Lonely Planet Spain

by Damien Simonis; Tim Nollen; John Noble

• ISBN13: 9780864426338
• ISBN10: 086442633X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

When in Spain, do as the Spaniards do! This down-to-each guide will help you to get lost in Granada's old Muslim district, find the best tapas in San Sebastian, explore remote valleys in Extremadura and experience a 'disco surise' at Ibiza. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 9
This Book	p. 13
Foreword	p. 14
Introduction	p. 17
Facts About Spain	p. 19
Geography	p. 41
Climate	p. 43
Ecology and Environment	p. 44
Flora and Fauna	p. 46
Government and Politics	p. 51
Economy	p. 53
Population and People	p. 54
Education	p. 55
Arts	p. 56
Spanish Architecture	p. 65
Religion	p. 83
Language	p. 84
Facts for the Visitor
Suggested Itineraries	p. 85
Planning	p. 86
Tourist Offices	p. 88
Visas and Documents	p. 89
Embassies and Consulates	p. 92
Customs	p. 93
Money	p. 93
Bullfighting	p. 97
Post and Communications	p. 105
Internet Resources	p. 108
Books	p. 108
Film	p. 111
CD ROM	p. 112
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 112
Radio and TV	p. 112
Video Systems	p. 113
Photography	p. 113
Time	p. 114
Electricity	p. 114
Weights and Measures	p. 114
Laundry	p. 114
Toilets	p. 114
Health	p. 114
Women Travellers	p. 121
Gay and Lesbian Travellers	p. 122
Disabled Travellers	p. 123
Senior Travellers	p. 123
Travel With Children	p. 123
Useful Organisations	p. 124
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 124
Legal Matters	p. 125
Business Hours	p. 127
Public Holidays and Special Events	p. 127
Activities	p. 129
Courses	p. 132
Work	p. 133
Accommodation	p. 134
Entertainment	p. 138
Spectator Sports	p. 139
Shopping	p. 140
Eating and Drinking in Spain	p. 141
Getting There and Away	p. 157
Air	p. 157
Land	p. 166
Sea	p. 171
Organised Tours	p. 172
Warning	p. 173
Getting Around	p. 174
Air	p. 174
Bus	p. 174
Car and Motorcycle	p. 178
Bicycle	p. 181
Hitching	p. 181
Boat	p. 182
Local Transport	p. 182
Organised Tours	p. 182
Madrid	p. 183
History	p. 183
Orientation	p. 185
Information	p. 186
Walking Tour	p. 192
Museo del Prado	p. 193
Museo Thyseen-Bornemisza	p. 198
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia	p. 200
Habsburg Madrid	p. 200
Palacio Real, La Latina and Lavapies	p. 203
Plaza de Espana and Around	p. 205
Malasana and Chueca	p. 207
Plaza de Colon to the Prado	p. 210
The Prado to Sol	p. 214
Salamanca and Around	p. 215
Outside the Centre	p. 216
Swimming	p. 218
Language Courses	p. 218
Work	p. 219
Organised Tours	p. 219
Special Events	p. 220
Places to Stay	p. 221
Places to Eat	p. 225
Entertainment	p. 231
Shopping	p. 239
Spectator Sports	p. 239
Getting There and Away	p. 240
Getting Around	p. 242
Comunidad de Madrid	p. 245
San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Around	p. 245
South of Madrid	p. 249
Alcala de Henares	p. 251
South of Alcala	p. 252
Sierra de Guadarrama	p. 252
North of Madrid	p. 253
Castilla Y Leon	p. 255
The South-West	p. 255
Avila	p. 256
Sierra de Gredos	p. 262
Salamanca	p. 264
Around Salamanca	p. 271
Ciudad Rodrigo	p. 271
Sierra de la Pena de Francia	p. 273
The Central Plateau	p. 274
Segovia	p. 274
Around Segovia	p. 281
A Castle Trail	p. 281
Valladolid	p. 282
Around Valladolid	p. 286
Palencia	p. 288
Around Palencia	p. 289
Montana Palentina	p. 290
The Road to Zamora	p. 291
Zamora	p. 293
Around Zamora	p. 295
Leon and The North-West	p. 296
Leon	p. 296
East of Leon	p. 301
West of Leon	p. 302
Eastern Castilla y Leon	p. 305
Burgos	p. 305
Around Burgos	p. 311
Routes North of Burgos	p. 312
South to the Rio Duero	p. 312
West along the Rio Duero	p. 314
East along the Rio Duero	p. 315
Soria	p. 317
Around Soria	p. 320
South of Soria	p. 321
Castilla-La Mancha	p. 323
Toledo	p. 325
Around Toledo	p. 338
The West	p. 339
Talavera de la Reina	p. 339
Around Talavera de la Reina	p. 339
Montes de Toledo	p. 339
The South	p. 340
Ciudad Real	p. 340
Ciudad Real Province	p. 341
South-East to Albacete	p. 343
Albacete	p. 344
Around Albacete	p. 346
The North-East	p. 346
Cuenca	p. 346
Serrania de Cuenca	p. 349
Around Cuenca	p. 350
Guadalajara	p. 350
La Alcarria and Beyond	p. 351
Siguenza	p. 352
Around Siguenza	p. 354
Barcelona	p. 355
History	p. 356
Orientation	p. 359
Information	p. 362
La Rambla	p. 366
Barri Gotic	p. 367
El Raval	p. 372
La Ribera	p. 373
Parc de la Ciutadella	p. 374
La Barceloneta and Port Olimpic	p. 375
Port Vell	p. 375
L'Eixample	p. 376
Gracia	p. 383
Montjuic	p. 383
Parc Guell	p. 388
Tibidabo	p. 389
Camp Nou	p. 390
Pedralbes	p. 390
Swimming	p. 391
Language Courses	p. 391
Organised Tours	p. 391
Special Events	p. 392
Places to Stay	p. 392
Places to Eat	p. 398
Entertainment	p. 405
Shopping	p. 410
Spectator Sports	p. 410
Getting There and Away	p. 411
Getting Around	p. 414
Catalunya (Cataluna)	p. 417
Costa Brava	p. 419
Tossa de Mar	p. 423
Palafrugell and Around	p. 427
Girona	p. 430
Besalu	p. 436
Torroella de Montgri	p. 436
Verges	p. 437
L'Estartit and the Illes Medes	p. 437
L'Escala and Empuries	p. 438
Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Emporda	p. 440
Cadaques and Around	p. 441
Cadaques to the French Border	p. 443
Figueres	p. 444
The Pyrenees	p. 448
Olot	p. 449
Parc Natural de la Zona Volcanica de la Garrotxa	p. 451
Ripoll	p. 452
Vall Alto del Ter	p. 453
Vall de Nuria and Ribes de Freser	p. 454
Puigcerda	p. 456
Around Puigcerda	p. 458
Serra del Cadi	p. 459
La Seu d'Urgell	p. 461
Vall de la Noguera Pallaresa	p. 464
Parc Nacional d'Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici and Around	p. 465
Vall d'Aran	p. 470
West of Barcelona	p. 474
Montserrat	p. 474
Sant Sadurni d'Anoia and Vilafranca del Penedes	p. 476
Lleida	p. 477
Conca de Barbera	p. 481
Southern Catalunya	p. 482
Sitges	p. 482
Tarragona	p. 485
Port Aventura	p. 489
Ebro Delta	p. 490
Tortosa	p. 490
Andorra	p. 492
Facts about Andorra	p. 492
Facts for the Visitor	p. 493
Getting There and Away	p. 498
Getting Around	p. 499
Andorra La Vella	p. 499
Around Andorra La Vella	p. 504
North-Western Andorra	p. 505
La Massana	p. 505
Estacions d'Esqui Arinsal and Pal	p. 505
Ordino	p. 506
Llorts	p. 507
Estacio d'Esqui Ordino-Arcalis	p. 507
Eastern Andorra	p. 508
Encamp	p. 508
Estacio d'Esqui Soldeu-El Tarter	p. 508
Estacio d'Esqui Pas de la Casa-Grau Roig	p. 509
Aragon	p. 511
Central Aragon	p. 513
Zaragoza	p. 513
Around Zaragoza	p. 521
East of Zaragoza	p. 523
Tarazona	p. 523
Around Tarazona	p. 524
Pyrenees and the North	p. 524
Huesca	p. 525
North Of Huesca	p. 527
East Of Huesca	p. 527
Benasque and the North-East	p. 528
Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido	p. 530
Jaca	p. 534
Canfranc-Estacion	p. 536
Ski Resorts North of Jaca	p. 536
West of Jaca	p. 537
North-Western Aragon	p. 538
The South	p. 539
Teruel	p. 540
Rincon De Ademuz	p. 543
Albarracin	p. 544
El Maestrazgo	p. 545
Camino de Santiago	p. 547
Pais Vasco, Navarra and La Rioja	p. 555
Pais Vasco	p. 555
San Sebastian	p. 559
East of San Sebastian	p. 567
South of San Sebastian	p. 568
Along the Coast	p. 569
Bilbao	p. 572
Around Bilbao	p. 578
Vitoria	p. 579
Around Vitoria	p. 581
Navarra	p. 582
Pamplona	p. 582
East of Pamplona	p. 588
West of Pamplona	p. 589
The Pyrenees	p. 591
South of Pamplona	p. 595
La Rioja	p. 597
Logrono	p. 597
Wine Region	p. 598
West of Logrono	p. 599
South of Logrono	p. 600
Cantabria and Astrurias	p. 602
Cantabria	p. 602
Santander	p. 603
Around Santander	p. 608
Eastern Cantabria	p. 608
Southern Cantabria	p. 610
Western Cantabria	p. 610
Principado de Asturias	p. 614
Oviedo	p. 615
Western Asturias	p. 621
Eastern Asturias	p. 625
Picos de Europa	p. 631
Western Picos and the Lakes	p. 634
Macizo Central	p. 636
Eastern Picos	p. 640
Galicia	p. 644
Santiago de Compostela	p. 647
La Coruna and the Rias Altas	p. 655
La Coruna	p. 655
Rias Altas	p. 658
The Costa da Morte	p. 662
Malpica de Bergantinos	p. 662
Corme	p. 663
Laxe and Around	p. 663
Camarinas and Around	p. 663
Muxia and Around	p. 663
Finisterre	p. 664
Towards the Rias Bajas	p. 664
Rias Bajas	p. 664
Ria de Muros y Noia	p. 664
Ria de Arousa	p. 665
North of the Ria de Pontevedra	p. 667
Pontevedra	p. 668
South of the Ria de Pontevedra	p. 671
North of the Ria de Vigo	p. 672
Vigo	p. 672
Around Vigo	p. 676
The South	p. 676
The Coast	p. 676
Rio Mino	p. 678
The Interior	p. 679
Orense	p. 680
Around Orense	p. 681
Rio Sil	p. 682
Lugo	p. 682
Valencia	p. 685
Valencia City	p. 687
Around Valencia	p. 698
Costa del Azahar	p. 699
Sagunto	p. 699
Castellon de la Plana	p. 700
Benicasim	p. 701
Peniscola	p. 702
Vinaros	p. 702
Inland Valencia	p. 702
El Maestrazgo	p. 703
Vilafames	p. 705
Montanejos	p. 706
Requena	p. 706
Jativa	p. 707
Villena	p. 708
Central Valleys	p. 709
Elche	p. 710
Orihuela	p. 711
The Costa Blanca	p. 711
Gandia	p. 712
Denia	p. 713
Javea	p. 713
Calpe	p. 713
Altea	p. 714
Benidorm	p. 714
Alicante (Alacant)	p. 715
Santa Pola	p. 719
Torrevieja	p. 720
Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands)	p. 721
Mallorca	p. 724
Palma de Mallorca	p. 727
South-West Coast	p. 733
North-West Coast and Serra de Tramuntana	p. 734
Badia d'Alcudia	p. 738
East Coast	p. 739
The Interior	p. 741
Ibiza	p. 742
Ibiza City	p. 744
East Coast	p. 749
North Coast and Interior	p. 751
West Coast	p. 752
South Coast	p. 752
Formentera	p. 753
Menorca	p. 757
Mao	p. 759
Ciutadella	p. 763
The Interior -- Mao to Ciutadella	p. 763
North Coast	p. 767
South Coast	p. 768
Murcia	p. 770
Murcia City	p. 770
Cartagena	p. 774
Costa Calida	p. 776
Lorca	p. 776
Parque Natural de Sierra Espuna	p. 778
Andalucia	p. 779
Sevilla Province	p. 783
Sevilla	p. 783
Around Sevilla	p. 806
La Campina	p. 807
Parque Natural Sierra Norte	p. 808
Huelva Province	p. 809
Huelva	p. 809
Around Huelva	p. 810
Eastern Coast	p. 812
Parque Nacional de Donana	p. 812
Minas de Riotinto	p. 816
West of Huelva	p. 816
Aracena	p. 817
West of Aracena	p. 817
Cadiz Province	p. 818
Cadiz	p. 818
El Puerto de Santa Maria	p. 823
Sanlucar de Barrameda	p. 825
Jerez de la Frontera	p. 827
Arcos de la Frontera	p. 832
Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema	p. 834
Costa de la Luz	p. 837
Tarifa	p. 840
Parque Natural Los Alcornocales	p. 843
Algeciras	p. 843
La Linea	p. 846
Gibraltar	p. 846
Malaga Province	p. 852
Malaga	p. 852
Costa del Sol	p. 859
El Chorro and Around	p. 866
Ronda	p. 866
Around Ronda	p. 871
Antequera	p. 872
Around Antequera	p. 873
East of Malaga	p. 874
Cordoba Province	p. 875
Cordoba	p. 876
Around Cordoba	p. 885
South of Cordoba	p. 886
Granada Province	p. 886
Granada	p. 886
Around Granada	p. 903
Alhama de Granada	p. 903
Guadix	p. 904
Sierra Nevada	p. 904
Las Alpujarras	p. 906
The Coast	p. 912
Jaen Province	p. 913
Jaen	p. 913
Baeza	p. 916
Ubeda	p. 917
Cazorla	p. 920
Around Cazorla	p. 921
Almeria Province	p. 926
Almeria	p. 926
Around Almeria	p. 929
Cabo de Gata	p. 930
Mojacar	p. 933
Extremadura	p. 936
Northern Extremadura	p. 938
La Vera	p. 938
Valle del Jerte	p. 940
Valle del Ambroz	p. 941
Las Hurdes	p. 941
Sierra de Gata	p. 943
Coria and Around	p. 944
Plasencia	p. 944
Parque Natural Monfrague	p. 945
Central Extremadura	p. 947
Caceres	p. 947
Alcantara	p. 952
Trujillo	p. 953
Guadalupe	p. 955
Southern Extremadura	p. 958
Merida	p. 958
Badajoz	p. 962
Zafra	p. 965
Around Zafra	p. 966
Language	p. 967
Spanish	p. 967
Basque	p. 970
Catalan	p. 971
Galician	p. 972
Glossary	p. 973
Food Glossary	p. 977
Acknowledgments	p. 980
Index	p. 994
Text	p. 994
Boxed Text	p. 1007
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