The Rough Guide to Mallorca & Menorca is your definitive handbook to two of the Mediterranean's most beautiful and popular islands. From the cosmopolitan street life of Palma to Menorca’s remote prehistoric ruins, the full-colour section introduces all of the islands’ highlights. For every town and region, there are comprehensive and opinionated listings of the best hotels, bars, restaurants and clubs, plus a new ‘Author Pick’ feature to highlight the very best options. The guide provides detailed route descriptions of hikes on both islands, plus tips on bird-watching and where to find the islands’ most secluded beaches.
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What The Press Say
There’s nothing rough about the Rough Guides these days; they’re the slickest guidebook operation around. This third edition boasts enormous detail, all squeezed into a smallish paperback. Best bits are the detailed maps and listings to hotels, shops, sights and restaurants, but space is also given for longer descriptions of Balearic lifestyle, along with literary extracts and historical views. So, you can use the book both as an everyday fact-file, and also as a jolly good read when your plane is stuck on the runway. - Everything Spain The Rough Guide series has a lot of practical tips for college-age travelers in particular, but also much historical information that may be of more interest to travelers beyond the pension stage of their lives. For all travelers, the Rough Guides maps and touring directions are handy for getting around the island. - Washington Times BASES ITSELF SOLIDLY ON HISTORY, ART, LITERATURE AND LANDSCAPE, ALONG WITH A USEFUL INTERPRETATION OF THE PRESENT. IT ALSO SUPPLIES A MASS OF PRACTICAL DETAIL. BOOKS LIKE THIS MAKE YOU HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE OF CULTURE. - Daily Telegraph |