Spain for Dummies

by Neil E. Schlecht

Book Overview

From Madrid and Barcelona to bullfights and tapas bars, Spain offers an amazing variety of places to go and things to do. With full coverage of Andalusia, Basque country, and Castile and Madrid,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764554956
• ISBN13: 9780764554957
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 548 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Indispensable and easy to read

This was a terrific book to have for planning and research. Information is easy to find and though the book was too big for me to pack in my suitcase, it was perfect for pre-trip reading. Worth the money, but also pick up some smaller guidebooks to take with you.

Excellent, to-the-point advice

Don't be put off by the name or techie provenance of the Dummies' guides... this is a great book for tips and overviews. Lots of practical and accessible advice. A good companion to the richly illustrated DK guides.

The only book you need to plan a vacation in Spain

This was a great travel book. I chose all of my hotels and restaurants from Spain for Dummies. My family of five went to Spain for 10 days. We went to Seville, San Sabastian, Bilboa (day trip) and Barcelona after reading about each region in this book. Each city gave us a very different flavor of what Spain has to offer. The family friendly icons made it easy to find the items that were most appropiate for us. We followed the recommendations on which small, family run hotels and inns to stay in. They were perfect because they were kid friendly, yet right in the heart of the cities. The restaurants that the Spain for Dummies recommended were excellent (I can't say the same for the hotel conceirge's recommendations). The entertainment sections were also fantastic to guide us to the best bull fight arenas, to great flamenco dancer performances, and to horse shows. Our vacation was a complete success. Now I look for Dummies books for all my travel plans (unfortunately there are not many for Asia yet).