Lonely Planet: Spain Book

The Authors     18
Getting Started     21
Itineraries     24
Snapshot     31
History     33
The Culture     53
Architecture     71
Environment     76
Spain Outdoors     83
Camino de Santiago     89
Food & Drink     99
Madrid     108
History     109
Orientation     109
Information     110
Dangers & Annoyances     111
Sights     126
Activities     138
Walking Tours     139
Courses     141
Madrid for Children     142
Tours     142
Festivals & Events     143
Sleeping     144
Eating     148
Drinking     154
Entertainment     157
Shopping     162
Getting There & Away     164
Getting Around     165
Around Madrid     166
San Lorenzo de El Escorial     166
Valle de los Caidos     168
South of Madrid     169
Alcala de Henares     172
Sierra de Guadarrama     173
North of Madrid     174
Castilla y Leon     175
The Southwest     176
Avila     176
Sierra de Gredos     181
Salamanca     183
Around Salamanca     190
Ciudad Rodrigo     191
Sierra de Francia     192
Sierra de Bejar     193
The Central Plateau     194
Segovia     194
Around Segovia     199
Valladolid     200
Around Valladolid     204
Zamora     206
Around Zamora     209
Palencia     209
Around Palencia     211
Montana Palentina     212
The Northwest     212
Leon     212
East of Leon     218
West of Leon     218
The East     221
Burgos     221
Around Burgos     227
North of Burgos     229
South to Rio Duero     229
West along Rio Duero     230
East along Rio Duero     231
Soria     233
Around Soria     236
South of Soria      236
Castilla-La Mancha     238
Toledo     239
History     239
Orientation     240
Information     240
Sights     240
Walking Tour     246
Courses     247
Festivals & Events     247
Sleeping     247
Eating     248
Drinking & Entertainment     248
Shopping     249
Getting There & Away     249
Getting Around     249
Around Toledo     250
The West     250
Talavera de la Reina     250
Around Talavera de la Reina     250
Montes de Toledo     251
The South     251
Ciudad Real     251
Ciudad Real Province     252
Southeast to Albacete     255
Albacete     256
Around Albacete     256
The Northeast     257
Cuenca     257
Serrania de Cuenca     261
Around Cuenca     262
Guadalajara     262
La Alcarria & Around     262
Siguenza     263
Around Siguenza      265
Barcelona     266
History     267
Orientation     280
Information     281
Sights     283
Activities     309
Walking Tour     310
Courses     311
Barcelona for Children     311
Tours     312
Festivals & Events     312
Sleeping     313
Eating     318
Drinking     323
Entertainment     325
Shopping     328
Getting There & Away     330
Getting Around     331
Around Barcelona     333
The Outskirts     333
Sitges     334
Montserrat     336
Penedes Wine Country     338
Catalonia     340
Costa Brava     341
Tossa de Mar     343
Sant Feliu de Guixols     345
Platja d'Aro & Palamos     346
Palafrugell & Around     346
Castell de Pubol     348
Girona     349
Verges     352
Torroella de Montgri     352
L'Estartit & the Illes Medes     353
L'Escala      354
Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de L'Emporda     355
Castello d'Empuries     355
Roses & Around     355
Cadaques & Around     356
Cadaques to the French Border     358
Figueres     358
Besalu     361
Around Figueres     361
The Pyrenees     362
Olot     362
Parc Natural de la Zona Volcanica de la Garrotxa     363
Ripoll     364
Around Ripoll     365
Vall Alto del Ter     366
Vall de Nuria & Ribes de Freser     366
Cerdanya     368
Serra del Cadi     370
La Seu d'Urgell     372
Vall de la Noguera Pallaresa     373
Northwestern Valleys     374
Parc Nacional d'Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici & Around     375
Val d'Aran     378
Central Catalonia     381
Vic     381
Around Vic     382
Manresa     382
Cardona     382
Solsona     382
Conca de Barbera     383
Lleida     384
Montsec     386
Costa Daurada      386
Vilanova i la Geltru     386
Altafulla     387
Tarragona     387
Port Aventura     392
Reus & Around     392
Cambrils     393
Tortosa     393
Ebro Delta     394
Andorra     396
Andorra la Vella     399
Orientation     399
Information     399
Sights & Activities     400
Sleeping     402
Eating     402
Drinking     403
Entertainment     403
Shopping     403
Getting There & Around     403
Around Andorra la Vella     403
Northwestern Andorra     404
La Massana     404
Arinsal & Pal Ski Areas     404
Ordino     405
Vall d'Ordino     406
Ordino-Arcalis Ski Area     406
Eastern Andorra     407
Encamp     407
Grandvalira Ski Area     407
Canillo     408
Soldeu & El Tarter     408
Pas de la Casa     409
Andorra Directory     410
Accommodation     410
Activities      411
Customs     411
Dangers & Annoyances     411
Embassies & Consulates     411
Holidays     411
Internet Resources     412
Media     412
Money     412
Post     412
Shopping     412
Telephone     412
Tourist Information     412
Visas     412
Aragon     413
Zaragoza     415
History     415
Orientation     415
Information     415
Sights     416
Festivals & Events     420
Sleeping     420
Eating     420
Drinking     421
Entertainment     422
Getting There & Away     422
Getting Around     423
South of Zaragoza     423
West of Zaragoza     423
The North (The Pyrenees)     425
Huesca     426
Around Huesca     428
Alquezar     428
Barbastro & Around     429
Benasque     430
Around Benasque     431
Ainsa      432
Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido     433
Jaca     437
Around Jaca     439
Valles de Echo & Anso     440
Sos del Rey Catolico     441
The South     442
Daroca     442
Laguna de Gallocanta     442
Teruel     443
Rincon de Ademuz     445
Albarracin     445
El Rodeno     446
The Southeast     446
Calanda     447
Alcaniz     448
Basque Country, Navarra & La Rioja     449
Basque Country     451
Bilbao     453
Around Bilbao     461
The Central Basque Coast     463
San Sebastian     465
East of San Sebastian     474
South of San Sebastian     475
Vitoria     476
Navarra     479
Pamplona     479
East of Pamplona     485
West of Pamplona     485
North of Pamplona     487
South of Pamplona     487
The Pyrenees     488
La Rioja     491
Logrono     491
Wine Region      494
Monasteries West of Logrono     496
South of Logrono     497
Cantabria & Asturias     498
Cantabria     499
Santander     499
Around Santander     505
Eastern Cantabria     506
Southern Cantabria     506
Western Cantabria     507
Asturias     512
Oviedo     512
Around Oviedo     517
Gijon     517
East Coast     521
West Coast     524
Picos de Europa     527
Western Picos     530
Central Picos     532
Eastern Picos     535
Galicia     538
Santiago de Compostela     540
History     541
Orientation     541
Information     541
Sights     541
Walking Tour     545
Festivals & Events     545
Sleeping     545
Eating     546
Drinking     548
Entertainment     548
Shopping     549
Getting There & Away     549
Getting Around     549
A Coruna & the Rias Altas      549
A Coruna     550
Rias Altas     554
Costa da Morte     558
Malpica de Bergantinos     558
Laxe, Camelle & Around     558
Camarinas     559
Muxia & Around     559
Fisterra & Around     559
Towards the Rias Baixas     560
Rias Baixas     560
Ria de Muros y Noia     560
Ria de Arousa     561
Pontevedra     562
Ria de Pontevedra     565
Ria de Vigo     566
Vigo     566
Illas Cies     569
The Southwest     570
The Coast     570
Rio Mino     571
The East     572
Ourense     572
Castelo de Monterrei     574
Canon do Sil     574
Monforte de Lemos     574
Samos     575
Lugo     575
Valencia     577
Valencia City     579
History     579
Orientation     579
Information     579
Sights & Activities     581
Walking Tour     585
Courses      586
Valencia for Children     586
Tours     587
Festivals & Events     587
Sleeping     587
Eating     588
Entertainment     590
Getting There & Away     592
Getting Around     592
Around Valencia City     593
Costa del Azahar     595
Castellon de la Plana     595
Around Castellon de la Plana     596
Benicassim     596
Oropesa del Mar     605
Peniscola     606
Vinaros     607
El Maestrazgo     607
Sant Mateu     607
Morella     608
Els Ports     609
Costa Blanca     609
Gandia     610
Denia     611
Xabia     611
Calpe     612
Altea     613
Benidorm     613
Alicante     616
Around Alicante     620
Torrevieja     620
Inland from the Costa Blanca     621
Xativa     621
Villena     622
Elda     622
Novelda      622
Jijona     623
Alcoy     623
Guadalest     623
Elche     623
Orihuela     625
Balearic Islands     627
History     628
Getting There & Around     628
Mallorca     630
Palma de Mallorca     632
Southwest Coast     637
Northwest Coast & Serra de Tramuntana     638
Badia d'Alcudia     642
East Coast     643
The Interior     644
Ibiza (Eivissa)     645
Ibiza City (Eivissa)     647
East Coast     652
North Coast & Interior     654
West Coast     655
South Coast     656
Formentera     656
Menorca     661
Mao     663
The Interior-Mao to Ciutadella     666
Ciutadella     666
North Coast     670
South Coast     671
Murcia     672
Murcia City     673
Orientation     673
Information     673
Sights     674
Festivals & Events     675
Sleeping      675
Eating     676
Drinking & Entertainment     676
Shopping     676
Getting There & Away     676
Getting Around     677
Murcia Region     677
Cartagena     677
Costa Calida     680
Lorca     681
Parque Natural de Sierra Espuna     682
Andalucia     683
Seville     686
History     686
Orientation     687
Information     690
Sights     690
Walking Tour     699
Courses     700
Seville for Children     700
Tours     700
Festivals & Events     700
Sleeping     701
Eating     703
Drinking     704
Entertainment     705
Shopping     706
Getting There & Away     706
Getting Around     707
Around Seville     708
Carmona     708
Osuna     709
Huelva Province     709
Huelva     709
Lugares Colombinos     710
Parque Nacional de Donana      711
West of Huelva     713
Minas de Riotinto     714
Aracena     715
West of Aracena     715
Cadiz Province     716
Cadiz     716
El Puerto de Santa Maria     721
Sanlucar de Barrameda     722
Jerez de la Frontera     724
Arcos de la Frontera     728
Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema     729
Southern Costa de la Luz     731
Tarifa     733
Algeciras     737
La Linea de la Concepcion     739
Gibraltar     739
Malaga Province     743
Malaga     743
Costa del Sol     749
El Chorro & Bobastro     754
Ronda     755
Around Ronda     758
Antequera     758
Around Antequera     759
East of Malaga     760
Cordoba Province     761
Cordoba     761
Around Cordoba     768
Granada Province     768
Granada     768
Around Granada     783
Guadix     783
Sierra Nevada     783
The Coast      789
Jaen Province     790
Jaen     790
Baeza     793
Ubeda     794
Cazorla     796
Parque Natural de Cazorla     796
Almeria Province     799
Almeria     799
Around Almeria     803
Cabo de Gata     803
Mojacar     806
Extremadura     808
Northern Extremadura     809
La Vera     809
Valle del Jerte     812
Valle del Ambroz     813
Las Hurdes     814
Sierra de Gata     816
Coria & Around     816
Plasencia     817
Parque Nacional Monfrague     818
Central Extremadura     819
Caceres     819
Valencia de Alcantara     823
Alcantara     823
Trujillo     824
Guadalupe     827
Southern Extremadura     829
Merida     829
Badajoz     833
Around Badajoz     835
Zafra     836
Around Zafra     836
Directory     838
Accommodation      838
Business Hours     842
Children     842
Climate Charts     843
Courses     844
Customs     845
Dangers & Annoyances     845
Discount Cards     846
Embassies & Consulates     846
Festivals & Events     847
Food     848
Gay & Lesbian Travellers     849
Holidays     849
Insurance     850
Internet Access     850
Legal Matters     850
Maps     851
Money     851
Post     852
Shopping     853
Solo Travellers     854
Telephone     854
Time     855
Tourist Information     855
Travellers with Disabilities     856
Visas     856
Volunteering     857
Women Travellers     857
Work     857
Transport     859
Getting There & Away     859
Entering The Country     859
Air     859
Land     863
Sea     866
Getting Around     867
Air      867
Bicycle     867
Boat     868
Bus     868
Car & Motorcycle     869
Hitching     870
Local Transport     870
Train     872
Health     874
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