Spain category: 3192 books

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Jerez de la Frontera in Costa de la Luz, in Spain. Jerez de la Frontera is one of the major cities in Andalusia and is one of the main economic centers in the province of Cádiz. Few places in Spain can be said to enjoy the international...

Seville, one of the finest cities in Spain, is a must-go if you decide to tour Europe. With her rich history, buildings, roads and culture are so interesting you'll need to read up before you fly over. This guide book compiles tons of tips about Seville, ranging from places of interest to...

Avoid the crowded beaches of the well known costas of Spain and head to the Galician coastline instead for a refreshing and sunny change. In the Costa do Marisco (Shellfish Coast), the Norwegian-style fjords of the Rias Altas hide deserted beaches, shallow lagoons and pretty little villages where...

Makes you want to get on the next flight to Santiago and eat cocido! - Rick Stein, TV chef Like Bill Bryson, Barlow has canny comic timing. Both writers get by on cerebral charm that can verge on slapstick. New York Times A mouthwatering adventure! LA Times * Everything...

Gerald Brenan returned to Spain in 1949 for the first time since the Civil War. He was determined to see what had become of the country he loved, to speak to ordinary people and to experience life in small towns unvisited by foreigners. He had earlier lived in a remote village in the Sierra Nevada...

No man is closer to a woman than her confessor, not her father, not her brother, not her husband. -Spanish saying Vicente de Rocamora, the epitome of a young renaissance man in 17th century Spain, questions the goals of the Inquisition and the brutal means used by King Philip IV and the Roman Church...

Andalucia is the quintessence of Spain and yet, historically and culturally, it is surprisingly unlike the rest of the country. Its literary history began to develop with the Romans and reached an early flowering when Arabic poets drew on centuries of literary tradition, together with the landscapes...

Let’s go to España! This educational book will take you to see the wonderful places in Spain, meet their meet and even experience their culture. It’s amazing how an educational book can give you all these without leaving your home country. The secret is in the powerful combination of carefully selected information and pictures. Ready to go to Spain? Then grab a copy of this book today!

In this guide, a resident of Spain delves into every part of Andalucia. He tells of the history and culture, and provides innumerable useful traveling tips. Everything is explored - the cities, the parks, the islands, the mountains, the foods. There is an extensive introduction to the whole of Spain,...

Let us guide you on every step of your travels**.** From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, Insight Guide Spain, is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Spain, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Barcelona's Gaudi...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Valencia, Spain. Valencia is a charming old city and the capital of the Old Kingdom of Valencia province of Spain that is well worth a visit. It is the third Spanish city in terms of importance and population, and the 15th in the European Union. It is...

This book provides a cultural history of Spanish politics from the civil war of 1833 to the Spanish adoption of the Euro in 2002, a period dominated for the most part by violent military interventions in the political process, a succession of weak, unstable, but repressive governments, and the ever-present...

The thesis that John Brademas wrote in Oxford in 1953 was entitled Revolution and social revolution: a contribution to the history of the anarcho-syndicalist movement in Spain, 1930-1937 and it was overseen by Gerald Brenan and Raymond Carr (who at the time was lecturing at New College, Oxford). The...

Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands. Historically a land of goat herders and fishermen, today the island is a tourist attraction while remaining both peaceful and uncrowded. As part of the Canaries, Fuerteventura is part of Spain and its official language is Spanish, but you will also hear English and German as 20,000 people who live here were born outside of Spain.