Fodor's Essential Spain 2025

Whether you want to explore the Alhambra, marvel at La Sagrada Familia, or enjoy tapas, wine, and flamenco, the local Fodor's travel experts in Spain are here to help! Fodor's Essential Spain guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful colour photos.

Fodor's 'Essential' guides were named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020.

Fodor's Essential Spain 2025 travel guide includes:

• An illustrated ultimate experiences guide to the top things to see and do
• Multiple itineraries to effectively organise your days and maximise your time
• More than 55 detailed maps and a free pull-out maps to help you navigate confidently
• Colour photos throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• Honest recommendations from locals on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more
• Photo-filled 'BEST OF' features on 'Spain's Best Museums', 'Spain's Best Beaches', 'Most Beautiful Castle Hotels in Spain', 'Spain's Most Beautiful Villages', and more
• Trip-planning tools and practical tips including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• Historical and cultural insights providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
• Special features on 'History You Can See', 'What to Watch and Read Before You Visit', and 'What to Eat and Drink'
• Local writers to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• Spanish-language primers with useful words and essential phrases
• Up-to-date coverage on: Madrid, Barcelona, Andalusia, Granada, Seville, the Pyrenees, the Canary Islands, Galicia, Asutrias, Basque Country, Toledo, La Rioja, Bilbao, Catalonia, Valencia, Ibiza, Mallorca, Costa del Sol, and more

Planning on spending more time in Spain's most exciting cities? Check out Fodor's Barcelona and Fodor's Madrid.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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