Spain

Damien Simonis

Lonely Planet Publications, Sep 15, 2010 - Travel - 942 pages

Lonely Planet Spain
Ascend the lofty La Sagrada Familia, then track down Gaudi's superb, lesser-known works
Row vigorously over the lake at Madrid's Parque del Buen Retiro
Relax with Basque tapas and white wine in the bars of San Sebastian's Parte Vieja
Wander home to your "casa rural" as night falls and silence envelops the narrow village streets
In This Guide:
Nine authors, 4964 kilometers of coastline, 18 exuberant regions
Full-color sections on green travel and the best of Spanish food and drink
Dedicated chapter on the Camino de Santiago by Galician resident and walking guide Nancy Frey
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About the author

The spark was lit on a short trip over the Pyrenees to Barcelona during a summer jaunt in southern France. It was Damien's first taste of Spain and he found something irresistible about the place - the way the people moved, talked and enjoyed themselves. Damien came back years later, living in medieval Toledo, frenetic Madrid and, finally, settling in Barcelona. He has ranged across the country, from the Picos de Europa to the Sierra Nevada, from Córdoba to Cáceres, and slurped cider in Asturias and gin in the Balearic Islands. For this edition of Spain he also wrote the Getting Started, Events Calendar, Culture, Architecture, Directory and Transport chapters. Damien has authored Barcelona, Madrid, Mallorca, the Canary Islands and the now defunct Catalunya & the Costa Brava for Lonely Planet.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Spain; Country Guide Series; Lonely Planet Spain
• Author: Damien Simonis
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications, 2010
• ISBN: 1742203795, 9781742203799
• Length: 942 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Europe / Spain & Portugal; Travel / Reference