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by: Simon Baskett, Jules Brown, Marc Dubin, Mark Ellingham, John Fisher, Geoff Garvey, Graham Kenyon, Phil Lee, Chris Lloyd, Iain Stewart  Amazon.com's Price: $23.99 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 914 EAN: 9781843532613 Edition: 11 Sub ISBN: 1843532611 Label: Rough Guides Manufacturer: Rough Guides Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1095 Publication Date: May 17, 2004 Publisher: Rough Guides Studio: Rough Guides Related Items:
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 Rating:  - not the bestthis does read more like an encyclopedia than a real travel companion.it doesn't really have alot of pictures of the places it talks about....it is a little on the borring side. Rating: - Not bad, but a little dry.In the past I've been all about the Lonely Planet guides but tried out the Rough Guide for a recent trip through Spain. Though it's a great guide, it lacks personality and reads more like an encyclopedia than a real travel companion. The small print and color scheme is also hard to follow. If you want lots of details and don't mind lugging this massive volume around with you, this is a good choice, but if you want a more concise and cheeky review of a place, this book probably isn't for you. Rating: - Lots of info, but...Having been to Spain 14 times, I can say that this is a useful book, although some of the information and pictures are not essential. Given its size (1152 pages) and weight, this is a book to be read before your trip; be sure to have good lighting and good eyesight as the somewhat faint and small type will prove challenging to some. Rating:  - Indispensable!If you are looking for a small book to fit in your back pocket, The Rough Guide to Spain is not for you. If you are looking for a guide that lovingly describes even the smallest Spanish town in careful detail and clear format, then this IS the guide book you should be looking for. The Rough Guide to Spain does an excellent job in several areas where many guide books fail. For example, smaller attractions are often overlooked in favor of the larger cities, such as Barcelona or Sevilla. ... Read More 
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