A Atlas of Spain fun and kid friendly. Or, in other words: the perfect gift for those short travelers who ask themselves so many things when going on vacation in our country. That's what they just released from lonely planet , a publisher specializing in travel books that has managed to create a volume that is as attractive to adults as it is to children.
The reason? Their entertaining presentation, based on maps and beautiful illustrations , emphasizes those curiosities that so attract the attention of boys and girls. For example, did you know that Cadiz is the oldest city in the West? Or what Maria del Carmen is the most frequent name among women? Or what The Lighthouse of Vigo , which began its journey in 1853, is the oldest active newspaper in the country?
'Atlas of Spain' (Lonely Planet, 2021)
The volume begins with a summary in the form of a map with the most striking data from Spain, continues with typical customs of the country, and reaches a timeline that does not lack anything, but very easy to follow, in which retrace the history of the peninsula going back to its first settlers.
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There is also a lucky family tree with inspiring spanish characters and a striking section on the relations between Spain and the world , with data as varied as emigration to Germany, the import of Australian eucalyptus trees to Galicia and the export of Spanish pigs to China, and there is even talk of Viking visits to bull skins.
Two pages are also devoted to a map showing the topography of the country and the organization of the territory in a more attractive way than in any school book, to finally reach the section that makes up the bulk of the book: a map for each Autonomy, in which your most relevant data is referred to, and which is perfect for both create interest in a place before embarking on a trip as for understand it better once the particular destination has been reached.
Although perhaps the best thing about this new Atlas of Spain is that it effortlessly achieves interest the whole family. It is not strange that you yourself stay leafing through it for mere pleasure , and that you discover many facts that you did not even remember having ever known. Even if you find new and inspiring destinations for your escapades!