The Mini Rough Guide to Madrid
3rd Edition
Published on 30. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-85828-891-8 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive, pocket-sized guide to Madrid with insider's reviews of everything from leading tourist attractions such as the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen museums, to lesser known sights. Includes full and detailed critical listings for accommodation, restaurants, tapas bars, etc. Text boxes give background information on contemporary Madrid life, cultural idiosyncrasies and local tips. Detailed maps are fully cross-referenced with listings to pin-point each location. A chapter also covers day trips from Madrid to historic towns and sights, including Toledo, with its majestic Cathedral, faded grandeur of Segovia and Felipe II's vast monastery-palace, El Es.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
APA Publications
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85828-891-8 (9781858288918)
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Person
Simon Baskett has lived and worked in Madrid for nine years, with his wife and young children. As well as updating the Rough Guide to Madrid, Simon does freelance travel and sports writing for the BBC, Reuters and Four Four Two magazine.
Content
Basics: arrival; information and maps; transport; money, costs and banks; safety and crime. The guide: Plaza Mayor and La Latina; the Palacio Real and Opera; the Rastro, Lavapies and Embajadores; Sol; Santa Ana and Huertas; the Museo del Prado; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza; Centro de Arte Reina Sofia; the Retiro and around; Gran Via, Chueca and Malasana; Salamanca; Plaza de Espana and beyond. Listings: accommodation; eating; drinking; nightlife; gay Madrid; live music; theatre and cinema; festivals; sport and bullfighting; shopping; kids' Madrid; directory. Out of the city: El Escorial and El Valle de los Caidos; Aranjuez and Chinchon; Toledo; Segovia; Avila; Sierra de Guadarrama. Contents: history; books; language; glossary.