Spain For Dummies

A writer and cycling aficionado who has lived in Spain, Brazil, and Ecuador, Neil E. Schlecht now resides in Litchfield County, Connecticut. His first exposure to Spain was as a college sophomore teaching English at Col.legi Sant Ignasi in Barcelona. He returned to Barcelona just before the 1992 Summer Olympics and stayed for most of the past decade, working as a consultant on social and economic development projects for the European Union and as a contributing writer for a Spanish art and antiques magazine. The author of a dozen travel guides, as well as articles on art and culture and art catalogue essays, Neil is especially keen on assignments that take him back to Spain. The author counts among the highlights of his Spanish travels a few treasured road miles cycling in the Navarra countryside alongside Miguel Indurain, Spain's five-time Spanish Tour de France champion. Neil's favorite reminder of Spain is his Labrador retriever, who hails from a farm on Ibiza, one of the Balearic Islands. Despite her relocation to the United States, she plays deaf to any commands not in Spanish.

Introduction; Part I: Introducing Spain; Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Spain; Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Spain; Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go; Part II: Planning Your Trip to Spain; Chapter 4: Managing Your Money; Chapter 5: Getting to Spain; Chapter 6: Getting Around Spain; Chapter 7: Booking Your Accommodations; Chapter 8: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests; Chapter 9: Taking Care of the Remaining Details; Part III: Northern Spain: Barcelona, the Costa Brava, and the Basque Country; Chapter 10: Barcelona; Chapter 11: Girona and the Costa Brava; Chapter 12: The Basque Country and Navarra; Part IV: Central Spain: Madrid and Castile; Chapter 13: Madrid; Chapter 14: Castile: Around Madrid; Part V: Southern Spain: Andalusia; Chapter 15: Seville and Cordoba; Chapter 16: Andalusia's Pueblos Blancos; Chapter 17: Granada; Part VI: The Part of Tens; Chapter 18: Top Ten (Other) Can't-Miss Spanish Experiences; Chapter 19: Top Ten (Or So) Things You Didn't Know about Spain and Never Thought to Ask; Appendix: Quick Concierge; Index