Books and eBooks about Spain – in English

WIN a Spanish Interlude!

WIN a Spanish Interlude!

May 5, 2013

WIN My Spanish Interlude The Story Sylvia Parker is sent to the Costa del Sol to interview Hollywood heartthrob Nicholas Platt for The News. It’s a glamorous assignment but one that leads to a quarrel with boyfriend Christopher, who wants Sylvia to stay in London. Waiting to board her early-morning flight to Malaga, Sylvia regrets ending a long and beautiful...

WON An Englishman in Madrid

WON An Englishman in Madrid

Apr 8, 2013

WON An Englishman in Madrid The famous Englishman in the photo below is Leslie Howard, the actor who played the Scarlet Pimpernal and also starred in Gone with the Wind.  The photo was taken at the The British Council in Madrid in 1943 when he was on a tour of Spain and Portugal.  At the end of the tour he flew put of Lisbon for Bristol and his plane was shot...

WON Footprint’s new Focus Guide to Galicia

WON Footprint’s new Focus Guide to Galicia

Mar 7, 2013

WON Footprint’s new Focus Guide to Galicia!! Watch video of JJ the Books4Spain cat picking the winner of Footprint Focus Guide to Galicia Galicia is a remote region of Spain, offering a variety of rural and urban landscapes that are just a bit different. From its wild Celtic heritage to its convivial towns serving superb seafood, modern life has brought...

WON Cicerone’s Northern Caminos

WON Cicerone’s Northern Caminos

Feb 11, 2013

WON Cicerone’s Northern Caminos on 3 March 2013 Cicerone the renowned publisher of guide books for activity holidays has recently published the first comprehensive guide to the Northern Caminos in English.  The book covers the three different pilgrimage routes through northern Spain to the sacred city of Santiago de Compostela: the Camino del Norte (a...

WON Footprint’s new guide to Zaragoza and Aragon!

WON Footprint’s new guide to Zaragoza and Aragon!

Feb 4, 2013

WON Footprint’s new Guide to Zaragoza and Aragon See JJ the Books4Spain cat picking the 3 winners of Footprint Travel’s new Focus guide to Zaragoza and Aragon. To enter the draw to win one of these copies email us the answer to the following questions, the answers to which are contained in our article – See Dinosaurs, Castles and Monasteries...

WON Walking in Extremadura

WON Walking in Extremadura

Feb 4, 2013

WON Walking in Extremadura by Gisela Radant-Woods See JJ the Books4Spain cat pick the winner of Walking in Extremadura In the far west of Spain, Extremadura is one of Spain’s hidden jewels with fabulous palaces, churches and monasteries, many of which remain well preserved to this day and is one of the greatest regions in Spain for scenery and flora...

WON a copy of The Queen’s Vow!

WON a copy of The Queen’s Vow!

Dec 29, 2012

THIS BOOK WAS WON ON 20 JANUARY 2013 BY MONIKA F  BUY IT ON BOOKS4SPAIN FOR ONLY £5.99 WITH FREE UK SHIPPING The Queen’s Vow is C W Gortner’s second historical fiction novel set in Spain and is about Queen Isabel, or Isabella the Catholic, one half, along with King Ferdinand, of the Catholic Kings who unified Spain by taking Granada in 1492. From...

Identify these mysterious images and WIN £25!

Identify these mysterious images and WIN £25!

Nov 19, 2012

Where are these images in Spain? The following images are taken from a specially commissioned sculpture made up of panels giving a historical perspective of  two important regions of Spain.                             4. What are these images a part of? Send your answer to all 4 questions to...