This is definitely the complete guidebook. It is well worth the expense just for the sections on the Canary Islands and Morocco. For a 98 version, it is still the best....

I had only 24 hours in Lisbon on my way to a conference. This book had the all-important map, a list of the top attractions with a page devoted to each- photo, directions, and briefly explaining why it's a draw. It explained the currency, the customs, and had a restaurant and lodging guide. I skimmed it on the plane and easily planned my trip from it- and the lady next to me, who had two much thicker guidebooks, saw that this was so much easier to use that she borrowed it from me and tossed her own to one side. And it was slim and fairly easy to carry. I've never had such a useful travel guide. It you were spending more than a week there you might need something more detailed- but I picked up the details from the places I visited! From the guide I just needed to know where to go and how, and this was perfect. And Lisbon, by the way, is wonderful ;-)

This book, this series of books actually, is a beautiful guide to some very special and romantic inns and hotels throughout Portugal. During our two weeks in that country, we stayed at 6 or 7 places that we found in this guide and they were always wonderful.

Specifically designed for the traveler who wants to get the most out of their vacation dollar when touring the sites and sampling the delights of Iberia, Fodor's Up Close: Spain is an ideal guide to the country charms and city sights of this sun drenched European destination. The cost conscious traveler will find descriptions and directions to memorable small hotels and cozy guest houses, inns with character and inexpensive rural retreats. From the entertainments of night life to the spectrum of year round cuisines, the music and the cultural icons, Fodor's Up Close: Spain has it all exceptionally well organized and "user friendly". There are also airfare deals, tips on traveling smart, clear and informative maps. If you are planning a trip to any part of Spain, whether for a week, a summer, or a year, then begin planning your itinerary with a thoroughly perusal of Fodor's Up Close: Spain!

This is an excellent guidebook - packed with information, beautifully phrased, and obviously written by someone with a great knowledge and love of the city. The author's enthusiasm is infectious and you feel as though you are strolling the streets in the company of a knowledgeable and delightful friend.

If you admire the work of Fortuny or if you just love beautiful textiles, this is the book for you. The photographs of his textiles are simply gorgeous and the text is well researched.

Fortuny was a modern renaissance man. His lasting legacy was however his fashion. He created the most wonderful silk gowns and this book just makes you wish you could stil buy them.

Eire does an excellent job of placing larger than life historical figures in context. Anyone interested in the Catholic Reformation in Spain should read this book. It will also be of great interest to those who are interested in mysticism, or the general zeal that Spain seemed to be frothing with during the Reformation/Counter Reformation era. The research is impeccable.

I feel that "Gabriel's Girl," is a great story for young minds. Young kids are into love/adventure stories, which is exactialy what "Gabriel's girl" is. It will keep you on the edge of your chair, eagger to uncover the crime.

Excellent theory and rural-practice of hiperferic societies