- Paperback: 888 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 4th Revised edition edition (31 Mar 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1740593375
- ISBN-13: 978-1740593373
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 852,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This guide to Spain aims to show the traveller how to see as much as they want on a reasonable budget. It includes climate charts, information on outdoor activities, restaurants and accommodation as well as a highlights section to help readers decide where best to go to suit their interests.
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The ancestors of today's Spaniards included Stone Age hunters from Africa; Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and other European peoples; Berber tribes from Morocco; and Phoenicians, Jews and Arabs from the Mid East. Read the first page
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27 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Spain (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Paperback)
DO NOT buy it if you don't want to sleep on a bench in the park. I visited Spain in August, 2003 -the spanish holyday-month where every little hostel seems to be fully booked I experienced that the book mainly is concerned around big tourist attractions and cities. When travelling around to small villages there is basically no information, obvioulsy as a result of what has interested the authors. But more seriously, there is a great lack of info about places to stay incl. telephone numbers which is a big problem as the tourist offices most of the time seems to be closed at this time of the year.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Overweight, stale, out of date,
By Hairy Larry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Spain (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Paperback)
I have used the Lonely Planet guides in Asia, the Middle East, and in Europe. Lately, they seem to have lost their way. Originally, the LP guides were for people who had travelled at least a little bit before and needed some pointers to an area. The guides usually had some sort of walking tours in the cities they indicated. Their guides have become filled with useless colour photos of generic scenes, The quirky, fresh information has largely disappeared -- In the summer of 2004, I used the LP guides for both Portugal and Spain. I travelled for about three months. I had been in both places before and had used a LP guide. The most recent guides are stale and minimally updated. They are also occassionally misleading; especially concerning food. Sadly, the LP guide to Spain is not worth the weight that goes along with carrying it.
A telling thing is that I saw several tourists with back packs hanging on both their back and front clutching their LP guides while staggering and sight-seeing through Spanish cities in the afternoon. This is telling for two reasons: (one) In the afternoon, in Spain, there is little to do other than siesta, eat, or drink; it is not the time to sight-see (two) Carrying two packs is carrying one pack too many; the prior generation of LP users were experienced travellers (not tourists) and would find two packs foolish. Anyhow, somehow, LP has lost focus and now better serves the Lets Go crowd instead of more experienced travellers. My advice: If this is your first trip to Europe, consider buying Lets Go. If you already know how to get your bags off of the airplane, search for an alternative by looking at country specific guides; do not buy a LP guide just because you had happily used one before. 7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you buy one travel book on spain this must be it.,
By Seth J. Frantzman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Spain (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Paperback)
When you arrive in Barcelona at 11pm and don't have a hotel this is the ONLY travel book that will solve your fears of sleeping on the street. This wonderful edition includes beautiful, detailed colored maps of Madrid, Barcelona and many black and white maps of other cities. The maps for the Madrid and Barcelona subways can be easily torn out for easy conspicuous use around town. Separate chapters detail every aspect of Spanish life, culture and customs, including histories of the essential Franco and post Franco periods. Separate chapters detail every inch of Spanish territory, from Linea De La Concepcion to Santiago to Bilboa and of course Ibiza. A wonderful book for anyone traveling, those looking for hostels and those looking for 3 star hotels will both be satisfied, whether you're a hippie or a business man or just looking for the parties in Seville and Cordoba you will be very pleased. Seth J. Frantzman 2003 |
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