Spain Insight Guide
Author(s): Helen Parlington
This guide includes a section detailing Spain's history, seven features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from its passion for bullfighting to its endless round of fiestas; a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and 24 maps, including maps of the Madrid and Barcelona Metro systems.
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Maps: Spain; Madrid; Madrid Province; Castile-Leon; Segovia; Castilla-La Mancha; Toledo; Extremadura; Seville; Cordoba; Granada; Andalusia; Valencia; Valencia and Murcia; Barcelona; Costa Brava; Catalonia; Aragon; Basque Country, Navarre and Rioja; Cantabria and Asturias; Galicia; The Canary Islands; The Balearic Islands. Inside front cover - Spain; Inside back cover - Madrid and Barcelona metros. Introduction & History: Bienvenido; Decisive Dates; Iberia: Beginnings; Romans and Visigoths; Moslem Spain; The Expanding Empire; The Civil War; Democracy and Autonomy. Features: The Spanish People; A Foreigner's View; The Bulls; Spanish Painting; Wildlife ; Flamenco; Food. Places: Introduction; Madrid; Madrid Province; Castile y Leon; Castilla-La Mancha; Extremadura; Seville; Cordoba; Granada; The Andalusian Heartland; Valencia and Murcia; Barcelona; Catalonia; Aragon ; The Basque Country; Navarre and La Rioja; Cantabria and Asturias; Galicia; The Canary Islands; The Balearic Islands. Picture Stories: Fiestas; Castles; Gardens; Gaudi; The Guggenheim Museum. Information Panels: The Spanish Gypsies; Cafe Life; Holy Week. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Tips on Central; Spain; Tips on Southern Spain; Tips on Eastern Spain; Tips on Northern Spain; Tips on the Canary Islands; Tips on the Balearic Islands; Language; Further Reading.
General Fields
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- : APA Publications
- : APA Publications Pte Ltd
- : 0.866
- : 01 March 2002
- : 223mm X 150mm X 23mm
- : Singapore
- : books
Special Fields
- : Helen Parlington
- : Paperback
- : 3rd Revised edition
- : 914.60483
- : 434
- : colour photographs, 24 maps