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The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook

The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago, The Complete Cultural Handbook

by David Gitlitz | Linda Kay Davidson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

A kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the way of St. James. Organized geographically, this comprehensive guide is a survey of the pilgrimage route across northern Spain. (SPN137, $24.95)

Travels with My Donkey

Travels with My Donkey

by Tim Moore

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

In this wickedly comic account of grand adventures on the 500-mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela with a French-speaking donkey, Moore salts his anecdotes of fellow travelers and grand adventures with an account of the history and culture of the medieval Way of St. James. (SPN242, $14.99)

Lourdes, Font of Faith, Hope, and Charity

Lourdes, Font of Faith, Hope, and Charity

by Elizabeth Ficocelli

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 181 PAGES

A splendid introduction to one of the Catholic Church's most important places of Marian pilgrimage offers an overview of the past, present and future of the sanctuary. (FRN805, $16.95)

 
Galicia Map 571

Galicia Map 571


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • MAP

A nicely detailed regional map of Galicia (1,400,000), east to Oviedo and south to Porto and Salamanca. (SPN53, $8.95)

Northern Spain Adventure Map

Northern Spain Adventure Map


by National Geographic

  • MAP

A nicely detailed, overview map of the western (coastal) part of Northern Spain and the Way of St. James at a scale of 1:380,,000. (SPN245, $11.95)

Culture Smart! Portugal

Culture Smart! Portugal


by Sandy Guedes de Queiroz

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (PGL53, $9.95)

Fodor's Lisbon's 25 Best

Fodor's Lisbon's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

This slim guide to Lisbon includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (PGL40, $11.99)

Footprint Guide Northern Spain

Footprint Guide Northern Spain


by Andy Symington

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 556 PAGES

A detailed, comprehensive guide published in Britain, nicely divided between a general overview of the region and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (SPN233, $24.95)

Frommer's Paris Day by Day

Frommer's Paris Day by Day


by Frommer's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

This compact yet remarkably thorough guide, ideal for a short visit, includes recommendations for everything from food to shopping. With a separate fold-out map of the city center and suggested itineraries for visits of one to three days. (FRN603, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Portugal

Lonely Planet Portugal


by Julia Wilkinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 548 PAGES

Portugal joins the lineup of the completely redesigned, full color Lonely Planet Guides, featuring clear, easy-to-use maps. (PGL16, $23.99)

Rough Guide The Pyrenees

Rough Guide The Pyrenees


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 664 PAGES

A practical guide in the British series with good information on walking routes, excursions, accommodations and attractions on both sides of the border, including Catalonia, Basque Country and Andorra. (SPN146, $19.99)

The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela

The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela


by William Melczer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

This is the original guide used by 12th-century pilgrims along the sacred way, reprinted with an introduction by a professor of medieval studies, endnotes and a gazeteer. It's an excellent, hugely informative presentation of this curiosity. (SPN42, $25.00)

Way of St James: Pyrenees, Santiago, Finisterre

Way of St James: Pyrenees, Santiago, Finisterre


by Alison Raju

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A practical guide to the Spanish half of the Pilgrim's Road. (SPN202, $19.95)

A Traveller's History of Spain

A Traveller's History of Spain


by Juan Lalaguna

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A swift survey from prehistory through the Romans, Goths and Moors to the present. (SPN06, $14.95)

Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions

Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions


by Simon Coleman | John Elsner

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel. (REL07, $32.50)

Spain, The Root and the Flower

Spain, The Root and the Flower


by John A. Crow

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 455 PAGES

Take this book with you to Spain: it's an absorbing, well-written account of Spanish cultural history from prehistory to the Romans, Jews, Moors, Golden Age and on to Franco and his legacy in modern Spain. (SPN13, $29.95)

The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit

The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit


by Shirley MacLaine

  • RELIGION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The much-reincarnated, ever-brave entertainer treks 500-miles across Northern Spain on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela, interweaving travelogue, commentary and journeys both actual and interior in this personal journal. (SPN127, $14.95)

The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country

The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country


by Robert Laxalt | Joyce Laxalt

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 136 PAGES

A portrait of the Basque culture and people through the eyes of Robert Laxalt, who traveled through Basque country in the 60s. This book is based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs. (FRN162, $21.00)

The Popes of Avignon, A Century in Exile

The Popes of Avignon, A Century in Exile


by Edwin Mullins

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Grounded in the architecrure and papal legacy in Avignon and the surrounding area, this engaging history sets the 70-year period of papal exile in the south of France against the context of Europe's turbulent transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. (FRN806, $14.95)

The Roads to Santiago, The Medieval Pilgrim Routes Through France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela

The Roads to Santiago, The Medieval Pilgrim Routes Through France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela


by Derry Brabbs

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

This gorgeous book celebrates the shrine Santiago de Compostela and the medieval routes through France and Spain -- each a World Heritage site -- in 220 color photographs. (SPN369, $60.00)

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages


by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

I'm Off Then, Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago

I'm Off Then, Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago


by Hape Kerkeling

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 333 PAGES

Overweight, overworked and unfit, Kerkeling turns an arduous trek across the French Pyrenees into a superb opportunity to deploy his self deprecating humor and barbed wit in this laugh-out-loud account of an unlikely pilgrim. (SPN420, $15.00)

Off the Road, A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain


by Jack Hitt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER

An American Abroad, popular NPR contributor Hitt unleashes his wit and wonder in this account of his trek, 500-miles across Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Naturally, he falls in with an odd assortment of fellow pilgrims and adventures ensue. (SPN312, $17.99)

Pilgrimage to the End of the World, The Road to Santiago de Campostela

Pilgrimage to the End of the World, The Road to Santiago de Campostela


by Conrad Rudolph

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

An engaging, literary account of 11 weeks of travels from Le Puy along the way of St. James, 1,000 miles all told. (SPN220, $17.00)

Road of Stars to Santiago

Road of Stars to Santiago


by Edward Stanton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 197 PAGES

A 30-day pilgrimage by foot across Northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago. (SPN51, $40.00)

Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain

Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain


by Cees Nooteboom

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered. (SPN50, $16.00)

The Road to Santiago


by Kathryn Harrison

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

The novelist's meditative, personal account of journeys along the route of St. James from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela. (SPN209, $20.00)

Everything but the Squeal

Everything but the Squeal


by John Barlow

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Barlow, his wife (from Galicia but a vegetarian) and young son gallavant from roadhouse to fine dining establishments, villages and cities in this endearingly offhand, loving account of travels in honor of pork. A delightful, witty guide to the traditions, culinary and otherwise, of the region. (SPN368, $25.00)

Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion

Spain, A Traveler's Literary Companion


by Peter R. Bush

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 242 PAGES

These 30 short stories form a who's who of contemporary Spanish literature, including writers from Galicia, Leon, the Basque Country, Madrid and Barcelona. (SPN173, $13.95)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

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