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A Hand-book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home

Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and Their Manners

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Published: 15th December 2011
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Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796-1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Starting in the Kingdom of Leon, and again using a series of hand-picked routes, Volume 2 leads readers to the pilgrim shrine of Santiago de Compostela and through Galicia and the Basque provinces, introducing them to castles, universities, art collections and the 'inhospitality of Madrid'. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.

Leon
Introductory remarks on the province and natives
Routes
Salamanca
El Vierzo
Valladolid
The Kingdom of Gallicia
Introductory sketches of the country, people, and productions
Routes
Santiago
The Asturias
General view of the principality, early history, and natives
Routes
Oviedo and coal mines
The Castiles, Old and New
General account of the country and natives
Madrid
Railroads
Routes
Escorial
Toledo
The Basque Provinces
The Fueros, character of country and natives, manners, and language
Routes
Kingdom of Arragon
Constitutional history, character of the country and people
Zaragoza
Routes
Spanish Pyrenees
Kingdom of Navarre
The country and natives, the Agoes and Guerilleros
Routes
Pamplona
Index
List of errata
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

ISBN: 9781108037549
ISBN-10: 1108037542
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 522
Published: 15th December 2011
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 14.0  x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.66