Going to Spain or Portugal? Rely on MICHELIN Guide Spain & Portugal for carefully researched, objective recommendations to 1, 770 restaurants & 950+ hotels. Anonymous inspectors use the famed Michelin star rating system to create an extensive selection of great places to eat & stay for all budgets. Descriptive symbols & an English legend tell you all you need to know. The recommendations & helpful maps in this annual update lead to an unforgettable travel experience. Recommendations to 1, 770+ delicious restaurants & 950 delightful hotels. (minimal text is in the language of the country.) To make your stay memorable, the MICHELIN guide has an easy-to-use format, featuring:* Thematic indexes to help you make the right choice* Cultural & practical information * Cuisines from around the world, in all price bands* City map locating the guide`s hotels & restaurants * Photos & lively description for each entry, including prices ...

Road Atlas of Spain & Portugal at 1:400, 000 from the AA in an A4, spiral-bound format with cartography from the Austrian publishers Freytag & Berndt, including street plans of main cities & mapping of Europe for route planning. Each country is presented in a separate section, followed by its index. Topography is shown by bold relief shading to indicate mountainous terrain, with plenty of names of mountain & hill ranges & peaks. National parks & other protected areas are marked. Road network

Includes:: selected minor local roads & give driving distances on all routes. Scenic roads are prominently highlighted & the route of the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela is also marked. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols indicate various places of interest including campsites. The maps have no geographical coordinates. The atlas also provides indexed street plans of central Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia & Porto, plus Madrid & Lisbon with enlargements showing road access to the city centre. In common with many atlases from Central European publishers, this title also

Includes:: indexed road mapping of the whole of Europe at 1:3, 500, 000 for route planning.



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Spain & Portugal Road Atlas at 1:400, 000 from Michelin in an A4, spiral-bound format, with 67 town plans, driving distances table, & climate information for several locations showing average temperatures, rainfall &, where appropriate, sea temperature. Coverage

Includes:: the Canaries, Madeira & the Azores. Road network is presented with the usual detail found in Michelin mapping: classification according to the number of lanes, free & toll motorway routes, steep gradients, toll barriers, difficult or dangerous sections, seasonal closures, etc. Scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry routes are marked. Small symbols show locations of various landmarks & places of interest including paradors/pousadas, campsites & beaches, but the mapping is not specifically designed to highlight tourist sights. The maps also indicate locations with street plans in Michelin

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Spain & Portugal Road Atlas at 1:400, 000, 2012 edition, from Michelin in an A4, spiral-bound format, with 70 town plans, driving distances table, & climate information for several locations showing average temperatures, rainfall &, where appropriate, sea temperature. Coverage

Includes:: the Canaries, Madeira & the Azores. Road network is presented with the usual detail found in Michelin mapping: classification according to the number of lanes, free & toll motorway routes, steep gradients, toll barriers, difficult or dangerous sections, seasonal closures, etc. Scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry routes are marked. Small symbols show locations of various landmarks & places of interest including paradors/pousadas, campsites & beaches, but the mapping is not specifically designed to highlight tourist sights. The maps also indicate locations with street plans in Michelin

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Spain & Portugal Road Atlas at 1:400, 000, 2013 edition, from Michelin in an A4, spiral-bound format, with 70 town plans, driving distances table, & climate information for several locations showing average temperatures, rainfall &, where appropriate, sea temperature. Coverage

Includes:: the Canaries, Madeira & the Azores. Road network is presented with the usual detail found in Michelin mapping: classification according to the number of lanes, free & toll motorway routes, steep gradients, toll barriers, difficult or dangerous sections, seasonal closures, etc. Scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry routes are marked. Small symbols show locations of various landmarks & places of interest including paradors/pousadas, campsites & beaches, but the mapping is not specifically designed to highlight tourist sights. The maps also indicate locations with street plans in Michelin

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Wine wall map of Spain & Portugal from De Long Company, size 92x 61cm / 24”x 36”, presenting in an attractive pastel colouring wine regions according to their official classifications: in Spain DOP with sub-divisions into DOCa/DOQ, DO, VP & VC, plus IGP & VT, & in Portugal DOP, DOC, IGP & VR. The legend provides explanations of various classifications using comparisons with the AOC in France or the DOC in Italy, plus for Portugal

Includes:: lists of the regions cross-referenced to the map. On the map, where appropriate, each region is sub-divided, e.g. Valencia into Alto Turia/ Valentino & Moscatel. The base map has colouring according the mean annual temperature, with graphics to indicate mountainous and/or forested areas, main rivers & roads, plus selected towns & locations within the wine regions. Insets show in greater detail the subdivision of two regions of Spain, the Rioja, & the Priorat area of southern Catalonia, plus Madeira, the Azores, & the Canary Islands. Coverage also

Includes:: the wine regions of southern France adjoining the Pyrenees. An interesting feature is the inclusion of latitude lines to provide comparisons with other wine growing areas, e.g. at 38°30’ north the Jerez-Xèrés-Sherry region lies at the same latitude as the Napa Valley in California. The map is supplied with a separate leaflet which provides an alphabetical index of the wine growing regions. Map legend & all the text are in English.



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Laminated, waterproof & tear resistant, indexed road map of Spain, ideal for route-planning. The map is double-sided, dividing the country north/south with a generous overlap. Spain`s motorway network stands out prominently against the background of other roads & geographical information, with junction numbers & various facilities clearly marked. Connecting local roads are easy to see & numerous places of interest are highlighted. National Parks, churches, motels, restaurants & other points of interest are clearly marked. The map grid is marked at half degree intervals. There is very subtle relief shading with spot heights clearly indicated- although this map is much more suited for road-use. The map also

Includes:: an inset of the Canary islands (1:875, 000 scale), as well as smaller insets showing the administrative divisions of Spain, ferry lines of Spain, & time zones within Europe, as well as general statistics such as climate & conversion rates (at time of printing).* Map legend

Includes:: English.*



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Funny, fast-paced & revealing, Spain by the Horns by Tim Elliott takes you below the surface of a nation on a journey to the heart of a culture. It all began when Tim Elliott read a newspaper story about a bullfighter who was spotted practicing on the beach at dawn. Intrigued, Tim tracked him down, looking for an interview, but instead he was told about another bullfighter in Spain, Jesulin, a man described as ...

Spain in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

Harry Dowdell’s Cicerone guide to Cycle Touring in Spain describes eight detailed cycling routes through one of Europe’s most accessible & rewarding countries. The country’s climate, flora & fauna & intriguing history stretching beyond civilisation makes Spain an outstanding tourist destination for the cycle tourist. The routes extend from the Pyrenees & Picos de Europa in the north, through the Sierra of Demanda, Gredos & Guadarrama in the centre, to the Sierras of Nevada & Grazalema & the Serrania de Ronda in the south. They also take in some of Spain’s most historic cities
- Avila, Cordoba, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, San Sebastian & Sevilla. The guide is organized into eight routes which are suitable for novices through to keen cyclists & are described in 5-12 daily stages with options to shorten, extend or even go off-road. A detailed introduction features practical information for cyclists touring Spain independently, when & where to go, how to get there, accommodation, bicycle considerations & living on the road. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour gradient profiles mapping the route in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of each region.
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