Simon Baskett Bücher

Discover Spain with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook available. Whether you're exploring Andalucia's White Towns, enjoying Madrid's nightlife, or hiking in the Picos de Europa, this guide reveals the best places to sleep, eat, drink, shop, and visit. Inside, you'll find independent, trusted reviews infused with Rough Guides' signature humor and insight to enhance your experience. The guide features full-color maps to help you navigate cities like Barcelona and Granada offline, alongside stunning photography that inspires your journey. You'll find a curated list of must-see sights and experiences, along with carefully planned itineraries to organize your trip. Detailed coverage of cities ensures you have practical advice whether you're visiting major attractions or exploring less-traveled paths. Areas covered include Madrid, Segovia, Toledo, Andalucía, Barcelona, Valencia, and the Balearics, with highlights such as the Museo del Prado, Alhambra, and Sagrada Família. Essential pre-departure information covers transportation, local culture, and etiquette, while a Contexts chapter provides historical background and a handy language section for Castilian, Catalan, Basque, and Galician. Escape the everyday with Rough Guides, a leading travel publisher known for its honest, up-to-date content and exceptional writing since 1982.

Written by a resident of the city, this guide to Madrid offers the reader a glimpse of the less well-known sights, as well as a guide to the leading tourist attractions. All the museums of this historic capital are reviewed and there is information on nearby sites, such as Toledo, Segovia, and the monastery-palace of El Escorial. Football, bars, accommodation and eating out are all covered, with additional sections on art, architecture and famous former residents, such as Goya.