Marco Polo Pocket Guide Barcelona: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore Barcelona with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the city`s trendiest places, & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful city has to offer... Spread out between the Mediterranean & gently rising mountains, modern buildings rise above the alleyways of the Gothic old city. Experience the Mediterranean lifestyle in countless bars, cafes & restaurants in this lively Catalan metropolis that is both ultra-modern & steeped in tradition & history. If you`re interested in art & culture, you will be amazed by the city`s extraordinarily well-preserved Gothic quarter, its fine examples of Catalan Art Nouveau (Modernisme), & its award-winning post-modern structures. This is Barcelona! Your Marco Polo Barcelona Pocket Guide
Includes:: Insider Tips
- we show you the hidden gems & little known secrets that offer a real insight into the city. Savour delicious Catalan tapas, wander winding paths between bridges & fountains or discover architectural jewels & breath-taking art collections. Best of
- find the best things to do for free, the best `only in` Barcelona experiences, the best things to do if it rains & the best places to relax & spoil yourself. Sightseeing
- all of the top sights are organised by areas of the city so you can easily plan your day. Discovery Tours
- 4 specially tailored walking tours that will get you to the heart of Barcelona. See the impressive basilica, explore the labyrinth of Gothic streets, enjoy glorious views or soak up the sunshine with a perfect paella. You can experience Barcelona`s unique charm, green oases, h&-picked restaurants & the best local activities with these personal tours. Barcelona in full-colour
- Marco Polo Pocket Guide Barcelona

Includes:: full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the city to life offering you a real taste of what you can see & enjoy on your trip. Touring App
- new for 2018, you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description & map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators & landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing & never get lost again! Street Atlas & pull-out map
- we`ve included a detailed street atlas & a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. Useful Spanish phrases
- the essential words & phrases are included to help you get by. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Barcelona to show you around this fabulous city. The comprehensive coverage & unique insights will ensure you experience everything Barcelona has to offer & more. The special tips, personal insights & unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip
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Barcelona in the Marco Polo Spiral Guides series is a practical guide presenting the most important things to see & do in the city in a nutshell, & aimed at travellers who don’t have a lot of time to prepare & research for a trip. The guide highlights the top 10 sights, suggests tours & great ideas for exciting days out, & features colour photographs & a pull-out street map & atlas pages. The guide opens with introductory chapters offering general information about the region, its history, art, geography & the people & things that make it worth visiting. Then, the guide divides the area into sections, & for each offers more specific information organised by Getting Your Bearings, Perfect Days giving examples of planned itineraries, the Top 10, Don’t Miss & At Your Leisure. There are planned day itineraries for each area including the best places to eat & drink along the way, accompanied by local map extracts & dotted with useful tips. An additional chapter offers inspirations for walks & tours. The guide concludes with general & practical information, street atlas pages & a removable pull-out map, conveniently stored in a plastic pocket on the back cover. The format is designed with practicality in mind; the spiral binding & the colour coding makes it easy to keep the book open where is needed & render orientation fast & easy, ideal for travellers on the go. ...

Marco Polo Handbooks offer expert advice & are aimed at travellers looking for in-depth coverage of a destination
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Barcelona at 1:15, 000 on a “write & wipe” waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed street plan from Michelin, with the Old Town area shown in greater detail, a road map of the city’s environs, a metro/railways diagram, plus sightseeing recommendations based on the publisher’s Green Guide. On one side is a street plan of the city’s central districts, extending north to include Barcelona’s Camp Nou football ground & the Gaudi Museum. On the reverse a large panel shows the Old Town in much greater details at 1:7, 000. Important buildings & places of interest are clearly marked & named, with 29 specially selected locations cross-referenced to their descriptions on the reverse. Metro stations are clearly marked. Two street indexes, for the main plan & the Old Town enlargement, both include a list of points of interest. The reverse side also

Includes:: three sections with 29 star-rated recommendations: The Essentials, Also Worth Seeing, & Our Favourites. Also provided is a road map of the Barcelona area (extending from the motorways west of the city centre eastwards to Granollers), a diagram of the metro & railway networks network, plus practical information (getting around, opening hours & public holidays, etc). All the text is in English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Barcelona in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information, must see sights, must do activities & must know practicalities graded using Michelin’s time-honoured star rating system. The guide opens with a section of useful ‘ Must Know’ information that

Includes:: a calendar of events, practical tips on getting by & a summary of Michelin selected star attractions. The ‘ Must See’ section of the guide look at shopping, nightlife & theatre, hotels & dining, parks & gardens, neighbourhoods, landmarks, museums, historic sites, practical information, events, tips & excursions. The ‘ Must Do’ chapter

Includes:: a focus on activities for children, whereas places to eat & places to stay are reviewed in the ‘ Must Eat’ & ‘ Must Stay’ chapters.



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Don`t be fooled
- Barcelona, with all its illustrious colour & exterior finery, hasn`t always been able to curb its darker yearnings.
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Barcelona in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Barcelona is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, from the dazzling architecture of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia & the modernista buildings for which the city is famous, to the old Gothic Quarter, the Palau Nacional housing 1, 000 years of Catalan art, & the attractive waterfront & beaches. Excursions to Montserrat, Sitges & the nearby Penedes wine region offer diverse day trip ideas. Handy maps on the cover help you get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Barcelona, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from browsing in markets & state-of-the-art interior design shops to sipping cocktails until the small hours, catching a fiesta & taking a cycling tour. You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of Barcelona & an Eating Out chapter covering its mouth-watering Catalan cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need. ...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Barcelona is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this vibrant city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights, from the dazzling architecture of Gaudí`s Sagrada Família & the modernista buildings for which the city is famous, to the old Gothic Quarter, the Palau Nacional housing 1, 000 years of Catalan art, & the attractive waterfront & beaches. Excursions to Montserrat, Sitges & the nearby Penedès wine region offer diverse day trip ideas. Handy maps on the cover help you get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Barcelona, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from browsing in markets & state-of-the-art interior design shops to sipping cocktails until the small hours, catching a fiesta & taking a cycling tour. You`ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of Barcelona & an Eating Out chapter covering its mouth-watering Catalan cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need. ...

MARVEL at the incredible Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's most distinctive landmark.

ABSORB the sights & sounds of La Rambla, shopping,

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