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. ...

Madrid Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. Each title ...

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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Madrid in the City & Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities & their surrounding regions & including some of the most detailed listings & directories of places to eat & drink & things to do & see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment & nightlife, in addition to principal sights & attractions, with expert local writers providing an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city. This unique quality has ensured that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. The surrounding region is also incorporated in some guides, with information on the principal attractions, sites, landscapes & the best way of exploring them. Each of the Time Out city & region guides has a similar layout, allowing visitors to explore their destination easily. An ...