Frommer's® Spain 2005 Book

	List of Maps	vii
	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	10
5	The Best Museums	11
6	The Best Cathedrals & Churches	12
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	21
12	The Best Restaurants	22
2	A Traveler's Guide to Spanish Art & Architecture	25
1	Art 101	25
2	Architecture 101	29
3	Planning Your Trip to Spain	36
1	The Regions in Brief	36
2	Visitor Information	40
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	40
	Destination Spain: Red Alert Checklist	41
4	Money	43
	The Euro, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound	44
5	When to Go	46
	Spain Calendar of Events	47
6	Travel Insurance	51
7	Health & Safety	52
8	Specialized Travel Resources	55
9	Planning Your Trip Online	57
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	58
10	The 21st-Century Traveler	59
	Online Traveler's Toolbox	60
11	Getting There	61
12	Packages for the Independent Traveler	66
13	Escorted General-Interest Tours	66
14	Special-Interest Trips	68
15	Getting Around	71
	Riding the Rails in Style	75
16	Tips on Accommodations	76
	Fast Facts: Spain	78
4	Madrid	83
1	Orientation	84
	Neighborhoods in Brief	86
2	Getting Around	87
	Fast Facts: Madrid	90
3	Where to Stay	92
	Family-Friendly Hotels	104
4	Where to Dine	107
	An Early Evening Tapeo	113
5	Seeing the Sights	133
	Frommer's Favorite Madrid Experiences	142
6	Shopping	144
7	Madrid After Dark	149
	The Sultry Sound of Flamenco	154
5	Side Trips from Madrid	161
1	Toledo	161
2	Aranjuez	175
3	San Lorenzo de El Escorial	177
4	Segovia	181
5	Alcala de Henares	187
6	Chinchon	188
7	Avila	189
8	Cuenca	194
6	Old Castile & Leon	198
1	Ciudad Rodrigo	198
2	Salamanca	201
3	Zamora	209
4	Leon	211
5	Valladolid	215
6	Burgos	219
7	Extremadura	225
1	Guadalupe	225
	Land of the Conquistadors	226
2	Trujillo	228
3	Caceres	232
4	Merida	235
5	Zafra	239
8	Andalusia	241
1	Jaen, Baeza & Ubeda	241
2	Cordoba	249
3	Seville	258
4	Jerez de la Frontera	278
5	Cadiz	282
6	Costa de la Luz	285
7	Ronda	287
	Prehistoric Cave Paintings	288
8	Granada	291
9	The Costa del Sol	306
1	Algeciras	306
	Beaches: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly	308
2	Tarifa	309
	Teeing Off: A Golden Triangle of Golf	310
3	Estepona	311
4	Puerto Banus	313
5	Marbella	314
	A Marbella Tasca Crawl	321
6	Fuengirola & Los Boliches	323
7	Mijas	324
8	Torremolinos	326
9	Malaga	330
10	Nerja	337
10	Valencia & the Costa Blanca	341
1	Valencia	341
2	Benidorm	356
3	Alacant or Alicante	359
4	Elx or Elche	364
5	Murcia	365
11	Barcelona	368
1	Catalonian Culture	368
2	Orientation	371
	The Barcelona Card	374
	Neighborhoods in Brief	374
3	Getting Around	376
	Fast Facts: Barcelona	379
4	Where to Stay	380
	Family-Friendly Hotels	387
5	Where to Dine	392
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	403
6	Seeing the Sights	413
	Frommer's Favorite Barcelona Experiences	418
7	Active Pursuits	426
8	Shopping	427
9	Barcelona After Dark	432
12	Catalonia	440
1	Montserrat	440
	A Journey to Andorra	442
2	Tarragona	444
	Catalonia Remembers Pablo Casals	445
	The Beaches of the Costa Dorada	449
3	Sitges	450
	We'll Have a Gay Old Time	452
13	Girona & the Costa Brava	457
1	Girona	457
2	Lloret de Mar	464
3	Tossa de Mar	467
4	Figueres	470
	The Mad, Mad World of Salvador Dali	472
5	Cadaques	474
14	Aragon	477
1	Zaragoza	477
2	Tarazona	483
3	Calatayud	484
4	Nuevalos/Piedra	485
5	Sos del Rey Catolico	486
15	Navarre & La Rioja	488
1	Pamplona (Iruna)	488
	The Running of the Bulls	493
2	Olite	497
3	Tudela	498
4	Sanguesa	500
5	Logrono	502
6	Haro	504
16	The Basque Country	506
1	San Sebastian	507
2	Fuenterrabia	518
3	Guernica	521
4	Bilbao	523
5	Vitoria	533
17	Cantabria & Asturias	537
1	Laredo	538
2	Santander	540
3	Santillana del Mar & Cuevas de Altamira	545
4	Los Picos de Europa	549
Driving Tour 1	Panes to Potes	550
Driving Tour 2	Potes to Cangas de Onis	551
Driving Tour 3	Cangas de Onis to Panes	552
5	Gijon (Xixon)	555
6	Oviedo (Uvieu)	558
18	Galicia	562
1	La Coruna	562
2	Santiago de Compostela	567
	The World's Oldest Hotel	571
3	Rias Altas	575
4	Rias Bajas	577
5	Pontevedra	579
6	El Grove & La Toja	582
7	Tuy (Tui)	583
19	The Balearic Islands	585
1	Majorca	585
2	Ibiza	616
3	Formentera	633
4	Minorca	635
Appendix A	Spain in Depth	653
	The Spectacle of Death	654
1	Spain Today	654
2	History 101	656
	Dateline	656
3	A Taste of Spain	660
Appendix B	Useful Terms & Phrases	665
	Index	668