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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN num: 9780470096925
ISBN number: 0470096926
Label: Frommers
Manufacturer: Frommers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: May 07, 2007
Publishing house: Frommers
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You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of colour maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!
This updated edition of Frommer's Barcelona is the definitive guide to Spain's capital of style and culture. From the wild modernist architecture of Gaudi to the astounding Picasso Museum, and the colorful street life of La Rambla, we list all the best hotels, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, and more. We also cover Mallorca, Sitges, and Bilbao, the hottest destination in Spain.
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Rated by buyers -
Indeed - what has happened to the maps which have been with this series of Frommer Guides? They were even detachable - but moreover they were GOOD maps!
Rated by buyers -
I have purchased a number of Frommer's books over the years and overall I have found them to be among the most helpful guides that exist. This Barcelona edition has been frustrating for me to use for my upcoming trip to Barcelona.
The advantage that this and all Frommer's guides will give you is a star rating for various sights, hotels, restaurants, etc:
3 stars = must see
2 stars = very highly recommended
1 star = highly recommended
reviewed but no stars = recommended
This feature is why I continually use Frommer's guides, they help me find the "priority" spots so that I can most efficiently use my vacation time. The Barcelona edition is no different, they have helped me identify the must-do activities on my upcoming trip.
The downside of the Frommer's Barcelona guide is 2 fold:
1) There are no pictures with in the book - a picture on the front cover and on the back cover, that is it. Most Frommer's guides have a few pages within them with a few photos. I don't buy Frommer's guides for the photos, that is not the kind of guide they make. But a few photos would have made the book better. There is however a colour page included in the middle of the book, an advertisement for Travelocity.
2) The bigger issue I have with this edition is the lack of useful maps. There is not a single map that shows the entire Barcelona region. There is a map of the Barcelona attractions (which is helpful), but it does not include a number of things mentioned in the guide and does not include the Barcelona airport. In addition they have separate maps of the same area over and over again, one for sights, one for hotels, one for restaurants, one for the metro system. It would be very helpful to have a map that has the metro system locations included in the "What to see" section so that travelers would know how to get to what they want to see.
Frommer's Barcelona is packed with information (most of it very useful) but could use a few more pages from some useful maps and maybe a photo or two.
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