1 comments about The Rough Guides' Madeira Directions 2 (Rough Guide Directions).

1. I bought this Rough Guide for my next holidays, before it was even printed, knowing I would risk not to receive it in time for my departure.
   In the meantime it started popping up unto the shelves of my favourite bookshop, while all of my friends joked me about my pourchase, which I would have needed to resell coming back from holidays.
   But Amazon surprised me again and they delivered it before the scheduled date and I am so far studying it!
   I believe Rough Guide Directions are an even better tipe of guides, for the tourist who wants to grab a good bite of the place with an indepth knowledge without all the fuss of a boring lecture.
   Thanks for asking me. Bianca

No comments about Mallorca (Regional Guide).

2 comments about Andalusia (Art & Architecture).

1. When I visited my son for two weeks in Seville, Spain, this November (2000), I relied heavily on a popular guide for locating hostals, and for a quick historical background. But, I felt a little empty. While Rick Steves' guide book is essential for quick references to transportation information for each city, hotels, hostals, the four or five must-see attractions, and limited historical info, I always wanted more of the history of the places I was seeing. Toward the end of my visit, a Spanish tour guide, a friend of my son, who knew everything about the country, loaned me a book by this author. I am looking for it at Amazon.com this morning. I think this is it. After having already toured large parts of Andalucia, I was still amazed at not only the photographs but the history that was contained within its pages. It is small for a 500 page book and can be carried in your hand without a problem. As an example, the book gives a brief history of Colombus' remains and beautiful sepulcre in the great Cathedral of Seville - not mentioned in some other guidebooks - and which you could miss by just by visiting the church. The book contains a page and a half on the Inquisition, which had its beginnings in Seville, and even shows drawings and explanations of the main methods of torture and "legal" procedures. I found information about the point of departure by Colombus for the new world (Palos de la Frontera, across the bay from Huelga) and the location of the tombs of the Reyes Catolicos (Ferdinand and Isabela) that I could not get in a regular tour book. After reading only sections of the book, I found that I had a knew found respect for los Reyes Catolicos and particularly Isabela and her effort to found a uniform grammar for the country. In addition, it has a more complete listing of sites of each city. If you want to feel that you know Al Andaluz when you leave, get this. Though this book does not have as much hotel and transportation info as Steves, it is a great supplement if you like history.



2. I don't think I will ever get to visit these places. I bought this book for the drawings of maps and building plans. The photos in this book are good for a budget armchair tour. These two aspects together satisfied my curiosity about the architecture better than most individual history or travel books. Of course many other arts are represented along with short narrative articles on people and places.

   Others in the series (Rome and Florence for example) fulfill these expectations as well. Consider them small regional encyclopedias, possibly very suitable for a home schooling shelf.

No comments about Spain (Eyewitness Travel Guides).

No comments about Madrid and Toledo (Bonechi Golden Book Collection).

1 comments about Pyrenearn Haute Route: High-Level Trail Through the Pyrenees (Cicerone Mountain Walking).

1. Ton's 42 day itinerary of the PHR seems very good. Again, I may field test it this july.

No comments about Sunflower Landscapes Pyrenees: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes S.).

No comments about MTV Spain (MTV Guides).

1 comments about The Rough Guide to Mallorca and Menorca 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides).

1. I find some lack of practical information (like transportation schedules, costs of restaurants and places to sleep) and of extra-urban sights (like beachs). I believe the "lonely planet" model is best suited to this subjects which i think are not enough described. unfortunately this editor dont have this destination and since that this one is probably (from my research) the best.

2 comments about Mallorca (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides).

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