Lonely Planet Madrid (Travel Guide) (City Guide)

I'm using it in conjunction with the Rick Steeves guide and I found that the Lonely Planet goes beyond the usual "touristy" information and gives special attention to gay places to stay, and places to go out at night that are either gay friendly or gay establishments.

Il libro e' molto sintetico ma ti da le necessarie informazioni di baseUtile e belli i vari itinerari che ti propone.Buona la scelta dei ristoranti e bar e negoziSoprattutto comodo da portare in borsetta e con carattere di scrittura abbastanza grande per poterlo consultare senza occhiali

great. a lot of tips, helping to see a lot and to save money in the same time. thanks a lot

Love the lonely planet guides anyway but this one is great. We are visiting Madrid on a short time budget with a football game already planned for some of the time, so wanted to fit in the best bits easily and simply. I love how this book allows you to plan whoever you are, families, couples, single travellers and gives you an idea of price range for the things that you plan. All in all a good all round guide.

Over the years I have read and used a number of travel guides - also Lonely Planet - but this one is a great disappointment. I read the first half and gave up. I almost felt not wanting to visit Madrid at all, but having been there twice in the past, I overcame that feeling. l It is just a long list of possibilities, no evaluation or actual advise or ideas. I will give it one star for the photo of the cover; hat is a splendid photograph.Anders Grum