are actually read the layout and indexing could have been organised better. It is useful to me to to find an area quickly and to be able to find accommodation and good restaurants quickly. The information needs to be sectioned and highlighted in a different way. Contents, were informative and useful in particular related to Barcelona.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Head and shoulders above the rest of the guides on Spain,
By M. Temelkov "mtemelkov" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rough Guide to Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
Here's why1. Has tons of information on Spain, above and beyond the other guides - culture, history, architecture, cinema, you name it. This is not a guide that you can stick in your pocket - it's 1000+ pages after all! But the sheer wealth of information makes it well worth the money. A few days ago I came back from a 2-week vacation in Spain - went there w/o any knowledge of Spanish and w/o reservation in most cities i visited - just improptu decided to visit the country, although I would not recommend doing that. The guide saved my vacation, and then made it a great one. This is the first book from the 'Rough Guide' series I've ever bought - if the rest are as good as this one, I won't even look at the other guides out there.. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Head and shoulders about other guides on Spain,
By M. Temelkov "mtemelkov" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Rough Guide to Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
I just came back from a 2-week vacation in Spain and let me tell you - this guide was well worth the money. After comparing it to all other guides on Spain I could find in stores, I decided to buy this one, because it seemed to have the most information. One guide that came close in that respect was 'The Illustrated Guide to Spain' - I already own 2 books from the 'Illustrated Guide' series and originally thought about sticking to it - but it's too picture-heavy, which in my opinion is a distraction.Boy, was I glad to have had chosen 'The Rough Guide'. Here are the reasons: 1. It has detailed information about all cities/places of interest in each of Spain's regions, incl. getting there, and accomodation choices - especially valuale is the budget accomodation info, which most guides don't have 2. It provides historical background on all sites that are worth seeing 3. The city maps with highlights on hotels and restaurants were quite valuable while visiting small towns that did not have a tourist office. 4. The menu dictionary was also very helpful, because in certain regions there aren't very many non-Spanish tourists and the waiters don't understand another language and may not give you a non-Spanish menu. 5. I also found the contexts/appendixes to be a very nice surprise - no visit to another coutry is complete w/o gaining at least a bit of knowledge of its history and culture, and the guide's content was excellent in that respect as well. Also, the mini-dictionary which is in one of the appendixes was very helpful as I went to Spain w/o any knowledge of the language. 6. The guides on eating and drinking were also quite valuable, as each region of Spain has it's own 'indigenous' food and vines. 7. Finally, I liked the layout of the guide - some guides will throw in huge fonts to try to fill in 200-300 pages - this one did not make that mistake. It is true that the guide is voluminous (1000+ pages) and won't fit into your pocket. But if you want a guide that will tell you the most about Spain, this is the book. I went to that country impromptu - w/o reservation in most cities I was planning to visit and not knowing the language (not a good idea) - and still head a smooth trip around the country and great time. |
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