Insight Guides Spain
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Insight Guides Spain

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eBook - ePub

Insight Guides Spain

About this book

With its historic cities, dramatic landscapes, rich culture and sun-soaked beaches, it's little wonder that Spain is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Be inspired to visit with our new Insight Guide Spain, a comprehensive full-colour guide to this romantic country.

Inside Insight Guide Spain:A thoroughly overhauled edition by our expert authors.Stunning photography brings this exciting country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, such as the Alhambra and Sagrada Familia, as well as in-depth features on flamenco and Spain's dazzling architecture.Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from the glamorous Catalan city of Barcelona and the Moorish castles of Granada to blissful Balearic beaches.Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

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Information

Publisher
Insight
Print ISBN
9781786715920
eBook ISBN
9781786716989
Edition
11
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel
Understanding the Language
In addition to the national language of Spanish (Castilian), which is spoken throughout the country, some regions use another language. Catalan (spoken in Catalonia and, with variations, in the Balearics), Valenciano (Valencia) and Gallego (Galicia), like French, Italian and Portuguese, are all Romance languages derived from the Latin spoken by the Romans who conquered the Iberian peninsula more than 2,000 years ago. The exception to these linguistic origins is Euskera, the language of the Basques. Euskera is unrelated to any other Indo-European tongue, and experts are not even sure what its origins are, though some linguists now believe it may date back to the Stone Age.
The Balearic people speak Spanish, but prefer their own language, a variant of Catalan, which in Mallorca is known as mallorquí, in Menorca as menorquí, and in Eivissa (Ibiza) as eivissenc. These dialects differ slightly from one another in accent, local vocabulary and expressions. Their source language, Catalan, is similar to Provençal.
Following the Latin derivations that formed the basis of the Romance language of Spanish, the Musli...

Table of contents

  1. Spain’s Top 10 Attractions
  2. Editor’s Choice
  3. Introduction: Bienvenidos
  4. The Spanish People
  5. Decisive Dates
  6. From Prehistory to the Visigoth Conquest
  7. Muslim Spain
  8. The Age of Empire
  9. The Civil War and the Franco Regime
  10. Democracy and Autonomy
  11. Spanish Painting
  12. Flamenco
  13. Insight: Fiestas
  14. The Bulls
  15. Outdoor Activities
  16. Food and Wine
  17. Wildlife
  18. Introduction: Places
  19. Madrid
  20. Madrid Province
  21. Castilla y León
  22. Insight: Castilian Castles
  23. Castilla-La Mancha
  24. Extremadura
  25. Seville
  26. Córdoba
  27. Granada
  28. Insight: Granada’s Gardens
  29. Andalusia
  30. Valencia and Murcia
  31. Barcelona
  32. Insight: Antoni Gaudí’s Vision
  33. Catalonia
  34. Aragón
  35. Navarre and La Rioja
  36. The Basque Country
  37. Insight: The Guggenheim in Bilbao
  38. Cantabria and Asturias
  39. Galicia
  40. The Canary Islands
  41. The Balearic Islands
  42. Transport
  43. A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
  44. Understanding the Language
  45. Further Reading