The Rough Guide to Barcelona Map by Rough Guides I used this map daily during a two week stay in Barcelona. It was indespensible. The Rough Guide map has a number of nice features. It shows the location of many locations of interest. Not only the standard tourists sites, but resturants and hotels. The map is also accurate and detailed. The sterling feature of this map is that it is printed on tough material (some kind of plastic). So it could survive two weeks of being folded and unfolded without ripping. The durability of the Rough Guide maps is a huge selling point and I recommend them for any destination, not just Barcelona. Order from UK | US | Canada | Living and Working in Spain: How to Prepare for a Successful Visit, Be It Short, Long-term or Forever (Living & Working Abroad) by Robert A.C. Richards Spain has been popular as a holiday and retirement destination and has become important as a focus for commercial life. This second edition has been updated and revised to provide information for anyone planning to live in Spain, either on a temporary or permanent basis and whether for business, professional purposes, study, leisure or retirement. The book offers an account of Spain\'s variegated lifestyles and how to cope. Order from UK | US | Canada |
Andalucia (Lonely Planet Regional Guides S.) by Susan Forsyth, Paula Hardy, John Noble Essential Reading This book is essential reading for travellers to this part of Spain. The book\'s recommendations can be trusted and, whilst the information is thorough it isn\'t difficult to get to the more important parts quickly. We used it to visit Seville, Granada, Malaga and Antequera in September 2003 and found it brilliant. It\'s written in an unfussy way, in plain English and by people who know what is worthwhile and what isn\'t. Two important things to remember. Buy the book well before you travel. (We bought it in the airport after we had booked some of our accommodation and so wasted hours looking at the \'net for stuff much more clearly detailed in the book). The maps in the book are pretty sketchy and quite small. If you\'re travelling around, don\'t rely solely on these maps (and LP advises, in the book, which maps to buy). Overall, there isn\'t a better guide-book that I\'ve found. Order from UK | US | France | Canada | The Complete Guide to Living and Working in Spain by Charles Davey From the author of The Complete Guide to Buying Property in France The most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information available Includes a comparison of the different regions Contains essential addresses, web sites, vocabulary and travel links to the UK, Ireland, US & Scandinavia Spain is one of the most popular destination for Britons going to live and work abroad, whether temporarily or permanently. There are now more than 700, 000 British expatriates who own property in Spain, and this number is estimated to rise to over 2.5 million over the next ten years. There may be great weather nearly all year round in Spain, but getting the right information and advice before deciding to live there is crucial. This book deals with the detail of moving to Spain in a practical, straightforward style. All the information is clearly laid out and every aspect is covered, from preparing to leave and settling in, to health and welfare and retirement. Going to live and work in Spain is not just popular with the British; there is advice for other nationalities too. The Complete Guide to Living and Working in Spain is the essential reference point for anyone considering taking the plunge and heading to Spain. With maps, useful addresses and a dictionary of helpful terms, this is the definitive guide. Order from UK | US | Canada |