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This title features: dynamic new two-colour layout for clear navigation; new magazine style, combining stunning photography, new itineraries and the author's personal take on the country; extensive listings of hotels and restaurants (often far more than other guides) - all personally visited and recommended for a really local flavour; top 'Don't Miss' sights at the start of every regional chapter, plus new 'Author Choices' of personal favourite places to stay and eat; clear, newly-designed two-colour maps throughout for increased ease of use; and, the only guides with full-colour touring maps of the whole region.This title: takes you right into the heart of southern Spain by uncovering the delights of Granada, Seville and Cordoba, the sparkling coastal resorts and the magnificent landscape; visits Seville, a city of drama and passion, home to those most Spanish creations, flamenco and tapas, and the greatest gothic cathedral in the world, La Giralda; explores spiritual Cordoba, with its Great Mosque and medieval quarters, and refined and wistful Granada, with its extraordinary garden-hung Alhambra palace and spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada; and, relaxes on the best of southern Spain's beaches and seaside towns, travels over to Gibraltar and shows you the best places to unwind with a glass of sherry.
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