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Books of Spain

Get ready for your holiday by choosing something from this selection of recommended reads about Spain.

An essential part of the toolkit for any seasoned traveller is a good book or three. Long flights or cramped bus journeys soon become irrelevant if you can lose yourself in an inspiring travel narrative, historical novel, or something in between. If you’re planning a trip to Spain, here’s our top recommended reads.

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Guidebooks

You can use this website on your smartphone, but for some a print guidebook is still an essential holiday companion. Here are some of the best.

Lonely Planet Spain cover
Rough Guides Spain Edition
Lonely Planet Guidebook Canaries

Food & Drink

Spanish cuisine is about so much more than paella and sangria! With these mouth-watering titles, you can delve into traditional Spanish food and drink before your travels. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to cook up some of these dishes in your own home?

Basque recipe book
Spanish Food World cookbook
Catalan cuisine book
Tapas Revolution book cover

Travel writing

Tales of exploration from the past to the modern day.

Sacred Sierra cover
Travels in Castilian Spain book cover
Driving over Lemons book cover
South from Granada cover

Brits living in Spain

Millions of Brits visit Spain every year, but did you know approximately one million British citizens are actually living in Spain? These books range from the hilarious tales of cultural adaptation to informative guides for those thinking of making a similar move ahead of Brexit.

Seriously Alpaca Book
A Lizard in my Luggage book cover
Brits in Spain book
Going Native in Murcia book cover

History of Spain

Learning a little of Spain’s remarkable history will add some essential background information to your visits to museums and historical sites, allowing you to appreciate them so much more.

Roads to Santiago book cover
Spain A History book cover
The Battle for Spain book cover
Ghosts of Spain book cover

Spanish football

The perfect gift for the football lover in your life. These books tell the colourful story of life in La Liga, from the two giants of European football to those trying to catch up with them.

Hacking La Liga book cover
Real Madrid Way book cover
Fear and Loathing in La Liga book cover
Making of Barca book cover

Fiction set in the Spanish Civil War

Historical fiction gives a close-up perspective on major events, in this case the war that defined modern Spain.

A Poet's Wife novel
Spanish Lavendar book cover
Last Lorry novel
General Escobar's War cover

Books about Catalonia

Get under the skin of this fascinating region in north-east Spain and understand the historical context of their push for independence.

Catalonia is not Spain book cover
Going Native in Catalonia
What's up with Catalonia book cover
Catalonia recipes book cover

Hiking in Spain

Whether you’re planning the classic Camino de Santiago trail or a leisurely coastal walk in the sunshine, grab one of these excellent guides to hiking in Spain.

Journey In Between cover
The Camino Way book cover
Hiking Lonely Planet cover
Andalucía coastal walks cover

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