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Travel Spain & Portugal

Spain, 1001 Sights

An Archaeological and Historical Guide

by (author) James M. Anderson

Publisher
Robert Hale Limited, University of Calgary Press
Initial publish date
Nov 1991
Category
Spain & Portugal
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552384541
    Publish Date
    Nov 1991
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

This unique historical and archaeological guidebook to Spain introduces the reader and traveller to the very foundations of the modern state from the earliest period down to medieval Moslem and Christian societies. With its broad scope, classification of monuments and integrated site-based history, the reader is guided to in situ remains, which may be cave paintings, ancient Iberian villages, Celtic castros, Roman villas or necropoli, Paleo-Christian churches, or the remnants of age-old monasteries tucked away in the hills. Here a traveller can select an archaeological and historical theme, easily determine the location of that interest, and then have it related to the country's history.

The Iberian peninsula offers much palpable evidence of ancient and unique cultures, often set among absorbing natural surroundings.

About the author

James M. Anderson is professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. As a guide and resource person, Anderson has designed and accompanied numerous adult-education tours to European countries. He authored Spain: 1001 Sights and co-authored Portugal: 1001 Sights with M. Sheridan Lea, both for the University of Calgary Press.

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