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Frommer's Spain [With Map] [Paperback]

Darwin Porter , Danforth Prince
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Nov 1 2011 Frommer's Spain
  • Full-color throughout.
  • Free full-color, foldout map.
  • Completely updated every year.
  • Insider advice on avoiding the crowds as you hit all the highlights of the 17 semi-autonomous regions of Spain, from the Prado in Madrid to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, from El Escorial to Granada's Alhambra. Plus tips for navigating the country's lovely but less-traveled corners, including Galicia in the northwest and the Balearic Islands in the east.
  • Where to find the absolute best paella in Valencia, the loveliest vineyards in Rioja, the hottest tapas in Seville, and the finest suckling pig in Segovia.
  • Insightful commentary on Spain's dazzling array of art and architectural masterpieces, from the Old World classicism of Velazquez to the modernism of Picasso and Dali.
  • Opinionated reviews. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way.
  • Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people.
  • User-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.

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From the Back Cover

Hundreds of color photos

Easy-to-read maps throughout

Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas

Insider tips from local expert authors

About the Author

Veteran travel writer Darwin Porter wrote the fi rst ever Frommer’s guide to Spain. Back then it was called Spain on $5 a Day, and it became an immediate best seller in the travel book business. The only good thing about those dark days of the Franco era were the $2 hotel rooms, the $1.50 paella dinners, and the 25¢ glasses of Rioja wine. Spain has changed drastically since then, and the new Frommer’s Spain has kept up with the developments. Porter was joined in 1982 by Spanish-speaking Danforth Prince, formerly of the Paris bureau of The New York Times. Together, they have also written such Iberian guides as Frommer’s Lisbon, Frommer’s Barcelona, Frommer’s Madrid, and Frommer’s Seville, Granada, & the Best of Andalusia.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Spain with Frommers as a guide Sep 4 2012
By RandyM
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I am writing this review while currently exploring Spain. We started in Barcelona and worked our way down the Mediterainian coast and have made it to Seville. We found the Frommers guide to be indispensable all along our route. Everywhere we have stopped we consulted the guide for information about what to see and where to stay. I would highly recommend this guide to anyone who plans to visit Spain, especially if you are renting a car and exploring on your own. Between Frommers and our trusty GPS we have enjoyed an excellent holiday and we plan to continue consulting this guide as we move on to Cordoba and then to Madrid.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A complete up to date Spain Guide Feb 10 2012
By J - Published on Amazon.com
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This book has almost everything for planning a trip around Spain, its includes and of nice pictures, maps, and Prices. you can even select an accommodation within your budget, you will know all details before stepping in Spain.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for planning May 24 2012
By Steven A. Peterson - Published on Amazon.com
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I will be visiting Madrid Spain this summer. Partly, to attend a professional conference. Partly to learn more and experience a place that I have never been to before. This guide is a great help in planning activities once I get to Spain. I have had good luck with prior Frommer's guides, and I hope that this lives up to its predecessors.

Structure of this volume? At the outset, the book discusses "the best of" Spain, including small towns, vineyards, museums, and restaurants. A second chapter provides more detail on Spain and what to do while there. Chapter 3 is a series of itineraries. Then, in depth views of various areas within the country--Madrid, Andalusia, Barcelona, the Basque Country, and so on among the chapters. For each area explored, the reader will learn where to stay, where to eat, getting around, and places to see and so on.

To provide an example. . . . Madrid. The chapter begins with a discussion of transportation, the layout of the city, important neighborhoods. I will be using the Madrid Metro, and there is a nice map of the system (forewarned is forearmed). Then, discussions of places to see, such as The Prado, the Royal Palace, cathedrals, art galleries, and so on. In short, a nice--albeit not lengthy--summary of suggested places to go and to see.

The last two sections? One focuses on planning for the trip to Spain. The final segment of the book is the always helpful listing of terms and phrases.

I look to this volume as a provider of useful information when I visit Madrid. And the track record of Frommer's volumes is that I will find it a helpful resource once I get to Madrid.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but with wrong info and useless maps April 23 2012
By Ryan T Hazelton - Published on Amazon.com
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This tour guide had some decent information in it, but it also had maps that were rather useless and information that was either wrong or dated. The maps within each city description did not include train stations for Seville and Cordoba (two cities we visited) and since train travel is a great way to get around Spain, arriving in a city without a map that includes the train location makes it a bit difficult. The maps also did not carry enough detail and we even came across one map in the guide that was published with the north side of the city facing down - intuitively flawed.

The guide also listed a gay bar in Madrid that was nothing like its description - it ended up being a hustler bar and there were plenty of better options and so how this information got included, I am not sure. Overall, I have used more reliable tour guides from other publishers. This book is flashy looking - but I'd forego this one.
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