Michelin Red Guide Espana & Portugal (Michelin Guide Espana/Portugal) [Hardcover]

Michelin Travel Publications (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004 | Series: Michelin Guide Espana/Portugal

A guide for all travellers and motorists providing detailed information on places to eat and stay in Spain and Portugal. Also included are street plans of major towns and cities, practical tourist information and recommended places of interest.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Now over one hundred years old and still in fine form, "The Michelin Guide" has made the journey through the 20th century in much the same way as the motor car, the method of transportation preferred by Bibendum! Travelling was arduous before 1914, on rough dirt roads, but with the arrival or paid holidays for employees, France was soon on the move. After a first golden age known here as the "glorious thirty years" (roughly 1945-1975), the advent of the motorway made travelling ever easier. The popularity of weekend get-aways, the reduced work week and other changes in society have created an increase in the number of short trips people take at any time of year, often to get away from the hectic pace of town.

The two brothers André and Édouard Michelin launched the project in the spirit of providing a service to motorists. The Guide is a reflection of this spirit of initiative and thirst for information and yet remains an objective guidebook, year after year, unaffected by fashion and mood, in tune with the events of the times. Like a Michelin tire, the guide has proved its resilience over the years, bouncing back after every bump or obstacle in the road, always seeking to improve its performance and to reach the end of the century, as its founders predicted, with the help and support of Michelin Guide readers.

The Guide is thus a testimony to the spirit of innovation of its creators, who were far ahead of their time in terms of market research, consumer surveys, readers’ letters and promotional actions. The years pass, the Michelin Guide remains.

The Michelin Guide was created in the last year of the 19th century in response to the necessity of travel. Then, as now, it was reader-centred and fully in touch with the times. As we enter the third millennium, the Guide embarks on a second century of existence and no longer needs the Michelin brothers to predict a bright future for it. Has it not shown proven its usefulness in myriad situations? And let us not forget the famous message of optimism in the preface to the 1902 edition: "There is no limit to progress, and we hope to further improve this Guide next year". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1139 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; Revised edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2067102400
• ISBN-13: 978-2067102408
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,084,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Habla espanol?, March 8, 2006

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Frederick B. Thomas (ventura, usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Red Guide Espana/Portugal: Hotels-Restaurants (Michelin Guide Espana/Portugal) (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)

If your not fluent in Spanish this book will be useless. For me, a complete waste of money.

4.0 out of 5 stars The only way to find a hotel, June 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Michelin Red Guide 2003 Espana-Portugal (Michelin Red Guide: Espana & Portugal, 2003 -- Spanish Language Edition) (Hardcover)

The Michelin guides are invaluable aids when traveling and this one is no exception. Written in Spanish (except for an introduction which explains the coding), it can be a little intimidating at first if you only speak English. Fortunately, once you get the hang of the symbols and color codes they use, you're off and running. The hotels printed in red ink are right on the money (very pleasant and absolutely cute as can be) and the maps are terrific. The only shortcoming is that you'll need another book guide to tell you about the history of the country, the museums and sites to see because this book doesn't cover it (or maybe I can't read it!). Used in conjunction with a Fodor's or Rick Stevens' book guide, you'll have everything you need. For the accuracy of what they provide, I'd give it 5 stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Never forget before travelling to Spain, February 28, 2006

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Eleni Aparecida Bedaque (São Paulo, Brasil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Red Guide Espana/Portugal: Hotels-Restaurants (Michelin Guide Espana/Portugal) (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)

This guide provides you a sensitive and up to date review on places and restaurants and hotels to stay with great pleasure when visiting Spain and Portugal