Spain in Your Pocket

by Peggy Donovan

Overview

After European editions of 25,000 copies, Spain in Your Pocket is being reprinted in the United States. Author Peggy Donovan retained the original text including prices and tariffs that are long outdated now that Spain has joined the European Union. However, the monetary exchange is extremely favorable to the dollar at present.

More than 60-million tourists flock to Spain each year including one million Americans. They seek the sun, the sights, the sounds, the taste, and the style of Spain. For Spain is unique...

A small continent of matchless beauty, a place to discover through its soaring Cathedrals and castles, the singular history of its Moorish occupation, the seduction of throbbing guitars, bullfights and flamenco dancers. Young Spaniards throng the Plazas far into the night and speak in a fountain of phrases...endlessly. Intense, dramatic, fascinating, Spain is enormous fun. Napoleon claimed that Europe ended at the Pryenees but now in the Year 2000 Spain, to me, reigns as the jewel of the Mediterranean. Both modern and ancient, many faceted, Spain is a marvel to behold and to discover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595003204
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/2000
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.59(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

	Author's Note	9
	Dear Reader	11
	Prologue	15
	How to Get There	19
	The Many Facets of Madrid	27
	The Immortals of the Prado	51
	The Brave Bullfighters or the Bulls Must Die	61
	The Satellite Cities of Madrid	71
	Alcala de Henares	73
	San Lorenzo Del Escorial	89
	The Drama of Toledo	101
	The Towered Walls of Avila	111
	The Serenity of Segovia	119
	The Insouciance of Aranjuez	125
	The Sapience of Salamanca	135
	The Ebullience of Burgos	145
	Santiago de Compostela	161
	The Black Virgin of Guadalupe	173
	The Caliphate of Cordoba	181
	The Allure of Granada	191
	The Sorcery of Sevilla	201
	Sherry Merry in Spain	211
	The Surprises of Barcelona	219
	Majorca	231
	Epilogue	257
	Reading List	259
	Paradors	261
	Map	269