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Iberia (Spain & Portugal)   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Spain & Portugal. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Eyewitness Guide Portugal with Madeira & the Azores  •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES
A compact, visual travel guide to the country featuring hundreds of photographs and drawings, an excellent overview of the culture and history of Portugal, and good information about where to go and what to do. With many excellent regional, local and neighborhood maps. We also carry a guide to Lisbon (PGL04, $20.00) in the same series. (PGL05, $25.00)
  Eyewitness Guide Portugal with Madeira & the Azores
Eyewitness Guide Spain  •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES
This superb, colorful guide covers all of Spain. It features bright photography, dozens of excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (SPN05, $30.00)
  Eyewitness Guide Spain
A Traveller's History of Portugal  •  Ian Robertson
HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES
A lively, admirably concise survey from prehistory to the present, great for travelers to Portugal who would like an overview of the country's history and culture. The author has also written the Blue Guides to both Portugal and Spain. (PGL32, $14.95)
  A Traveller's History of Portugal
Spain, The Root and the Flower  •  John A. Crow
HISTORY •  1985 •  PAPER  • 455 PAGES
This is the book to take with you to Spain: an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, and Golden Age, and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. Originally published in 1963, the book reflects the author's personally gleaned wisdom, lore and deep insights into the Spanish people and their psychology -- as shaped by geography and history. This is essential reading for anyone who would understand the country and its people. (SPN13, $22.95)
  Spain, The Root and the Flower
Spain & Portugal Map  •   Freytag & Berndt
2006 •  MAP
A colorful, shaded relief map of the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:700,000. (SPN22, $12.95)
  Spain & Portugal Map
 

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Discovering Spain, An Uncommon Guide  •  Penelope Casas   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A wonderful, personable guide to Spain filled with history and culture and infused with the author's wit and love for her country. Casas dedicates a chapter to each of Spain's 12 parts. Highly recommended. (SPN31, $25.00)
 
 
The Food of Portugal  •  Jean Anderson   • FOOD  •  An award-winning cookbook featuring the cuisine of Portugal and background on Portuguese culture. Sure to please the palates of tourists interested in Portuguese food, and of emigrants in search of that authentic taste of home. (PGL10, $19.95)
 
 
A Traveller's History of Spain  •  Juan Lalaguna   • HISTORY  •  A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)
 
 
Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal  •  Mary Vincent   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With its 40 maps, 240 photographs and insightful essays on all aspects of Iberian geography and culture, this handsome book is an excellent introduction to the region. (SPN34, $45.00)
 
 
The Spanish Inquisition  •  Cecil Roth   • HISTORY  •  This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition, the torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and the New World -- a fascinating exploration of the roots of the Inquisition and its effects on the country. (SPN91, $15.95)
 
 
The Story of the Moors in Spain  •  Stanley Lane-Poole   • HISTORY  •  A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866. (SPN12, $18.95)
 
 
The Alhambra  •  Robert Irwin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  In this brief, indispensable guide, Irwin introduces the stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex, revealing its mysteries, myths and significance with wit and insight. (SPN226, $19.95)
 
 
The Prado  •  Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Highlights of the Prado Museum in Madrid, featuring 320 illustrations of art collected by the kings and queens over centuries, including works by Goya, Rubens, Velazquez and El Greco. (SPN104, $35.00)
 
 
Driving over Lemons, An Optimist in Andalucia  •  Chris Stewart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Chris Stewart's memoir about moving with his wife to farm in Alpujarras is charming and insightful. Unlike many expatriates, Stewart manages to ground himself far enough into the community to make lasting friends--as well as a home for his young daughter. (SPN135, $13.95)
 
 
Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections  •  James Michener   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful. (SPN16, $8.99)
 
 
Journey to Portugal, In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture  •  Jose Saramago   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Jose Saramago's richly detailed account of his journey across Portugal in 1979. He combines his vivid impressions of the Portuguese landscape and people with a dose of history, fiction and meditations. (PGL23, $17.00)
 
 
Old Man Goya  •  Julia Blackburn   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Taking 1792--the year that Goya went deaf--as her starting point, Julia Blackburn chronicles the painter's fruitful last 35 years in captivating, imaginative detail. (SPN171, $13.95)
 
 
Spanish Recognitions, The Roads to the Present  •  Mary Lee Settle   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A magical, meditative account of Spanish history, art, archaeology and travels from Castile to the southern coast. (SPN205, $15.95)
 
 
Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Peter R. Bush  •  Lisa Dillman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  These 30 short stories include a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature. (SPN173, $13.95)
 
 
Travelers' Tales Spain  •  Lucy McCauly   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of mostly contemporary writing on Spain by such diverse luminaries as Calvin Trillin, Robert Hughes, Jan Morris and Garcia Lorca. It's a delightful portrait of the country. (SPN09, $19.95)
 
 
A Season in Granada, Uncollected Poems & Prose  •  Garcia Lorca  •  Christopher Maurer   • LITERATURE  •  A selection of poems and prose in celebration of Granada, where Garcia Lorca was raised, studied and spent much of his short life. (SPN117, $13.95)
 
 
Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes  •  Edith Grossman   • LITERATURE  •  The 400-year-old landmark novel (the most famous work in Spanish literature), in a sparkling new translation that aims for uninflected, accessible prose, dumping the mock-chivalry of earlier translations. (SPN211, $16.95)
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls  •  Ernest Hemingway   • LITERATURE  •  Hemingway's great novel about the Spanish Civil War is a love story set during the four-day fight of anti-fascist units in the mountains. (SPN19, $15.00)
 
 


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