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Fodor's Spain 2014 by Fodor's

2013-12-17T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Spain 2014
Written by Fodor's

Trade Paperback, 876 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $25.99 | 978-0-7704-3258-4 (0-7704-3258-1)

Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture, and more. In stunning full color, Fodor's Spain puts the best the country has to offer at your fingertips.

Expanded Coverage: The Guide features new hotels and restaurants in every region.

Illustrated Features: Gorgeous full-color illustrated features illuminate Spain's highlights: Gaudi's architecture, Spanish wine, tapas, flamenco, bullfighting, the Alhambra, Basque culture and language, El Camino de Santiago, the Museo del Prado, and paradors. Food spotlights introduce readers to must-try dishes in each region and beach spotlights help choose the best beaches.

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Features such as "Top Attractions," "Top Experiences," "Great Itineraries," "Top Museums," "FAQs," and "History You Can See" make planning simple. Convenient overviews present each region and its highlights, and chapter planning sections have savvy advice for making the most of your time and getting around by car, bus, and train. The pull-out map includes close-ups of Barcelona and Madrid as well as an overview of the whole country.

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor's Spain offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.

Fodor's Spain 2014 by Fodor's

2013-12-03T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Spain 2014
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 864 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $ | 978-0-7704-3259-1 (0-7704-3259-X)

Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture, and more. In stunning full color, Fodor's Spain puts the best the country has to offer at your fingertips.

Expanded Coverage: The ebook guide features new hotels and restaurants in every region.

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Features such as "Top Attractions," "Top Experiences," "Great Itineraries," "Top Museums," "FAQs," and "History You Can See" make planning simple. Convenient overviews present each region and its highlights, and chapter planning sections have savvy advice for making the most of your time and getting around by car, bus, and train.

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor's Spain ebook edition offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.

The Village Against The World by Dan Hancox

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Village Against The World
Written by Dan Hancox

eBook, 288 pages | Verso | Political Science - Utopias; Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Travel - Europe | $26.95 | 978-1-78168-188-6 (1-78168-188-0)

The land is for those who work it—"La tierra es de quien la trabaja."

One hundred kilometers from Seville, there is a small village, Marinaleda, that for the last thirty years has been at the center of a long struggle to create a communist utopia. In a story reminiscent of the Asterix books, Dan Hancox explores the reality behind the community where no one has a mortgage, sport is played in the Che Guevara stadium and there are monthly "Red Sundays" where everyone works together to clean up the neighbourhood. In particular he tells the story of the village mayor, Sánchez Gordillo, who in 2012 became a household name in Spain after leading raids on local supermarkets to feed the Andalucian unemployed.

The Village Against The World by Dan Hancox

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Village Against The World
Written by Dan Hancox

Hardcover, 288 pages | Verso | Political Science - Utopias; Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $26.95 | 978-1-78168-130-5 (1-78168-130-9)

The land belongs to those who work it—“La tierra es de quien la trabaja.”

One hundred kilometers from Seville, there is a small village, Marinaleda, that for the last thirty years has been at the center of a long struggle to create a communist utopia. In a story reminiscent of the Asterix books, Dan Hancox explores the reality behind the community where no one has a mortgage, sport is played in the Che Guevara stadium and there are monthly “Red Sundays” where everyone works together to clean up the neighbourhood. In particular he tells the story of the village mayor, Sánchez Gordillo, who in 2012 became a household name in Spain after leading raids on local supermarkets to feed the Andalucian unemployed.

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti

2013-07-30T00:30:00-05:00

The Telling Room A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese
Written by Michael Paterniti

Hardcover, 368 pages | The Dial Press | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Cooking - Spanish; Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $27.00 | 978-0-385-33700-7 (0-385-33700-0)

In the picturesque village of Guzmán, Spain, in a cave dug into a hillside on the edge of town, an ancient door leads to a cramped limestone chamber known as “the telling room.” Containing nothing but a wooden table and two benches, this is where villagers have gathered for centuries to share their stories and secrets—usually accompanied by copious amounts of wine.

It was here, in the summer of 2000, that Michael Paterniti found himself listening to a larger-than-life Spanish cheesemaker named Ambrosio Molinos de las Heras as he spun an odd and compelling tale about a piece of cheese. An unusual piece of cheese. Made from an old family recipe, Ambrosio’s cheese was reputed to be among the finest in the world, and was said to hold mystical qualities. Eating it, some claimed, conjured long-lost memories. But then, Ambrosio said, things had gone horribly wrong. . . .

By the time the two men exited the telling room that evening, Paterniti was hooked. Soon he was fully embroiled in village life, relocating his young family to Guzmán in order to chase the truth about this cheese and explore the fairy tale–like place where the villagers conversed with farm animals, lived by an ancient Castilian code of honor, and made their wine and food by hand, from the grapes growing on a nearby hill and the flocks of sheep floating over the Meseta.

What Paterniti ultimately discovers there in the highlands of Castile is nothing like the idyllic slow-food fable he first imagined. Instead, he’s sucked into the heart of an unfolding mystery, a blood feud that includes accusations of betrayal and theft, death threats, and a murder plot. As the village begins to spill its long-held secrets, Paterniti finds himself implicated in the very story he is writing.

Equal parts mystery and memoir, travelogue and history, The Telling Room is an astonishing work of literary nonfiction by one of our most accomplished storytellers. A moving exploration of happiness, friendship, and betrayal, The Telling Room introduces us to Ambrosio Molinos de las Heras, an unforgettable real-life literary hero, while also holding a mirror up to the world, fully alive to the power of stories that define and sustain us.

Advance praise for The Telling Room

“For my money, Paterniti is one of the most expansive and joyful writers around—big-hearted and humane and funny. This book is a wild and amazing ride.”—George Saunders, author of Tenth of December

“Elegant, strange, funny, and insightful, The Telling Room is a marvelous tale and a joyful read, a trip into a world peopled by some of the most remarkable characters—and, yes, cheese—in memory.”—Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

“The list of writers I would read even if they were to write about a piece of cheese has always been short, but it includes Michael Paterniti. He has proved here that if you love something enough and pay a passionate enough attention to it, the whole world can become present in it. That’s true of both the cheese and the book.”—John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of Pulphead

“An amazing achievement, The Telling Room is an inspired, masterly epic that expands and refigures the parameters of the storyteller’s art.”—Wells Tower, author of Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti

2013-07-30T00:30:00-05:00

The Telling Room A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese
Written by Michael Paterniti

eBook, 368 pages | The Dial Press | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Cooking - Spanish; Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $13.99 | 978-0-8129-9454-4 (0-8129-9454-X)

National Geographic Traveler: Portugal, 2nd Edition by Tino Soriano

2013-03-05T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Traveler: Portugal, 2nd Edition
Written by Fiona Dunlop
Photographed by Tino Soriano

Trade Paperback, 272 pages | National Geographic | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Travel - Europe; Travel | $22.95 | 978-1-4262-1024-2 (1-4262-1024-8)

Portugal is a captivating, sun-drenched land of diversity packed into an area smaller than the state of Indiana. Exploring this fascinating country, National Geographic Traveler: Portugal, 2nd Edition opens with a detailed introduction to the country's history, food, land, and culture. From the hidden alleys and grand palaces of Lisbon, Portugal's elegant capital city, to the beautiful gardens of the remote Madeira Islands off the Atlantic coast, readers will discover each of the country's seven regions. Special detailed sidebars discuss such diverse topics as Portugal's famous wines and the sultry and soulful music known as Fado.

A hefty Travelwise section includes extensive lists of handpicked hotels and restaurants and insider tips on the best tours. With meticulous maps and lavish photography, this second edition of National Geographic Traveler: Portugal ensures an exciting and memorable trip.

Completely updated and revised, with brand-new photographs, the second edition includes new experiential sidebars, insider tips from National Geographic experts and others, as well as a useful "charting your trip" section that helps you plot your upcoming trip to this beautiful country.

Fodor's Barcelona by Fodor's

2012-12-04T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Barcelona With Highlights of Catalonia & Bilbao
Written by Fodor's

Trade Paperback, 416 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $19.99 | 978-0-307-92917-4 (0-307-92917-5)

Barcelona is a top European destination for American travelers, and this stunning full color guide contains magazine-style features illustrating the city's biggest draws, from the cutting-edge cuisine to the dizzying heights of Gaudí's architecture. The city springs to life with colorful spreads covering quintessential experiences from the famous Boqueria market to the sunny beaches.

Expanded Coverage: New shopping coverage highlights the top neighborhoods to boutique-hop, complete with illustrations, maps, and spots for refueling. Craft studios, jewelry shop, and pastry emporiums are covered in addition to Barcelona’s cutting-edge design. Nightlife is revamped to include a lively mix of tapas bars and clubs that tempt readers to keep Spain’s late-night hours. A new illustrated feature on the Basque Country brings to life the Bilbao coverage in our Side Trips chapter.

Illustrated Features: Gaudí’s riveting masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia, is captured in both sweeping full-page photos and detailed close-ups. Another Gaudí feature covers all of his bright and bombastic landmarks around the city, including a walk that connects several major monuments. A seven-page illustrated feature on Spanish wine gives our readers a primer on great sips. And spotlights throughout the guide feature tapas, wine bars, the Boqueria market, and the city’s best beaches giving travelers an unparalleled sense of Barcelona.

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Tips on when to visit each neighborhood and the city’s major monuments, how and where to order the best Spanish wine, and which beaches are best for sunbathing versus surfing all help our readers navigate the city. And our city walk leads readers from the well-trafficked Rambla to the little gourmet counter of Quim de la Boqueria.

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor’s Barcelona offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor’s Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. “Word of Mouth” quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.

On-the-Go Map: A handy take-along companion map of Barcelona gives travelers essential information about top attractions, walking tours, and nearby dining so they can travel with confidence.

Fodor's Spain 2013 by Fodor's

2012-11-27T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Spain 2013
Written by Fodor's

Trade Paperback, 876 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $24.99 | 978-0-307-92946-4 (0-307-92946-9)

Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, spectacular beaches and islands, red-hot nightlife, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture such as the Alhambra, and more.

Expanded Coverage: Expanded beach coverage and new hotels and restaurants in every region.

Illustrated Features: Gorgeous full color illustrated features illuminate Spain’s highlights: Gaudi’s architecture, Spanish wine, tapas, flamenco, bullfighting, the Alhambra, Basque culture and language, El Camino de Santiago, the Museo del Prado, and paradors. Food spotlights introduce readers to must-try dishes in each region and beach spotlights help choose the best beaches.

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Features such as Top Attractions, Top Experiences, Great Itineraries, Top Museums, FAQs, and History You Can See make planning simple. Convenient overviews present each region and its highlights, and chapter planning sections have savvy advice for making the most of your time and getting around by car, bus, and train. The pull-out map includes close-ups of Barcelona and Madrid as well as an overview of the whole country.

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor’s Spain offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor’s Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. “Word of Mouth” quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.

TripAdvisor Reviews: Our experts’ hotel selections are reinforced by the latest customer feedback from TripAdvisor. Travelers can book their Spain stay with confidence, as only the best properties make the cut.

Fodor's Spain 2013 by Fodor's

2012-11-27T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Spain 2013
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 864 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $19.99 | 978-0-87637-169-5 (0-87637-169-1)

Fodor's Barcelona by Fodor's

2012-11-20T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Barcelona With Highlights of Catalonia & Bilbao
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 408 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $15.99 | 978-0-87637-184-8 (0-87637-184-5)

Barcelona is a top European destination for American travelers, and this stunning eguide features the city's biggest draws, from the cutting-edge cuisine to the dizzying heights of Gaudí's architecture. The city springs to life, covering quintessential experiences from the famous Boqueria market to the sunny beaches.

Expanded Coverage: New shopping coverage highlights the top neighborhoods to boutique-hop, complete with illustrations, maps, and spots for refueling. Craft studios, jewelry shop, and pastry emporiums are covered in addition to Barcelona’s cutting-edge design. Nightlife is revamped to include a lively mix of tapas bars and clubs that tempt readers to keep Spain’s late-night hours.

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: Tips on when to visit each neighborhood and the city’s major monuments, how and where to order the best Spanish wine, and which beaches are best for sunbathing versus surfing all help our readers navigate the city. And our city walk leads readers from the well-trafficked Rambla to the little gourmet counter of Quim de la Boqueria.

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor’s Barcelona offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor’s Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. “Word of Mouth” quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.

National Geographic Traveler: Spain, Fourth Edition by Tino Soriano

2012-10-02T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Traveler: Spain, Fourth Edition
Written by Fiona Dunlop
Photographed by Tino Soriano

Trade Paperback, 400 pages | National Geographic | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Travel - Europe; Travel | $27.95 | 978-1-4262-0955-0 (1-4262-0955-X)

Spain's vibrancy and passion are brought alive in this colorful, comprehensive guide. Filled with in-depth information and practical travel tips, it features experiential sidebars, insider tips from National Geographic experts, cut-away illustrations, detailed maps (including street-by-street city maps), and sumptuous pictures. Organized into chapters by cities and areas, it guides readers to Madrid and its museums and nightlife, Catalonia and Valencia, Basque Country and the Pyrenees, Barcelona, Castille, Andalucia, the Balearics and Canaries, and to many lesser known places as well. An elaborate introduction to Spanish history and culture provides context. Special in-depth sidebars discuss Spanish wines, Gaudi and modernism, flamenco, and more; while guided tours include a drive among Aragon's castles and around the Mudejar towns, and a walk around Madrid's enchanting Plaza Major. An extensive travel planner details practicalities, including where to find the most memorable posadas and best tapas.

Fodor's Spain 2012 by Fodor's

2012-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Spain 2012
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 864 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $12.99 | 978-0-87637-144-2 (0-87637-144-6)

Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s ebook travel guide to Spain (including Madrid, Toledo, Galicia and Asturias, Bilbao and the Basque Country, the Pyrenees, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andalusia, and Costa del Sol).

Intelligent Planning: Discover all of the essential, up-to-date travel insights you expect in a Fodor’s guide, including Fodor’s Choice dining and lodging, top experiences and attractions, and detailed planning advice.

Easy Navigation for E-Readers: Whether you’re reading this ebook from start to finish or jumping from chapter to chapter as you develop your itinerary, Fodor’s makes it easy to find the information you need with a single touch. In addition to a traditional main table of contents for the ebook, each chapter opens with its own table of contents, making it easy to browse.

Full-Color Photos and Maps: It’s hard not to fall in love with Spain as you flip through a vivid full-color photo album. Explore the layout of city centers and popular neighborhoods with easy-to-read full-color maps. Plus get an overview of Spanish geography with the convenient atlas at the end of the ebook.

What’s Covered? Get to Know Spain: Madrid’s boundless energy makes sights and sounds larger than life. The city's museums comprise one of the world's greatest repositories of Western art, the cafés in the Plaza Mayor and wine bars in Cava Baja buzz, and nightlife stretches into the wee hours around Plaza Santa Ana. Sunday’s crowded flea market in El Rasto is thick with overpriced oddities. From Madrid there are several important excursions, notably Toledo, as well as Segovia and Salamanca.

The Basque region is a country within a country, proud of its language and culture as well as its coastline along the Bay of Biscay. Cut by some 23 deep north-south valleys on the Spanish side alone, the Pyrenees has a wealth of areas to explore and a dozen highland cultures and languages to match.

The bewitching provinces of Galicia and Asturias lie in Spain’s northwest. These rugged Atlantic regions are a corner of Spain so remote it was once called finis terrae (the end of the earth). Galicia is famous for Santiago de Compostela and Asturias for its verdant hills, sandy beaches, and massive Picos de Europa mountain range.

A cultural connection with France and the rest of Europe define Catalonia. Valencia’s signature dish, paella, fortifies visitors touring the city’s medieval masterpieces and exuberant modern architecture. The Costa Blanca has party-‘til-dawn resort towns as well as small villages where time seems suspended in the last century.

The Rambla, in the heart of the Barcelona, is packed day and night with strollers, artists, street entertainers, vendors, and vamps. The city's startling architectural landmarks include Antoni Gaudí’s sinuous Casa Milà and unique Sagrada Familia church.

The Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca, and Formentera) offer something for everyone. From a summer playground for all-night clubbers in Ibiza and pristine rugged mountain beauty in Majorca to pastoral Formentera and serene Minorca.

Highlights of the eight provinces of Andalusia, include the haunting Mezquita of Córdoba, Granada’s romantic Alhambra, and seductive Seville. The Costa del Sol and Costa del Almeria are especially seductive to northern Europeans eager for a break from the cold, and vast holiday resorts sprawl along much of the coast.

Note: This ebook edition is adapted from Fodor’s Spain 2011 but differs in some content. Additionally, the ebook edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images

Fodor's See It Spain, 4th Edition by Fodor's

2011-08-02T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's See It Spain, 4th Edition
Written by Fodor's

Trade Paperback, 496 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $24.99 | 978-1-4000-0556-7 (1-4000-0556-6)

The colorful guide that brings Spain to life

• PHOTOS by the hundred
• 57 pages of COLOR MAPS
• REVIEWS of sights, restaurants, hotels, and shops, grouped by region for easy navigation
• PRACTICAL INFORMATION in every listing
• WALKING and DRIVING tours
• Cool INSIDER TIPS
• “BEST OF” lists that make itinerary planning a snap

Fodor's Portugal by Fodor's

2011-06-28T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Portugal
Written by Fodor's

Trade Paperback, 528 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $21.99 | 978-0-307-48062-0 (0-307-48062-3)

Easy planning. Hit the ground running with convenient overviews of each region, along with advice on the best wineries and golf courses, suggestions for top tours and itineraries, and tips for making the most of your time.

Expert writing, gorgeous graphics. Unique photo-features impart the country’s culture, including fabulous food and wine, religious festivals, and enchanting castles.
Local Experts Fodor’s worldwide team of 700 writers reveal their favorite haunts to enrich your travel experience.

Updated Frequently. Our writers hit the streets in search of the hot spots, while verifying that current listings still meet our high standards.

Travelers Like You. Get candid advice from fellow travelers at Fodors.com, and read their “Word of Mouth” tips throughout this book.

Barcelona by Robert Hughes

2011-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

Barcelona The Great Enchantress
Written by Robert Hughes

eBook, 192 pages | National Geographic | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Biography & Autobiography; Travel - Essays & Travelogues | $12.95 | 978-1-4262-0913-0 (1-4262-0913-4)

Beginning with a vivid description of his wedding in the splendid medieval ceremonial chamber in Barcelona's city hall, Hughes launches into a lively account of the history, art, and architecture of the storied city. He tells of architectural treasures abounding in 14th-century Barcelona, establishing it as one of Europe's great Gothic cities, while Madrid was hardly more than a cluster of huts. The city spawned such great artists as Antoni Gaudi, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Casals. Hughes's deep knowledge of the city is evident—but it's his personal reflections of what Barcelona, its people, and its storied history and culture have meant to him over the decades that sets Barcelona the Great Enchantress apart from all others' books.

The Road to Santiago by Kathryn Harrison

2011-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

The Road to Santiago
Written by Kathryn Harrison

eBook, 176 pages | National Geographic | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Biography & Autobiography; Travel - Essays & Travelogues | $20.00 | 978-1-4262-0909-3 (1-4262-0909-6)

Displaying her "real talent for conjuring far-flung times and places," Kathryn Harrison tells the mesmerizing story of her 200-mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. In the spring of 1999, Kathryn Harrison set out to walk the centuries-old pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela. "Not a vacation, " she calls it, "but a time out of time." With a heavy pack, no hotel reservations, and little Spanish, she wanted an experience that would be both physically and psychically demanding. No pain, no gain, she thought, and she had some important things to contemplate. But the pilgrim road was spattered with violets and punctuated by medieval churches and alpine views, and, despite the exhaustion, aching knees, and brutal sun, she was unexpectedly flooded with joy and gratitude for life's gifts. "Why do I like this road?" she writes. "Why do I love it? What can be the comfort of understanding my footprint as just one among the millions? ... While I'm walking I feel myself alive, feel my small life burning brightly." Throughout this deeply personal and revealing memoir of her journey, first made alone and later in the company of her daughter, Harrison blends striking images of the route and her fellow pilgrims with reflections on the redemptive power of pilgrimages, mortality, family, the nature of endurance, the past and future, the mystery of friendship. The Road to Santiago is an exquisitely written, courageous, and irresistible portrait of a personal pilgrimage in search of a broader understanding of life and self.

Fodor's Barcelona by Fodor's

2011-05-17T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Barcelona
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 416 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $9.99 | 978-0-307-92855-9 (0-307-92855-1)

Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s ebook travel guide to Barcelona.

Intelligent Planning: Discover all of the essential, up-to-date travel insights you expect in a Fodor’s guide, including Fodor’s Choice dining and lodging, top experiences and attractions, and detailed planning advice.

Easy Navigation for E-Readers: Whether you’re reading this ebook from start to finish or jumping from chapter to chapter as you develop your itinerary, Fodor’s makes it easy to find the information you need with a single touch. In addition to a traditional main table of contents for the ebook, each chapter opens with its own table of contents, making it easy to browse.

Full-Color Photos and Maps: It’s hard not to fall in love with Barcelona as you flip through a vivid full-color photo album. Explore the layout of the city center and popular neighborhoods with easy-to-read full-color maps. Plus get an overview of Spain's geography with the convenient atlas at the end of the ebook.

What’s Covered? Get to Know Barcelona: Located in the heart of the Old City, La Rambla is packed day and night with strollers, artists, and street entertainers. Discover the city's twin passions for great food and gorgeous architecture as you stroll down La Rambla to the Boqueria, Europe’s oldest open-air market, and through to the Raval, home to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. No trip to Barcelona would be complete without a visit to Antoni Gaudí’s sinuous Casa Milà and unique Sagrada Familia church, both considered masterpieces of the Moderniste oeuvre. One way or another, Barcelona will capture your full attention.

Note: This ebook edition is adapted from Fodor's Barcelona, 3rd Edition but differs in some content. Additionally, the ebook edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

Fodor's Madrid and Side Trips by Fodor's

2011-05-17T00:30:00-05:00

Fodor's Madrid and Side Trips
Written by Fodor's

eBook, 274 pages | Fodor's | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal | $8.99 | 978-0-307-92854-2 (0-307-92854-3)

Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s ebook travel guide to Madrid.

Intelligent Planning: Discover all of the essential, up-to-date travel insights you expect in a Fodor’s guide, including Fodor’s Choice dining and lodging, top experiences and attractions, and detailed planning advice.

Easy Navigation for E-Readers: Whether you’re reading this ebook from start to finish or jumping from chapter to chapter as you develop your itinerary, Fodor’s makes it easy to find the information you need with a single touch. In addition to a traditional main table of contents for the ebook, each chapter opens with its own table of contents, making it easy to browse.

Full-Color Photos and Maps: It’s hard not to fall in love with Madrid and its surrounding cities as you flip through a vivid full-color photo album. Explore the layout of city centers and popular neighborhoods with easy-to-read full-color maps. Plus get an overview of Spain’s geography with the convenient atlas at the end of the ebook.

What’s Covered? Get to Know Madrid: Madrid’s boundless energy makes sights and sounds larger than life. The Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums comprise one of the greatest repositories of Western art in the world. The cafés in the Plaza Mayor and wine bars in the nearby Cava Baja buzz, and nightlife stretches into the wee hours around Plaza Santa Ana. Sunday’s crowded flea market in El Rasto is thick with overpriced oddities.

Madrid is in the geographical center of Spain, and it’s an excellent jumping-off point for exploring other historically significant sites, most notably Toledo, Segovia and Salamanca. Other inviting cities in the regions of Castile-La Mancha and Castile-León include León, Burgos, Soria, Sigüenza, and Cuenca. Extremadura, Spain’s remote borderland with Portugal, is intriguing and often overlooked. Highlights include Cáceres, packed with medieval and Renaissance churches and palaces; Trujillo, lined with mansions of Spain’s imperial age; ancient Merida, Spain’s richest trove of Roman ruins; and the Jerte Valley, which turns white in late March with the blossoming of 1 million cherry trees.

Note: This ebook edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

Portugal - Culture Smart! by Sandy Guedes De Queiroz

2010-12-07T00:30:00-05:00

Portugal - Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Written by Sandy Guedes De Queiroz

eBook, 168 pages | Kuperard | Travel - Europe - Spain & Portugal; Reference - Etiquette; Business & Economics - Business Etiquette | $9.95 | 978-1-85733-610-8 (1-85733-610-0)

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* dos, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

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