Travel Barcelona and Catalonia, Spain

Including Figueres, Girona and Tarragona: illustrated guide, phrasebook, and maps

Nonfiction, Travel

• Author: MobileReference
• ISBN: 9781605010595
• Publisher: MobileReference
• Publication: December 15, 2009
• Imprint: MobileReference
• Language: English

This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included.This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles.NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.Table of Contents:1. Essentials: Spanish Phrasebook Catalan Phrasebook Eat Drink Sleep Stay Safe Driving in Europe Units Conversion2. Introduction to Spain: History Geography Regions Get in See Talk Respect3.1. Maps of Barcelona: City Map Barri Gotic Metro Trambesòs Districts3.2 Maps of Catalonia: Attractions Provinces Comarques Geographical3.3 Maps of Spain: Spain Geographical Spain Detailed Provinces High Speed Railway4. Barcelona4.1 Barcelona: Tourism Offices Geography Climate History Eat Drink Sleep4.2 Barcelona Transport: Get in Get around4.3 Barcelona Attractions: Top 10 A-Z List Itinerary Buy Beaches4.4 Barcelona by Area: Ciutat Vella Eixample Gràcia Barceloneta Get Out4.5 Barcelona Landmarks: Buildings & Structures Churches Towers Parks Streets Plazas4.6 Landmarks by Architects: Antoni Gaudí Josep Puig i Cadafalch Lluis Domènech i Montaner4.7 Barcelona Culture: Language Events Sports Museums Theaters Catalan Cuisine5. Catalonia5.1 Catalonia: Main attractions History Culture Language Get in5.2 Province of Barcelona: Barcelona Vic - notable for its main square - Placa Major Montserrat - a mountain top monastery L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Sitges Badalona Cerdanyola del Vallès Martorell Mataró Granollers Sabadell Terrassa Igualada Manresa Berga Sant Cugat del Vallès La Llacuna5.3 Province of Girona: Girona Figueres Blanes Lloret de Mar Olot Salt Palafrugell Sant Feliu de Guíxols Banyoles Palamós Cadaqués Ripoll Camprodon Puigcerdà Tossa de Mar5.4 Province of Lleida: Lleida Early Romanesque churches at Vall de Boí La Seu d'Urgell Mollerussa Cervera Tàrrega Balaguer5.5 Province of Tarragona: Tarragona Salou Reus Tortosa5.6 French Roussillon: Carcassonne Perpignan Montpellier Ales Agde Béziers Narbonne Nimes Pezenas SeteThis guide is part of the MobileReference Spain series. The complete series includes the following travel guides:- Barcelona and Catalonia- Madrid and Central Spain: Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon and Extremadura- Andalusia- North of Spain: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, and Aragon- Valencia and Murcia- Balearic Islands - Canary Islands