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4.0 out of 5 stars
Ideal for taking sightseeing, 31 Jan 2008
This review is from: Southern Spain Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides) (Paperback)
Insight Compact Guides are among the best 'portable' guidebooks (as I think of them) on the market. This is no exception. It covers the cities of Seville, Granada and Cordoba, plus the countryside and coast of Andalucia (including the Costa del Sol).
It's a very light, small book which slips easily into a bag. In full colour throughout, with plenty of useful photos and easy to follow maps, its layout lends itself well to the tourist 'on the ground', listing sights as you encounter them. The practical information is helpful and reasonably comprehensive given the size of book, and there's general information on culture and history.
The language section is very small (just a selection of phrases on the inside back cover, and not necessarily the ones you are most likely to need) and there is no pronunciation guide, so I would recommend a separate phrasebook. There's also relatively little information on hotels or restaurants.
For planning your holiday, you might want a more detailed book with more on accommodation etc., but for walking around sightseeing this is the perfect book to take with you. It'll tell you what you want to know, without giving you a hernia from carrying it!
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