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Lonely Planet Spain (平装)
by Damien Simonis
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Spain, Travel |
| Market price: ¥ 278.00
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Ajeno (MSL quote), Finland
<2007-01-18 00:00>
I traveled in Spain (Madrid, Basque Country, Cantabria, Andalusia) in the summer of 2005 with the fifth edition of this book, and generally found it to be very useful and reasonably up-to-date. As a budget traveler not wanting to make too specific plans in advance, the listings of places to sleep (with phone numbers) in each town or city made it quite easy to find accommodation even during "high-season". (Although use of other sources as well, for example online, is advisable; Spanish towns seem to be full of cheap hotels (hostel or pensi n in Spanish) and this book, understandably, lists only a few of them.) The book is also good for finding out about the major sights, attractions and activities, as well as for general orientation when arriving to new places.
Also, the background information about Spain and its history and culture in the beginning of the book seems well worth reading, preferably before your journey, to get some sort of basic grasp of the diverse country, in case you didn't know much about it already.
Maps are quite small but again this is understandable and doesn't matter too much as you can find better, more detailed maps for free in the tourist offices of most towns.
To sum it up, this book has a great deal of useful, tight-packed information which should meet the needs of someone like me who doesn't want to carry several guidebooks in their backpack while traveling across the country. |
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Shikambu (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
Travel a lot, and have found Lonely Planet guides to be a big help... I still do... granted, some of the info is inaccurate (particularly with prices), but every guidebook provides a caveat at its beginning to warn readers of unstable prices... generally the inaccuracies never amount to more a pitance.
I found the LP Spain book to be more useful than the Let's Go! Spain guidebook as the LP book had more background information, more listings for places to stay and more maps with better detail... unfortunately, as one of the other reviewers mentioned, this book and many of their other guide books are starting to refer you to other LP mini guides... they used to throw everything you needed between those covers, but these days you almost have to carry a small library around with you to get what a early 90s LP book would give you. Still better than Let's Go!, but for how long?...
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Seth J. Frantzman (MSL quote), Israel
<2007-01-18 00:00>
This book I found superior to competitors. Its maps were better and more detailed, allowing me to get around Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and the little towns of Algeciras and La Linia without any trouble. It is a wonderful book and also has a wide variety of places to stay unlike some guidebooks which only have the most expensive or the cheapest (and most savage) places to stay. I was very happy when I found myself alone in Madrid to have this book. |
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D. Viquez (MSL quote), Costa Rica
<2007-01-18 00:00>
This is a very good book for travelers. I bought it when going to Spain last October and really gave me lots of info on where to stay and eat. Most of the information it gives you is correct and if you really know how to take the benefit out of it, then is great. It needs more info on some parts of Spain, but I guess they didn't do it like that so it doesn't get too big. In general is a very good book and no-one who travels to Spain should go without it. |
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Amber McDonald (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
I spent the past summer 2002 studying Spain and I constantly referred to this book for traveling and background information. I really liked the writing style that is clear, and even a bit funny at times. The only thing that keeps this book from truly earning 5 stars is the fact that a lot of the times and prices are really off. I felt that though it was a new edition, they did nothing to update it. I wish they would have gone back and checked to see the prices of the hostels had changed-you will too. Add about 600-800 pesetas to the quoted hostel prices. |
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Jeffrey Leeper (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
My wife and I just completed a tour of some of the major cities of Spain. Before we went, we purchased this Lonely Planet rather than the individual city guides. Since we were part of a tour and merely wanted some supplemental information, we purchased this one.
The information they give on each of the sites and monuments is helpful. Although it didn't go into intense detail, you did get enough background historical information to make some sense. This book also gave us some good ideas of sites to see which the tour we took did not tell us about.
Some of the information is a little inaccurate, don't take this information as 100 percent correct. For instance, admission to the Capilla Real is 350 ptas and not 300. The hours were a little off also. We did find the maps to be pretty accurate. The walking tour of Madrid was a little more difficult to follow, but it could be done.
A fellow traveler had the Let's Go book for Spain and Portugal. Consistently, we found her looking at our Lonely Planet for better information.
I would recommend this book for a trip to Spain. Remember that it is supplemental and should not be taking as 100 percent accurate. |
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Amazon Chick (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
I buy an LP guide before every foreign venture. I was in Spain last week and used my guide for hotel reservations and maps and restaurants and airline phone numbers in Spain. Then my "survival guide" dropped out of my bag on the streets of Madrid. I felt lost without it and there were many more times in that week that I missed it for reference. I highly recommend these guides. They are worth their weight in your back pack! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
This book continues the impressively comprehensive and reliable tradition of their namesake. We used this book in conjunction with Rick Steves' and were overall very satisfied, even considering that we were mid-range travelers. LP covers every nook and cranny of the country with thorough and accurate information. The maps are excellent. The commentary is informative. The organization is easy to follow and understand. My main critique is that the book might be too objective: it's often unclear if the guide is actually recommending a restaurant, hotel, or sight, or just merely mentioning that it exists. A "star" system to the sights, or a "don't miss eating here" section would be helpful. (Try Rick Steves, for example.) Still, the book is a solid, can't-go-wrong pick for an overall guide. |
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Sergio B Silva (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
Once again, Lonely Planet proved to be an indispensable guide to the budget traveler. I have recently been to Spain and all information on the book were precise and very useful. I think I am becoming addicted to Lonely Planet. Will I ever be able to travel without it again? |
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