Fodor's Essential Spain

by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. 

Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture, and more. In stunning full-color,  Fodor's Essential Spain  puts the best the country has to offer at your fingertips.
 
This travel guide
· Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential information
· Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks
· Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path
· Coverage of Madrid; Toledo; Galicia and Asturias; The Basque Country, Navarra, and La Rioja; The Pyrenees; Barcelona; Catalonia, Valencia, and The Costa Blanca; Ibiza and the Balearic Islands; Andalusia

Planning to focus on Barcelona? Check out Fodor's travel guide to Barcelona.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

832 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2016

About the author

Fodor's Travel Publications is a United States-based producer of English-language travel guides and online tourism information. It was founded by Hungarian Eugene Fodor in 1936.
Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.

Reviews

[Amanda up North · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty fabulous.

[Laurie Byro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty accurate, they did miss some sites of interest. One example: Valencia: The Museu Fallero de València (Fallas Museum) in Valencia, Spain displays papier-mâché figures called ninots that are part of the city's annual Fallas festiva. Which was fascinating. Or this one: Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. See the saddlery, staterooms, carriage museum, and gardens, and enjoy a guided tour.
But mostly it's for hotels/restaurants etc, so more for spending a few weeks in Spain and not port calls etc. Enjoyed reading about these places.

[Jade · Rating 2 out of 5]

This guide is a good start to many of the main tourist locations in Spain. Though some chapters give way more detail than others. I wish there was more on Costa Brava, the Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands.

[lois eibl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent information with lots of detail

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best travel guide for Spain I’ve read so far!

[Christy]

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.

Spain remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations for its cutting-edge cuisine and superior wine, festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, world-class museums like the Museo del Prado, amazing architecture, and more. In stunning full-color, Fodor's Essential Spain puts the best the country has to offer at your fingertips.

This travel guide includes:
· Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential information
· Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks
· Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path
· Coverage of Madrid; Toledo; Galicia and Asturias; The Basque Country, Navarra, and La Rioja; The Pyrenees; Barcelona; Catalonia, Valencia, and The Costa Blanca; Ibiza and the Balearic Islands; Andalusia

Planning to focus on Barcelona? Check out Fodor's travel guide to Barcelona.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always wish for more photos and larger type, but looks like a great book. Will be taking it to Spain for my trip this summer!!

[Beth Hartnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tips for fun times in Espana ... we used it for Madrid, Granada and Seville! :)

[Janice Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found Frommer's Spain much for useful for trip planning. Fodor's did not enough itinerary suggestions or breakdowns of things to do (in terms of importance).

[Margaret Mackenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative - I.like the pros and cons for hotels