Spain category: 3192 books

Spain’s Costa de la Luz is the 200 km westernmost stretch of the Andalusian coast on the Atlantic that reaches up to Seville and the border with Portugal. It is one of the best-kept secrets in Spain.  Seville is one of the most historic cities in Spain. The city’s Moorish past is evident...

Galicia is a fascinating part of Green Spain, the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, and sits in the north western most part, surrounded on two sides by the sea and on a third by Portugal. This short anthology contains writings about Galicia, including several pieces about the Ribeira Sacra,...

(approx. 146 pages) Our illustrated travel guide features of the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground. Finding...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands in Spain. Mallorca is known as an easy-to-reach mecca for fans of sunny beaches, amazing landscapes, wonderful mountains and affordable Mediterranean food.  With a coastline of more than 550km, the island...

My love affair with Nerja and this part of Andalucia stemmed from my business - selling and renting properties there. The more I visited the area the more I came to love it. I have tried to convey here the feelings that I got when I first visited this area. The feelings of freedom, of a strong nation...

In Granada, the Nazrids sought to create a paradise on earth and in the opulent splendour and beauty of the Alhambra, the wistful memory of that lost empire endures. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984, the Alhambra draws two million visitors a year, making it one of Spain's most popular tourist attractions.

The Camino de Santiago has experienced a striking revival. Cutting across Spain from the Pyrenees in the east, to Santiago de Compostela in the west, it leads you through the varied and beautiful ancient kingdoms of northern Spain. This Footprint Handbook provides invaluable information on transport,...

Enclosed neatly between the covers of this book, more trials and tribulations, triumphs and turnabouts await the reader than you could shake a hiking staff at. Unlike other authors of famed books about legendary trails, Michael Keane actually completes his pilgrimages before writing a book—twice,...

This book was originally composed as a lecture to some Jewish working-men at the East end of London. The subject was, to the author, naturally an interesting one no less from a national than from a family point of view. The position of the Jews in Spain and Portugal during a great part of the middle...

This is the annotated edition including a detailed biographical primer on the life and works of the author. Here is another volume of Washington Irving's delightful Miscellanies, drawn " from the enchanted fountains of old Spanish chronicles." "Few events in history," prefaces...

In November 1528, almost a century before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, the remnants of a Spanish expedition reached the Gulf Coast of Texas. By July 1536, eight years later, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490–1559) and three other survivors had walked 2,500 miles from Texas, across...

Tourists are increasingly discovering the eastern Costa del Sol on the coast of Spain’s Axarquía province. Here the cliffs meet the Mediterranean Sea and the charming seaside resort of Nerja is nestled in the foothills of the dramatic Sierra Almijara.    TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Introduction...

Majismo, a cultural phenomenon that embodied the popular aesthetic in Spain from the second half of the eighteenth century, served as a vehicle to “regain” Spanish heritage. As expressed in visual representations of popular types participating in traditional customs and wearing garments viewed...

Barcelona, one of the finest cities in the world, is a place all traveler must visit. With her rich culture together with modern attractions, Barcelona is sure to capture your impression for life! This Barcelona guide ebook will bring the wonders of this city right to you. If you decide to...