Fodor's Exploring Spain Book

CONTENTS
How to Use This Book
Contents Pages
Our Spain
SPAIN IS/ SPAIN WAS
Spain Is
A Land of Many Selves
Landscape and Cityscape
People and Institutions
Pleasures and Diversions
Food and Drink
Diverse Nations
The Future
Spain Was
Another Country
Inhabitants and Invaders
Roman
The Moors
Reconquest
The Catholic Monarchs
The Habsburgs
The Golden Age
The Bourbons
At War
In Turmoil
The Republic
Civil War
Franco and Beyond
A-Z
Madrid
Introduction
A-Z of Main Sights
Museums and Galleries
Religous Buildings
Other Sights
Shopping
Food and Drink
Nightlife and Entertainment
Accommodations
Practical Points
Walks
Through the Old Town
Circuit of the Palacio Real
Parque del Retiro
Galicia
Focus On
Santiago de Compostela
Walk
Exploring Vigo
Drives
Reserva Nacional Dos Ancares
From the Mi?o to Cabo Fisterra
The North Coast
Focus On
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Picos de Europa
Walks
Taramundi
San Sebasti?n: Around the Bay
San Sebasti?n: Monte Urgull
Drive
Alto Campoo
Arag?n and Navarra
Focus On
Spanish Flora and Fauna
The Pyrenees
Walks
Ordesa National Park
Se?orio de Bertiz
Drive
Mountains and Plain
Barcelona
Walks
Las Ramblas
Eixample
Catalonia
Focus On
Emp?ries
The Catalan Pyrenees
Religious Processions
Creative Catalonia
Gaud? and Co.
Walk
Costa Brava Patrol Path
Drive
Behind the Costa Brava
Castilla-Le?n and La Rioja
Focus On
The Pilgrims' Way
Walks
A Taste of the Gredos Mountains
Laguna Negra
Drive
Historic Castile
Extremadura
Focus On
C?ceres
Conquistadors
Drives
Along the Ti?tar Valley
Scenic Extremadura
Castilla-La Mancha and the Madrid Region
Focus On
Quixote Country
El Escorial
Walks
Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel
Ciudad Encantada
Drive
Sig?enza Circular Route
Levante
Focus On
Albufera
Elx
The Knights of Spain
Walk
Gardens of Valencia
Drive
To the Heart of the Levante
Andaluc?a
Focus On
Baeza
Do?ana National Park
Bullfighting
Walk
El Torcal de Antequera
Drives
Alpujarras
White Towns
TRAVEL FACTS
ACCOMMODATIONS AND RESTAURANTS
Index
Maps and Plans