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.Barcelona (Lonely Planet City Guides)

by: Damien Simonis

October 01, 2006
After the low point of my relationship with Lonely Planet (Montréal and Québec City), I was pleased to have my faith restored in the imprint with this excellent guide.

As you'd expect, author Damien Simonis sings the city's praises, but it's never over the top and, let's face it, how many cities can you name that can beat Barcelona? (Of the three I can think of, two are Spanish.) This is a well-measured talking up of a city that needs no talking up.

A number of elements make Barcelona for me: accessibility of live music, art, food and language.

Taking the last first, this is the only place I found Simonis indecisive, and I have to admit I'm still confused myself, but generally speaking I get away with ... Read More:
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.Spain (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Damien Simonis, Susan Forsyth, John Noble

March 01, 2007
I know it's my personal bug-bear, but as with most guidebooks on Spain the Murcia region isn't given the same treatment as other regions - just 10 pages (that wrongly suggest that all we've got there is beaches and golf courses) to cover the whole region while Valencia gets 50! That said, I like the Lonely Planet guides, they are beautifully produced and the colour photos are always outstanding.
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.The Rough Guide to Barcelona Map

by: Rough Guides

February 06, 2003

Though I have a few niggles, there's no doubting that this is a useful item to have with you as you navigate round the carrers of Catalunya's fair capital city. It's compact enough that you're not struggling to open it and robust enough that you can fold it in any shape you like, stick it in your back pocket and sit on it, then later restore it to its intended folding with only the slightest of creasing.

The size clearly leads to a couple of its drawbacks, namely the lack of a larger scale map showing more of the surrounding area, the exclusion of Parc Güell from the main map (and therefore lack of detail of the area around the Parc), and the absence of a plan of the Metro, though in fairness it is definitely useful having the Metro ... Read More:
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.Moscow (Lonely Planet City Guides)

by: Mara Vorhees

March 01, 2006
Travel books should be up to date (or as much as publishing and printing time allows) and this was published in August 2000 and is probably the latest book on Moscow. But it's also full of what you need to know for a visit to Moscow, with a wide range of topics covered. It also covers both the cheap and the expensive ends of the hotel and restaurant markets. One criticism: the maps are not very clear; the type is too small. All in all, a good book to plan your trip and take with you.
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