Berlitz: Spain Pocket Guide
Berlitz
Language: English
Pages: 133
ISBN: 1780041365
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This fully revised and updated Berlitz Pocket Guide is packed with all the information you need to enjoy Spain, in a genuinely pocketable format. Places to go and unmissable attractions are explored within easy-to-use, colour-coded sections, so you can locate the information you need at a glance. The country's top 10 attractions are identified on a dedicated double-page spread to help you plan your trip and ensure that you see the very best sights, areas of natural beauty and more. The brand new feature A Perfect Tour offers top recommendations for a truly heavenly day out exploring Spain's most memorable places and linking the key sights together. Not only does the guide provide in-depth information but there are full-colour photographs throughout providing a highly visual introduction to this stunning destination. Full colour fold-out maps are also included to provide instant orientation wherever you are. A concise history chapter and the handy cultural tips throughout combine to give you a deeper understanding of the country's heritage. The Where To Go section details Spain's must-see sights, landmarks and museums, whilst What To Do covers the best of Spain's shopping, activities, entertainment and sports, as well as ideas for children. The Eating Out chapter recommends Spain's local specialities, and the comprehensive Travel Tips section provides an A-Z summary of all the expert practical advice you will need, including reliable recommendations of hotels and restaurants to suit all budgets, as well as information on climate, health, transport, currency and much more. Small in size but big on content, this guide will help you get to the heart of this truly exciting country and all it has to offer.
cathedral in the centre of the mosque. With heavy ornamentation, a blaze of colour and human images in paint, stone and wood, it contrasts shockingly with the understated simplicity of Islamic design. Set in the southeast wall is the splendid 10th-century mihrab (the niche pointing towards Mecca) lined with marble and gold mosaics, and the maksourah, the enclosure where the caliph attended to his prayers. Inside La Mezquita, Córdoba Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications A Christian king, Alfonso XI,
birdwatcher’s paradise. The tourist office at Deltebre can supply general information, maps, and details of boat excursions and birdwatching sites. Non-birdwatchers can enjoy the wide open spaces, the glittering green rice paddies (the basic ingredient for paella is grown here) and glimpses of the sleepy rural lifestyle. Tortosa held a key strategic role for centuries as the last major town before the sea. Guarding the Ebro river, the La Zuda fortress at the top of the town was constructed by
famous Dama de Elche sculpture, which dates from the 5th century BC (the original is in Madrid). The most famous stretch of the Costa Cálida, which forms the southern part of the Costa Blanca, is the Mar Menor (Little Sea), a vast lagoon almost completely sheltered from the Mediterranean by a 22km (14-mile) spit. High-rise resort facilities have multiplied on the sandy breakwater, La Manga. Cartagena, named after the Carthaginians, is an important port and naval base with a harbour overlooked
emergency. Motorcycle riders and their passengers must wear crash helmets. Don’t drink and drive: the permitted blood-alcohol level is low, penalties are stiff and random breath tests are often carried out. Roads are patrolled by the motorcycle police of the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil). They can impose on-the-spot fines for minor offences, including speeding and travelling too close to the car in front. Full tank, please, top grade. Llénelo, por favor, con super. Please check the oil/
in power. 1975 Franco dies; King Juan Carlos accedes. 1978 New democratic constitution ratified. 1986 Spain joins the EU. 2004 Ten bombs kill 201 on Madrid commuter trains. Socialists elected. 2010 Spain wins the football World Cup in South Africa. 2014 King Juan Carlos I abdicates in favour of his son Felipe. 2015 Regional and autonomous elections: new parties including Podemos and Ciudadanos make important gains securing control over Madrid and Barcelona ahead of general elections in