Best Spain Guidebook?
 

What is the best guidebook for a family traveling to Barcelona and Sevilla? Gracias

Me!

Just kidding! It depends on what you are using it for. . . if it is just travel advice with timetables and such, most go out of date quickly, so I advise getting the info on-line. However, if you are looking for historical accuracy and more informative stuff, go for Fodor's or Lonely Planet. They are geared towards different types of travelers, so I recommend going to B&N and leafing through them. Also, as you are targeting specific cities, get the city guides as opposed to the heavy, bulky Spain guides. There are a lot of really great Barcelona city guides out there.

How old are the kids?

Claire

Hi Claire! The kids are 10, 10 (twins) and 12. We're *really* going to try to travel light as we're doing train and car travel. Don't want bulky books but at the same time I'd like some "overview" informational stuff so I can at least share some history, etc with the kids as we see things. I pretty much have the basic "things to see" info gained from boards like this but a good general reference would be nice. :)

btw... on previous European trips I've used the KD books and loved them. I'll probably aim for those unless something else looks particularly appealing. :)

ttt

I like the Eyewitness books for the pictures, but never carry a guidebook--copy the pages you need and carry those, plus you can make added notes from all the great information you'll be getting from here. Much lighter. I like Fodor's and Rick Steves and Frommers guides too, but I'm a "guidebook junkie" so go figure...