- Paperback: 699 pages
- Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (Sep 19 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1598801244
- ISBN-13: 978-1598801248
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #282,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Visit the Guggenheim Bilbao where the building itself is a tremendous work of art, sample the nightlife of Madrid that ends when the offices open, and witness the excitement and gore of a bullfightRick Steves' Spain 2009 allows any traveler to experience all that the country has to offereconomically and hassle-free. Rick covers the best of Spain, from the big-name attractions to the local favorites: the golden beaches of San Sebastin, the Alhambra in Grenada, and the whitewashed hill towns of Andalusia. Offering expert advice on transportation, accommodations, and local cuisine, Rick Steves' Spain 2009 is a tour guide in your pocket.
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful
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Terrific book about Espana', Dec 22 2007
By Barbara J. Roberts "akbj" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Spain (Paperback)
Rick Steve's books are all wonderful in my opinion, but this one I especially appreciate, as my little sister has lived in Madrid for about 9 years, & I visit whenever I can. I think Steves hits the nail on head with his focus on how much of your time to spend where, although since I've been able to stay with my sister & her guy, I don't have to be concerned with hotels or hostels. I also have more time to spend, & so go slower than a tour or fast trip would. I do think his picks for where to focus a limited amount of time are on track, however, & his section on Madrid & surrounding day trips, which I am most familiar with, are straight up. I love reading his books, they go down like stories, very easy to read, & you're taking in information without even realizing it.His description of Madrid's night life is real & surreal & the truth, it is completly strange to be out on the streets & sidewalks at 11:00 PM seeing the crowds of people, not all partier's, but whole families, just strolling. It feels safe, in fact the only real crime to concern yourself with is the one Steves stress's, which is pick-pocketing. I've been fortunate although dumb on occasion, hasn't happened to me, although it did to my sister her first year or two there. Her experiences helped me learn what not to do. You never feel weird like you do in large American cities as woman alone out late.
The public transportation is also excellent as Steves states, the bus's are a bit more complicated, but you really can easily get around as a newcomer on the subways, without speaking spanish, the signs & free maps are clear, & the 10 punch cards are a bargain, exactly as he says.
I've read other of Steves books about places I haven't been, & wouldn't hesitate to place myself in his hands.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book !! The best guide to visit Spain!, Sep 12 2008
By K. Novoa "Katya" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rick Steves' Spain (Paperback)
I bought Spain 2008 for my trip. My main language is Spanish, my second language is English so I was looking for a book in Spanish to guide me into my Spain trip. I look many books in Spanish and English I couldn't find a better explained book than this Spain 2008 by Rick Steves. I just came from my trip and I have to say the book is fantastic!!! it is literally a guide to what to see what not to see and how you can save money, the advices he gives you for each city what to do and see are great, very well explained, simple and easy. Also he explains a small summary of the history around the place you will see. He says where to go and how to go, buses #, timetables and prices. I have to say he was short by 10% on each of prices. I assume it is for the economic crisis Spain is going trough so the buses he said was 1 euro in the book when was 1.10, but that is something Rick couldn't knew off course.We met some tourist in our first stop, Madrid and see them in the next cities by the end of the trip all of them were with us following what the book suggest. You will never find a better written book that guides you in a trip to Europe. The book cost me $25.00 I saved way more thatn than just with the suggestion of the splitter (Rick suggest to buy a splitter in US $2.00 cost that can be plug in the audio guide and share it by headphones for two people so you rent only one instead two if that cost an average of 4 euro each) and I visited more than 8 places that use audioguide between museums and churches. I save at last 16 euros, so the book was paid. All of the tourist friends we made came to me like I was a local that can guide them trough the tourist places in the city, and more likely I was thanks to the book. I highly recommend you to buy this book!!!! Make yourself a big favor!!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Large Areas of Spain Missing, Nov 13 2008
By 2dogmom "2dogmom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rick Steves' Spain 2009 (Paperback)
We travel off the beaten path and discovered last month in Spain that many less-traveled areas are not even mentioned. The entire province of Extremadura and all of its cities, many of which are delightful and deeply steeped in history, are missing, as well as much of the western and northern coasts. Contrast that with the amount of detail given about "The Alhambra", a very touristy site. My comments pertain to the 2007 version, which was the most recent one available. However, upon checking the index for the 2009 version I find that it, too, lacks so much.
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