Frommer's Spain 2002 Book

	List of Maps	ix
	What's New in Spain	1
1	The Best of Spain	4
1	The Best Travel Experiences	4
2	The Best Small Towns	8
3	The Best Beaches	9
4	The Best Castles & Palaces	11
5	The Best Museums	11
6	The Best Cathedrals & Churches	13
7	The Best Vineyards & Wineries	14
8	The Best Festivals	17
9	The Best Paradors	18
10	The Best Luxury Hotels	20
11	The Best Hotel Bargains	22
12	The Best Restaurants	23
2	A Traveler's Guide to Spanish Art & Architecture	26
1	Art 101	26
2	Architecture 101	30
3	Planning Your Trip to Spain	38
1	The Regions in Brief	38
2	Visitor Information, Entry Requirements & Customs	42
3	Money	44
	The Spanish Peseta & the New Euro	45
4	When to Go	46
	Spain Calendar of Events	47
5	Special-Interest Vacations	51
6	Health & Insurance	55
7	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	56
8	Getting There	59
	Fly for Less: Tips for Getting the Best Airfares	60
9	Getting Around	66
	Riding the Rails in Style	68
10	Planning Your Trip Online	71
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	72
11	Tips on Accommodations	74
	Fast Facts: Spain	76
4	Madrid	80
1	Orientation	81
	Neighborhoods in Brief	83
2	Getting Around	84
	Fast Facts: Madrid	85
3	Where to Stay	89
	Family-Friendly Hotels	100
4	Where to Dine	106
	An Early Evening Tapeo	110
5	Seeing the Sights	130
	Frommer's Favorite Madrid Experiences	139
6	Shopping	143
7	Madrid After Dark	149
	The Sultry Sound of Flamenco	154
5	Side Trips from Madrid	161
1	Toledo	161
	The Siege of the Alcazar	169
2	Aranjuez	175
3	San Lorenzo de El Escorial	178
4	Segovia	181
5	Alcala de Henares	187
6	El Pardo	188
7	Chinchon	190
8	Avila	191
	A Saint & Her City	193
9	Cuenca	197
6	Old Castile & Leon	201
1	Ciudad Rodrigo	201
2	Salamanca	204
3	Zamora	212
4	Leon	214
5	Valladolid	219
6	Burgos	222
7	Extremadura	228
1	Guadalupe	228
	Land of the Conquistadors	230
2	Trujillo	231
3	Caceres	234
4	Merida	238
5	Badajoz	242
6	Zafra	244
8	Andalusia	246
1	Jaen, Baeza & Ubeda	246
2	Cordoba	253
3	Seville	264
	Ole: A Day at the Bullfight	270
	The Legacy of al-Andalus	282
4	Jerez de la Frontera	285
5	Cadiz	290
6	Costa de la Luz	293
7	Ronda	295
8	Granada	300
9	The Costa del Sol	315
1	Algeciras	315
	Beaches: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly	318
2	Tarifa	319
3	Estepona	319
4	Puerto Banus	321
5	Marbella	321
	A Marbella Tasca Crawl	330
6	Fuengirola & Los Boliches	331
7	Mijas	333
8	Torremolinos	334
9	Malaga	340
10	Nerja	347
10	Valencia & the Costa Blanca	351
1	Valencia	351
	The Disappearing Barracas	363
2	Benidorm	365
3	Alicante	368
4	Elche	373
5	Murcia	374
11	Barcelona	377
1	Catalonian Culture	378
2	Orientation	380
	The Barcelona Card	382
	Neighborhoods in Brief	383
3	Getting Around	385
	Fast Facts: Barcelona	388
4	Where to Stay	390
	Family-Friendly Hotels	397
5	Where to Dine	400
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	410
6	Seeing the Sights	417
	Frommer's Favorite Barcelona Experiences	422
7	Active Pursuits	431
8	Shopping	432
9	Barcelona After Dark	437
12	Catalonia	445
1	Montserrat	446
	A Journey to Andorra	448
2	Tarragona	449
	The Beaches of the Costa Dorada	454
3	Sitges	455
	We'll Have a Gay Old Time	456
	Rusinol: The Enigmatic Figure of Modernisme	459
13	Girona & the Costa Brava	463
1	Girona	463
2	Lloret de Mar	471
3	Tossa de Mar	473
4	Figueres	476
	The Mad, Mad World of Salvador Dali	478
5	Cadaques	480
14	Aragon	483
1	Zaragoza	483
2	Tarazona	490
3	Calatayud	491
4	Nuevalos/Piedra	492
5	Sos del Rey Catolico	493
15	Navarre & La Rioja	494
1	Pamplona (Iruna)	494
	The Running of the Bulls	499
2	Olite	503
3	Tudela	505
4	Sanguesa	506
5	Logrono	508
6	Haro	511
16	The Basque Country	513
1	San Sebastian	514
2	Fuenterrabia	526
3	Guernica	528
4	Bilbao	530
5	Vitoria	539
17	Cantabria & Asturias	543
1	Laredo	544
2	Santander	546
3	Santillana del Mar & Cuevas de Altamira	550
4	Los Picos de Europa	553
Driving Tour 1	Panes to Potes	554
Driving Tour 2	Potes to Cangas de Onis	555
Driving Tour 3	Cangas de Onis to Panes	556
5	Gijon (Xixon)	559
6	Oviedo (Uvieu)	561
18	Galicia	566
1	La Coruna	566
2	Santiago de Compostela	572
	The World's Oldest Hotel	576
3	Rias Altas	580
4	Rias Bajas	583
5	Pontevedra	584
6	Lugo	587
7	El Grove & La Toja	589
8	Tuy (Tui)	591
19	The Balearic Islands	592
1	Majorca	592
2	Ibiza	622
3	Formentera	639
4	Minorca	642
Appendix A	Spain in Depth	660
1	Spain Today	660
2	History 101	662
	Dateline	662
	The Spectacle of Death	664
3	A Taste of Spain	667
Appendix B	Useful Terms & Phrases	672
1	Basic Vocabulary	672
	Index	675