Spain`s capital is a city that never sleeps, known for its gracious architecture, charming old quarters, & superb art collections, ...

The best of Madrid in your pocket. From the Prado museum to Palacio Real
- the guide covers up-to 200 sights & recommendations
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This handy pocket-sized guide is packed with ideas for things to do in Madrid, &

Includes:: a sturdy pull-out

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Madrid Pop Out Map: pop-up city street map of Madrid city centre
- folded pocket size travel map with transit map included Contents
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This title features a revolutionary new design for pocket-sized travel guides. Open the cover & discover a remarkable new design! It has 2 popout maps & a comprehensive fully illustrated 64 page guide of Madrid. & it works like magic! The map & guide of the city are fully cross-referenced for instant, effortless navigation, making this the easiest guidebook you will ever use. The well-written text covers sights, shopping, entertainment, food, practical information & where to stay. With durable flexibound, stunning laminated covers, the popout cityguide is excellent value for your money for your trip to Madrid. ...

Street plan of the whole city, showing each postal district in a different colour with its full postal code. On the reverse there is an enlargement for the city centre, a diagram of the metro network, & lists of useful addresses. Street index is in a separate booklet. ...

Madrid with its outer districts on a large, indexed map at 1:12, 000 from Telstar Distrimapas showing postal districts in different colours, plus an enlargement of the city centre, & diagrams of the metro/light rail & commuter trains networks. Postal districts are in different colours & shown their 5-digit number (28xxx). The map shows metro & railway stations, car parks, locations of selected hotels & food markets, etc. Also marked is the course of the city’s cycling green belt. The index is on the reverse. The map

Includes:: an enlargement for the city centre (roughly: Royal Palace – Gran Viá – The Prado- Conservatorio) plus two clear diagrams of the metro/light rail & the commuter trains networks. Map legend

Includes:: English.



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Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG
- Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally
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Madrid in the Shortlist Guide series from Time Out; exploring a range of international destinations in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the best nightlife, entertainment & local attractions in the city. Expert local writers provide an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city, ensuring that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. Each guide opens with a ...

The buzzing life of bars, warm evenings by the Manzanares river, the subterranean terrors of the Metro, icy winters & hot, empty summers, student days in the sixties, the ruthless underworld of the city`s mafia
- this captivating anthology reflects the character of Madrid & the lives of the madrilenos, as its inhabitants are called, in all their splendid variety. Some stories are bizarre, some funny, some serious, & as you read you`ll travel through the city. The famous streets & monuments of Madrid
- Cibeles, Calle de Alcala, Plaza Mayor, & the Royal Palace
- as well as the poor, working-class barrios unfrequented by sightseers will pass before your eyes like a moving picture. Some stories, like the Galdos story & Carmen Martin Gaite`s `A clear conscience` depict a journey across Madrid, while in Javier Marias` sinister tale, ` Fallen from fortune`, a couple are unaware that their guide to all the usual tourist highlights is leading them to their death. In ` Through the wall` & ` Personality disorders`, the characters barely leave their apartments, & the city lurks outside the windows.A rich assortment of characters
- adolescent boys obsessed with sex; maids up from the country; provincial girls who slide into prostitution; a small boy excited at the prospect of going downtown with his grandfather; vain, self-absorbed thirty-somethings with too much money; immigrant families far from home; mafia types; diligent office-workers struggling to bring up a family
- come alive in the tales. Few of these stories have previously been translated into English. Some names, such as Benito Perez Galdos, Javier Marias, Juan Jose Millas, & Carmen Martin Gaite, will be more familiar than others but all deserve to be better known. There is a map at the back of the book to indicate the places mentioned in the stories & photographs complement & accompany each story. The reader will also find there biographical notes on the authors & suggestions for further reading.




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