Barcelona (City Guides) [Paperback]

Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002 | Series: City Guides

Reveals the world's most beautiful street--Las Ramblas, the greatest concentration of medieval architecture in Europe, the fantastic creations of Gaudí, stunning modern art and the Museu Picasso; along with the city's night life, youth culture, and sheer sense of style.

Editorial Reviews

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'Your bible will be the Cadogan Guide to Spain' - Daily Telegraph (London)

'Classy but colourful with it¿ and offers advice on everything from walks to restaurants' - The Scotsman, 'Understated, humorous writing' - New York Daily News

From the Back Cover

Barcelona is a city of one-offs: Gaudi's fantastical Sagrada Familia, the most controversial building site in the world; the time capsule of the Barri Gotic, the largest Gothic neighborhood in existence; Las Ramblas, the lovliest street in Europe - and all this in a city that has the highest ratio of shops to residents in Europe and doesn't go to bed until the rest o us are waking up.This guide is packed with ides for a romantic weekend, to get to grips with Gaudi or to shop till you drop. It takes you off the tourist trail to the Barcelona only the locals know - from ancient street markets to hidden tapas bars. Our expert authors give the lowdown on the city from the stately Eixample to the winding streets of the old town. 75 hotels, 95 restaurants, 70 bars and 47 tapas bars, plus clubs, music venues and festivals are all personally reviews. There are 20 detailed maps, plus 14 pages of full-color maps with grid-references to help you find every sight and recommendation in the guide. (5 x 8 1/2, 304 pages, color photos, color maps)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides; 1st edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860118534
• ISBN-13: 978-1860118531
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,946,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cadogan Compared - Maps are trumps, February 11, 2007

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saliero (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barcelona (Cadogan Guides)

I went to Barcelona recently, and in the planning of the trip I consulted four guide books:

Lonely Planet's Barcelona City Guide
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Barcelona and Catalonia
Cadogan Guides Barcelona (Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls)
Time Out Barcelona

All of them were good. I took two with me: Lonely Planet and Eyewitness.
The reasons I chose those two:

Eyewitness unfailingly has a good quality map, which in my view is LP's downfall. Eyewitness always includes a Street Finder Index which LP does not, and LP often misses out on streets other than the major ones, which can be very frustrating, especially in a city like Barca where there are many alleyways. I never use Eyewitness for hotels - the information is scant and usually more expensive than my (more Lonely Planet) budget, but it has fantastic colour photos and cutaways of buildings, and illustrations which place buildings within their streetscapes. It's a nice book to read on the bus or train going somewhere.

LP specialises in listings, which seemed to be more up-to-date and comprehensive than either Time Out or Cadogan, It also had a good Excursions section which helped a couple of times when I travelled beyond the city. I also liked a couple of the walking routes they recommended. Information on matters such as public transport is comprehensive and detailed. I like the chapters on history, architecture and food as well.

Time Out's great strength was in helping to plan. It had a huge array of hotels, and if you were especially interested in nightlife, I would take Time Out. I was there primarily for a conference, and many of my evenings were organised. And I'm also night a great nightclubber, perhaps contrary to Barca lifestyle!! If you are - consider Time Out. Its maps were pretty good, but not comprehensive for the area I was staying in, beachside Barceloneta.

That is where the Cadogan guide excelled. Its maps were so good that I pulled them out of the book and took them with me. I would have taken the whole book, but for the weight in my suitcase! Its info about places and sights seemed accurate and comprehensive.