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Fodor's Spain 2010 (Travel Guide)

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I usually buy all "big three" guidebooks for the places I go (Lonely Planet, Rough, Fodors). It looks as Fodors is geting better and better, and keeps the fresh unbiased look, while the others are stuck with their image. Especially for Spain, Fodors is almost ideal. Descriptions, everyday facts, maps, historical hints, close up looks, "break" recommendations during a museum visit etc. I am an architect, and I think that it is the only guide that offers info about architecture and art, without being overtouristic or overacademic. The best choise if you travel to Spain, and propably to many other places as well.

This was very comprehensive and covered large cities very well but also the smaller areas with notes of historical interest.

My family and I have planned a trip to Spain and needed some reference guides to prepare us for our excursion. I have only thumbed through this book, as it is so huge. It seems to be very helpful in historical sites, restaurants, hotels and much more. I like the updated version of this one. My friend let me borrow a book she had on Spain from a few years ago. There are quite a few things that have changed or wasn't mentioned in the book I borrowed. I recommend you get this updated one. I am looking forward to a wonderful vacation in such a beautiful country.

I ordered this book for our niece who has never traveled away from home. She went to Spain this year as an exchange student in college. My wife travels extensively and we often refer to Fedor's to read up on places she has to go to on business. She would have never known how close she was to things worth seeing if we had not looked in Fodor's first. We wanted our niece to have the knowledge up front so she could make the most of her time in Spain.

This is the most complete guide to Spain I have found. My first copy was left on the plane as we arrived in Madrid. Of course, I had read the book completely before departure and had an excellent guide to travel with. I ordered this same book from amazon when returning to usa. It is most helpful as a reference for my journal entries and photo album. It is so complete with history, maps, and helpful advice. It is THE best travel guide on the market. All of the people in my international tour group voted it the BEST including the tour directer.

I purchased all the big three travel guides for my trip to Spain (Aug 2010). I found Fodors to be accurate and complete and Iused it the most. If you're staying in the cities or using public transportation it is great. If you want to get out and drive the countryside I would HIGHLY recommend in addition to this book Backcountry Drives Spain. It was awesome as well. Offering more sites and reviews to smaller towns. Easy to read, great information. Must have.