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Rick Steves' Spain 2010 with map

Rick Steves' Spain 2010 with map
By Rick Steves

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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Spain.

In this guide, you’ll find an inviting mix of exciting cities and cozy towns. Explore the lively cities of Madrid, Barcelona, and Sevilla, and follow the Route of the White Hill Towns in Andalucía’s sun-drenched countryside. Experience the works of the great masters — from El Greco to Picasso to Dalí — and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums. Self-guided walks lead you through the castles, cathedrals, and villages of this ancient but modern land. End your day with a glass of Rioja wine and a plate of tapas — then join the locals for an evening of flamenco.

Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He’ll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You’ll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #10460 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-10-06
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 792 pages

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Wonderfully concise and accurate guide to Spain5
Highly recommended. I used the Rick Steves guide for a recent trip to Spain and found it invaluable. It is clearly written, entertaining, concise, and up-to-date. When I tried using a second travel guide in Barcelona, although it had more restaurants and hotels listed, I found the information was not as complete or as current. The Rick Steves guide is particularly useful if you have one to three weeks to visit Spain and need to be selective about where to visit due to time constraints. This book does not include every single place in Spain. Instead, it covers what Rick Steves considers to be the highlights. I found that very helpful in planning the trip. If you plan to spend six weeks in this country, or need a comprehensive guide to every single area in Spain, you may want to use Amazon to "look inside" the book to see if it meets your needs. Personally, I'm very glad I took this Rick Steves guide with me to Spain.

Rick Steve's Spain 20102
It was very disapointing. We have always used Rick for our traveling (Rome, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Germany) but unfortunatly he let us down this time. We went to Barcelona for 4 days but I found it very difficult to plan using this book. He does a poor job of giving good distance references and very limited hotel options. Many of his recommended hotel's are on Ramblas which is not a very safe area to stay, especially at night. Also, there are quite a bit of resturant guides which seems a little "fishy". Barcelona is a huge city maybe it needs to be its own book.

Please, do not bother, look for the better travel book2
I just came from Spain and I got this book as one of 3 , I always take the books to the trip even the lagguage is
very heavy but if you have a good travel book, it is priceless in your trip.
One travel book of Northern Spain my husband and I used it every day for 2 weeks although we found out
that it was 2 years old and that was a minus espessialy in restaurants.
Rick Steves book I saved for the solo travel in Madrid and Toledo, it looked basic and not so heavy,
it was easy to put in pocketbook.
When I started to use it I was so upset with this book: very superficial, not so much depth in it,
he surfaces most famous places in Spain, that is all, no surprise in it, nothing to find but already
well known and not so much intelligence as well. I realized in TV travel show you can show the
pretty photos and say couple of words, you do not need to be smart, just have a pleasant voice.
The description of Prado was patetic, so as of cathedral guide in Toledo.
This book was not for me, it did not give me anything that I needed know, I did not like the style of the book
as well. I strongly recomend to look for something else before you just buy this one on the spot as I did.
I will never will use his books for travel, it is decided for me. Good luck with your adventures!