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Madrid / Annie Bennett.
LIBRA DP355 .B45 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Annie, 1958-
- Series:
- Blue guide. City guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madrid (Spain)--Guidebooks.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : A & C Black, [2000]
- Summary:
- This is an insider's guide to all this remarkable city has to offer, from art, architecture, and history to food, culture, and nightlife. In addition to carefully plotted city walks, day trips to sites outside the city are included.
- Contents:
- Planning your trip 9
- Gathering information 9
- Passports and visas 9
- Currency 9
- Health and insurance 9
- Tour operators 10
- Getting to Madrid 10
- By air 10
- By train 11
- By bus 11
- By car 11
- Arriving in Madrid 11
- Tourist information 12
- Getting around 12
- By metro 12
- By bus 13
- By car 13
- By taxi 13
- Banks, bureaux de change, credit cards 14
- Climate 15
- Disabled travellers 15
- Electricity 16
- Embassies and consulates 16
- Emergencies 16
- Post offices 17
- Public holidays 17
- Religous services 17
- Personal safety 18
- Telephones 18
- Time 18
- Travel arrangements from Madrid 19
- Useful Spanish words 19
- Where to stay 20
- Hotel listings 21
- Eating and drinking 24
- Restaurants 25
- Restauraunt listings 29
- Food glossary 37
- Tapas bars 40
- Cafes 43
- Late-night bars and clubs 45
- Terrazas 47
- Entertainment 47
- Amuseument parks 48
- Bullfighting 48
- Cabaret 48
- Cinema 48
- Classical music 49
- Dance 49
- Flamenco 49
- Live jazz and rock music 50
- Observation tower 50
- Opera and zarzuela 50
- Planetarium 51
- Theatre 51
- Zoo 51
- Sport 52
- Football 52
- Gambling 52
- Swimming pools 53
- Shopping 53
- Museums and galleries 58
- The history of Madrid 68
- Key figures in Madrid's history 84
- Madrid walks
- Walk 1 From the Puerta del Solto the Gran Via 89
- Walk 2 The Habsburg and Medieval city 104
- Walk 3 The Royal Heritage 120
- Walk 4 El Paseo del Prado 136
- Walk 5 The Jeronimos District and the Retiro Park 171
- Walk 6 Around Plaza Santa Ana 182
- Walk 7 The Rastro and Lavapies 196
- Walk 8 Las Salesas, Chuecca and Malasana 208
- Walk 9 Beyond the Plaza Espana 226
- Walk 10 The modern city - Recoletos and Castellana 238
- Days out
- Alcala de Henares 257
- Aranjuez 259
- Avila 261
- El Caprichio de Osuna 263
- Chinchon 264
- El Escorial 264
- El Valle de los Caidos 268
- El Pardo 268
- Segovia, La Granja and Riofrio 269
- Toldeo 273
- Plan of Madrid's metro 86.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0713652128
- 9780713652123
- 0393320111
- 9780393320114
- OCLC:
- 46912352
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