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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest Spain guide book and includes:

• Galicia chapters

• Understanding Spain

• Galicia maps

Galicia's spiritual, cultural and o?cial capital is Santiago de Compostela, the destination of tens of thousands of pilgrims who set out every year on the famous Camino de Santiago. This magical medieval city still has a palpable aura of the middle ages.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Galicia, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Galicia.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding Spain : Spain Today, History, Architecture, Spain's Food & Wine, Spain's Passions

• Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña & the Rías Altas, Costa da Morte, Rías Baixas, the Southwest, the East

Lonely Planet's Spain guide is researched and written by: Anthony Ham, Josephine Quintero, Stuart Butler, Damien Simonis, Brendan Sainsbury, John Noble, Zora O'Neill, Miles Roddis