Best guide book about Spain?

Question

I'm going to Spain this summer and I've been wondering what is the best guide book to buy. I've been thinking about getting Lonely Planet (2007) or Rough Guide (2007). What do you think is better? Or maybe there is another better?

Answer 1

THey are OK but if you are interested in a really unique book you should try to get a copy of "Discovering Spain: An Uncommon Guide" by Penelope Casas, she goes way beyond any standard guide and is one of the foremost experts on Spanish food and Wine. It is really worth it to get that book in addition to  a standard guide (Fodor's  is good too) she led me to do to some really fanatastic places and great restaurants that the other guides miss. She also has other books on food that are worth checking out too. The DK Eyewitness Guides to Spain are better illustrated than anything else I have seem and there is also a book " Special Places to Stay in Spain" that has lodging choices you wont find anywhere else....AND if you are driving Thomas Cook Guides are really good (they are region specific).

Sorry to throw all this stuff at you -- I have been there three times, I love it, and I have about a dozen books on traveling there.

PS Yeah I was going to mention that Time Out has the best City Guides.

Answer 2

Both are good but it depends where you want to go.

I bought last year's (or so) Rough Guide to Spain in a discount shop for £3 yesterday.

I think that the Rough Guide to Andalucia is great.

The best city guides by far are the Time Out guides.

Answer 3

I think that link can help you:

http://www.softguide-spain.com/

Here you have a link where you can buy one of the best guides.Almost everbody use it over here (Spain).If you don't want to buy it on the Internet,you can ask at bookshops (they sell them in gas stations over here)...you just have to ask about Michelin guides.

http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-Green-Gui...