Search Results for ‘Spain’, ‘Art & Architecture’ - 4 matches found
Top rated results
| Author: | John F. Moffitt |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson |
| Catalogue number: | 78474 |
| Availability: |
A history of Spanish art that attempts to be more comprehensive then most, stretching way back beyond El Greco to look at medieval Spanish art and the Spanish response to the renaissance as well as...
Spain: Contemporary Art and Architecture Handbook
| Author: | Sidra Stich |
| Publisher: | Art.Sites |
| Catalogue number: | 98850 |
| Availability: |
From Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry to Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences by Santiago Calatrava, Spain has become a magnet for anybody interested in contemporary art and culture.
In this...
| Publisher: | Ellipsis London |
| Catalogue number: | 105641 |
| Availability: |
Part of the Ellipsis series that covers major cities all over the world, this pocket guide offers an insight into the recent life of Barcelona through the buildings and ideas behind them. Regional autonomy...
| Publisher: | Triangle Postals |
| Catalogue number: | 108266 |
| Availability: |
From close-ups of architectural details to panoramas, this is a beautiful photographic portrait of the Moorish fortress. Text by writer and journalist Felix Bayon complements Lluis Casals Coll's photography...
Showing items 1 to 4 of 4
Refine your search
Art & Architecture for:
Related search
Art & Architecture for other places
Related articles
The famous attractions of Barcelona are well known. My three personal favourites are: the interior of the church of Santa Maria del Mar in the Barri Gotic. It's stunningly beautiful, the simple lines...
Read more
Everything about Barcelona is refined and has the assurance of a great city. Aesthetically, the city is closer to Paris than it is to Madrid and it could have been the capital of a united Spain, were it not for Philip II's obsession with geometry and his desire to rule from the centre of his kingdom...
Read more
Spain - Canary Islands - Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is different from all the other islands in the Canaries. It's beautiful barren landscapes and sparse population (only 60,000 people) make it an ideal choice for sun-searchers looking for something a little quieter.
Read more
Spain - Canary Islands - Gran Canaria - Puerto Rico
After deciding to break my own travel code, (never to visit the same place twice), I looked forward to visiting Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria once again. Six years after I first enjoyed all that package holidays in the Canaries have to offer – cheap food and drink, baking hot sun and excellent fun - I was half hoping for a brand new...
Read more
Spain - Girona and the Costa Brava
Girona has a quiet charm and a placid air about it. The best way to observe this is by walking the ancient city walls, stopping for contemplative rests at the intermittent observation towers. The views from here can be mixed – one glance throws up ugly cranes and scaffolding, the next red roofs and the soaring towers of Girona’s religious landmarks – but it is well worth the effort.
Read more
The Pyrénées, rising to almost 3,500 metres, form a natural barrier between the Iberian peninsula and France. The heavily forested valleys and sharp rocky ridges are relatively unspoilt and are certainly under less pressure than the Alps. On either side of the chain, language and culture are distinct and it's not just French or Spanish...
Read more
I was fourteen the first time I visited Toledo. My school in Vitoria (Northern Spain) organised a cultural trip to Madrid and a visit to Toledo was included. I remember I didn't enjoy the city that...
Read more
Chris Stewart, the drummer from Genesis' first album, is today better known as the witty author of Driving Over Lemons, A Parrot in the Pepper Tree and The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society. He visited Stanfords to reveal how to write travel books.
Read more
Bringing you over 150 years of experience in travel