Spain Insight Guide

Description

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.

Table of contents

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.