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| The Rough Guide to Spain 12 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 40957
Media: Paperback
Edition: 12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 1843537605
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.6
EAN: 9781843537601
ASIN: 1843537605
Publication Date: February 19, 2007
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 They tell it like it is!! July 5, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The authors of this guidebook give lots of interesting information--along with their frank opinions!! As the book is so thick, they really can cover many, many places in Spain. We used the Galicia section for our trip, and it helped me decide in which places to stay/not stay as well as where to go on day trips. If they think the beach is ugly, they will say just that! If they like the architecture in a town, they will offer their opinion.
Because it is so thick, it is not a book that I carried around during the day.
 recommended May 17, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I traveled for three weeks driving in southern and central Spain with this 2007 Rough Guide to Spain, a 2007 DK Eyewitness Travel Spain book, and a 2004 Frommer's Spain's Best Loved Driving Tours guidebook. While each had some information the others didn't, the Rough Guide was the most informative and most used...therefore the one I'd recommend taking.
Times for museums/attractions and prices (in Euros) was accurate. The cultural information helped understand their culture. The historical information helped also. I didn't depend on the specific accommodations listed...I would typically just go into an area with many listed places (typically tourist area with nice walking right outside the room) and ask around until I find someplace. [Note: This method can be a real problem during festivals (which Spain has no scarcity of...) when rooms may be in few supply....or in high season (I traveled in early/mid May...when the flowers were out in the countryside and it wasn't too hot).]
You won't find a book that has "everything" you want to know, so consider buying a couple (like I did) or just getting one and get the most out of it you can.
Whatever you do...enjoy your trip.
'Ta Luego.....
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