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Michael Brein's Guide to Barcelonaby the Metro (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing by Public Transportation) (Michael Brein's Guides to Sightseeing ... to Sightseeing By Public Transportation) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Brein
Publisher: Michael Brein, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $10.00
Buy New: $5.99
You Save: $4.01 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2215234
Media: Map
Edition: Map
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 4.2 x 0.1
ISBN: 1886590044
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781886590045
ASIN: 1886590044
Publication Date: April 22, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Delivery is usually 5 - 8 working days from order, International is by Royal Mail Airmail
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Michael Brein's Guide to Barcelona by the Metro shows travelers how to go to Barcelona's top 50 visitor attractions by metro, rail, tram, and bus. The guide shows which transit to use, which lines to take, which stops to board and exit at, and, using about 30 detailed mini-area-walking maps, shows exactly how to walk from these stops right to the visitor attractions. Additional nearby points of interest are also indicated on these mini-maps. An ultra-large (very easy to read) official map of Barcelona s transit system is also provided. The Barcelona guide is concise, compact, and comprehensive and fits in your pocket (leave the bulky books back in the hotel room!). Michael Brein s Barcelona guide is part of the world's first and only travel guide series specifically designed to show travelers how to sightsee the top 50 visitor attractions by public transportation in a variety of the world's most visited cities.
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 DON'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, October 26, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
There are good maps of the subway system in all Metro stations, this map is so big unfolded that it's very inconvenient. You might use it at home to get familiar with what's what, but it's not useful when you're actually on the subway system. better to buy a Good Guide book like Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides: Barcelona and Catalonia, it has a metro map in it, and lists subway stops for major tourist sites. Subway maps are available online from the Official Barcelona metro authority. Download a nice 8x11 map that will fit in your pocket. Free.
 Great Guides July 2, 2000
I ordered both Barcelona & Madrid before my May trip to Spain- saw them in the Magellan travel catalogue a couple weeks before I left town, and thought these might be helpful. As it was my first time in Spain and I speak only a little Spanish, they proved really helpful, much better than carrying around a guidebook.
 Save your money June 24, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For my recent trip to Europe I purchased this map and another for Prague after seeing the high praise for them. Was I disappointed! I was in Prague for four days and Barcelona three. These so called maps only confused me. I would not have purchased them if I had been able to preview them beforehand. Unless you already know the layout of the streets like the back of your hand, these maps will only serve to confuse. Many tourist kiosks sell much better maps with metro info and street layouts for less than a dollar. Again, unless you already know the city very well you would have to have another city map just to help you figure out Brein's map. After my miserable experience with these maps I can only say that the high praise I've seen for these maps is more than a little suspect. Calm down now, Polly, just changing your cage!
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