Travel guides to Barcelona, Spain and Catalonia selected by Barcelona-Spain.com editors, including travel books, dining guides, maps and Barcelona-specific specialty guides including Catalonian cookbooks and guides to Barcelona's Modernist architecture. Featuring top travel guides such as Lonely Planet Barcelona, Rick Steve's Spain and Portugal and Eyewitness Barcelona and Catalonia.
Barcelona Guidebooks
Barcelona and Catalonia (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (2003) A glossy and well-produced visual tour of Barcelona, Eyewitness Barcelona and Catalonia shows readers Barcelona's attractions and hotels rather than just simply describing them. With colorful maps and plenty of historical information, this is a great Barcelona guide book to plan by as well as remember a trip to Barcelona and Catalonia.
Fodor's Barcelona to Bilbao From Barcelona's Sagrada Familia temple extraordinaire to Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum, the British-based Fodor's Barcelona to Bilbao has Northern Spain covered, including where to stay, eat, and play along with all the practical information for getting around Barcelona and Bilbao.
Let's Go 2003: Barcelona Let's Go 2003: Barcelona is the perfect Barcelona guide for the budget or student traveler planning to spend anywhere from a few days to a full semester in Barcelona. Listings review Barcelona's nightclubs and bars, as well as offering introductory information on Barcelona's top attractions and a list of reasonably-priced Barcelona hotels.
Lonely Planet Barcelona By Damien Simonis From Barcelona's beaches to bowling with Catalonians, this tried and true Barcelona travel guide is packed with essential Barcelona information, is a guide for all seasons. Lonely Planet Barcelona will get you out of the Barcelona airport, to your hotel, and out sipping Cava, eating paella and seeing the many beautiful Barcelona sights.
Rick Steves' Spain and Portugal 2003 By Rick Steves Rick Steves' travel guide provides more than just the basic information for getting around Spain and Portugal, even though this travel guide to Spain and Portugal includes information on hotels, dining and attractions. His Iberian insights cover Spanish and Portuguese history, how to dive into European culture and how make the most of Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon and more.
The Rough Guide to Barcelona (2003) Like all Rough Guides, this Barcelona travel guide is a practical guide to the best of Barcelona's hotels, dining and attractions, from where the locals go for Tapas to details on how to take the train to the Salvador Dalí Museum an hour outside of Barcelona.
Time Out Barcelona (Time Out Guides) A neatly-formatted and well-illustrated Barcelona travel guide, Time Out Barcelona includes an informed overview of Barcelona history and Catalonian culture as well as being an excellent guide to Barcelona neighborhoods , architecture and attractions.
Barcelona Maps
Barcelona Citymap Guide (2001) By Shelley Wanger Produced by Knopf travel guides, the Barcelona Citymap Guide has six easy-to-use fold-out maps of Barcelona plus great listings for all tastes and budgets. Maps are marked with top Barcelona attractions and include handy addresses to Barcelona hotels, restaurants, bars, theaters and shops.
Streetwise Barcelona By Michael Brown A street by street guide to Barcelona. All the major Barcelona neighborhoods are clearly delineated, as are Barcelona's main attractions and excellent public transportation system.
Barcelona Dining Guides
Catalan Cuisine: Europe's Last Great Culinary Secret By Colman Andrews Editor of Saveur magazine, Colman Andrews knows what's savory. An acclaimed expert on the food and culture of Spain's Catalonia region, Andrews explores Catalan cuisine in a cook-friendly way and keeps availability in mind. From pork-stuffed apples and salt cod with garlic and paprika to cinnamon ice cream, Catalan cuisine is a palate-pleaser.
Eating and Drinking in Spain: Spanish Menu Reader and Restaurant Guide (2002) By Andy Herback and Michael Dillon A Spanish tortilla is very different from a Mexican tortilla; one's an egg and potato tapa, the other is a flat bread. This dining guide to Spain and Barcelona familiarizes travelers with Spanish cuisine, compares regional Spanish cuisine and has a recommendable list of Spanish restaurants organized by city, including a Barcelona dining guide.
New Tapas: Today's Best Bar Food from Spain By Fiona Dunlap and Jan Baldwin Tapas, those little dishes that are Spain's most popular culinary tradition, are benefiting from an infusion of fresh talent. Travel writer Fiona Dunlop visits Spain's emerging chefs in a tour of Spain's distinct regions, presenting simple dishes that represent the newest bite-size morsels being served in Spain's top tapas bars and restaurants.
Barcelona Specialty Guides
A Guiri's Adventure: Barcelona Through the Eyes of an American By Greta Paa-Kerner Blondes are rare in Barcelona, so platinum-haired Greta must have stood out. Tales of her Barcelona travels and travails are honest and inspirational as she relates Barcelona's idiosyncrasies and Festivals with a dry humor.
Gaudi of Barcelona By Luis Permanyer and Mollman Underhill Antoni Gaudi's modernist architecture is synonymous with Barcelona. The guide to Bracelona's Modernist architecture has over 180 color photographs and 13 maps showing the location of art-nouveau icons like Park Guell and the Sagrada Familia. The commentary, written by a Barcelona-born journalist, explores Gaudi's architectural genius for first-time visitors to and long-time fans of Barcelona's cityscape.
Michelin Red Guide 2003 Espana-Portugal (Spanish Language Edition) This is a Spanish language guide to the most stylish side Spain. A gourmand and luxe-seekers guide to Spain, Michelin's Red Guide 2003 Espana-Portugal is a hardcover travel guide to the best of the best in Spain, from excellent dining to stylish hotels to practical information on Spanish and Portuguese attractions.
Catalan Language Guides
Catalan (Teach Yourself) By Alan Yates Everyone in Barcelona speaks Spanish, but Catalonians would rather speak Catalan. Even a few (however shakily pronounced) Catalan phrases and words will delight local Barcelonians. Yates' Catalan language guide steers away from tired language guide phrases like ÒI'll have a hot dog, pleaseÓ and is the best Catalan language guide out there with translations, basic grammar and a useful dictionary.
