Madrid, Barcelona & Spain: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook, and Maps

This is the most complete guide to Spain available in electronic format. It includes over 50,000 articles about, cities, villages, museum, national parks, caves, and other attractions. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included.

This travel guide also features five itineraries with our suggestions for your travel route:

Complete Spain in 3 weeks

Madrid in three days

Barcelona in three days

Andalusia in two weeks

The Way of St. James

Gibraltar in one day

All itineraries include links to individual attraction articles.

NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include GPS coordinates and links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.

CONTENTS:

Essentials: Spanish Phrasebook | Catalan Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay safe | Stay healthy | Respect | Contact | Units Conversion | Driving in Europe

1. SPAIN: Itineraries | Map | History | Geography | Climate | Regions | Talk | Get in | Top 20 | Castles | Natural Attractions | Culture | Spanish cuisine | Spanish Wine | Buy

2. MAPS: Spain | Madrid | Barcelona | Andalusia | Valencia and Murcia | Catalonia | Basque Country | Aragon | Cantabria | Asturias | Galicia | Castile-La Mancha | Castile-Leon | Extremadura | Balearic Islands | Canary Islands

3.1 MADRID: History | Culture | Sports | Tourism Office | Climate | Get in | Get around | Districts

3.2 Madrid Attractions: Attractions Map | A-Z | Top 10 | Itinerary | See | Do | Buy | Palaces | Museums | Buildings | Parks | Convents | Monuments | Squares & Streets | Theaters | Bullfighting

3.3 Excursions from Madrid: Toledo | Segovia | El Escorial | Valley of the Fallen | Ávila | Aranjuez | Alcala de Henares | Chinchon | Manzanares el Real | Top 10 attractions in central Spain


4.1 BARCELONA: Tourism Offices | Geography | Climate | History | Eat | Drink | Sleep

4.2 Barcelona Transport: Get in | Get around

4.3 Barcelona Attractions: Attractions Map | A-Z | Top 10 | Itinerary | Buy | Beaches

4.4 Barcelona by Area: Ciutat Vella | Eixample | Gràcia | Barceloneta | Excursions from Barcelona

4.5 Barcelona Landmarks: Civic Buildings | Churches | Towers | Parks | Streets | Plazas 

4.6 Landmarks by Architects: Antoni Gaudí | Josep Puig i Cadafalch | Lluis Domènech i Montaner

4.7 Barcelona Culture: Language | Events | Sports | Museums | Theaters | Catalan Cuisine

5. ANDALUSIA: Attractions Map | A-Z | Top 10 | Itinerary: Andalusia in 2 Weeks | History | Geography | Culture | Get in | Provinces | Cities & Towns | Cádiz | Córdoba | Granada | Seville | Málaga | Marbella | Ronda | Gibraltar | Castles | Natural Attractions | Caves | Megalithic tombs

6. MURCIA: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Kingdom of Murcia | Geography | Climate | Get in | Top Sights | Murcia City | Costa Cálida | Castles | Beaches | Natural Attractions | Caves | Festivals | Cuisine

7. VALENCIA: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Kingdom of Valencia | Geography | Climate | Get in | Top Sights | Cities | Valencia City | Costa Blanca | Castles | Natural Attractions | Caves | Hot Springs | Cuisine

8. CATALONIA: Attractions map | A-Z | History | Culture | Language | Get in | Top 10 | Cities | Barcelona | Vic | Costa Brava | Girona | Figueres | Lloret de Mar | Tossa de Mar | Blanes | Lleida | Tarragona | Salou | Reus | Tortosa | Castles | Churches and Monasteries | Natural Attractions

9. ARAGON: Attractions Map | A-Z | Geography | Climate | History | Get in | Festivals | See | Do | Cities | Zaragoza | Huesca | Teruel | Monasterio de Piedra | Alhama de Aragon | Castles | Caves | Natural Attractions

10. BASQUE COUNTRY, NAVARRE, LA RIOJA: Attractions Map | A-Z | Geography | Climate | History of the Basque people | History of Navarre | History of La Rioja | Get in | See | Cities | Bilbao | Pamplona | San Sebastian | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Castles | Caves | Natural Attraction

11. CANTABRIA: Attractions Map | A-Z | Geography | Climate | History | Get in | Culture | See | Cities | Santander | Altamira Cave | Santillana del Mar | Natural Parks | Picos de Europa National Park | Contabria caves with prehistoric paintings

12. ASTURIAS: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Geography | Climate | Get in | See | Oviedo | Gijon | Avilés | Caves with prehistoric paintings | Natural Attractions

13. GALICIA: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Geography | Climate | Culture | Get in | See | Cities | Santiago de Compostela | Corunna | Ferrol | Lugo | Viveiro | Ourense | Verín | Pontevedra | Cíes Islands | Vigo | Castles | Caves | Beaches | Natural Attractions

14. CASTILE-LEON: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Geography | Get in | Cities | Segovia | Salamanca | Avila | Burgos | Leon | Valladolid | Zamora | Palencia | Ponferrada | Medulas | Castles | Nature

15. EXTREMADURA: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Geography | See / Towns | Merida | Cáceres | Trujillo | Zafra | Guadelupe | Plasencia | Alcantara | Badajoz | Olivenza | Fregenal de la Sierra

16. CASTILE-LA MANCHA: Attractions Map | A-Z | History | Geography | Get in | Cities | Toledo | Cuenca | Albacete | Ciudad Real | Guadalajara | Castles

17. BALEARIC ISLANDS: Map | A-Z | Geography | History | Administration | Get in | Eat & Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | See | Do | Top 10 | Mallorca | Cabrera | Palma de Mallorca | Minorca | Ibiza | 

18. CANARY ISLANDS: Map | A-Z | Geography | Climate | Islands | History | Demographics | Economy | Eat & Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | Get in | See | Do | Top 10 | Tenerife | Gran Canaria | Lanzarote | Fuerteventura | La Gomera | La Palma | El Hierro | Marine life