From the Back Cover
An indispensable guide to driving around Andalucia and the
Costa Del Sol featuring Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Almeria and the coastal resorts as well as Cadiz, Gibraltar and the white mountain villages.
Highlights include:
Top 25 tours
Fully comprehensive driver's
Guide Including Road signs
Full color
Detailed Maps with major destinations clearly pinpointed
Walking Tours round towns and cities
Detailed guides to sightseeing, activities, dining and accommodation
Ideas for exploring on your own
About the Author
Patricia Harris and David Lyon are independent travel writers and photographers, restaurant reviewers and art critics. Their work appears regularly in a wide range of English-language periodicals.
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The rock of Gibraltar towers on the southern coast of Spain, rising like a colossus from the sea. This gigantic chunk of limestone--tumbled end over end by geological forces, whipped by winds and honey combed by dripping water - long ago assumed mythical significance. The ancients paired it to Morocco's Jebel Musa mountain, terming the two the Pillars of Hercules that marked the end of the known world.