This book is made for seniors and the younger generations, who are not comfortable or care not to take escorted tours or drive in a foreign country. For seniors, the book is easier to read because it is printed in a larger and bold type than normal travel books. The author outlines several major itineraries which include: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga and the Costa del Sole in addition to Santiago d Compostela and, Bilbao Kaufman describes each itinerary and just how to plan it. The author includes day trips via rail from Barcelona, Madrid and the Costa del Sol so you can base yourself at one city without checking in and out of hotels. The author has a full chapter devoted to hotels near the train stations so you don't have to walk more than 10-15 minutes to your hotel. He even explains how to evaluate and choose each hotel along the way. The book is easy to read (it's Kaufman's fifth book) and chuck full of information needed to plan your in-expensive rail trip including websites on how to obtain your rail and attraction tickets for the the Alhambra, El Escorial and the Palace in Madrid.

This will save you hours of time and money on the internet. Kaufman includes: tables and hand-drawn, maps, places of interest, hotels and recommended restaurants from almost 13 trips to this beautiful country. The book is modeled after his first best selling book. ..... "ITALY The Best Places to See by Rail. Use this book for planning, and take it along with you and a good tour book of SPAIN and you will not be disappointed with your vacation. Do take a look at the reviews on the rear cover of this book and also on Bob's other books.