Books with title Spain and Portugal

As neighbors and early rival nations, Portugal and Spain have been associated for much of their histories. Yet despite their geographic proximity on the Iberian Peninsula and shared past, each boasts distinct social, cultural, and economic identities. Readers will examine the evolution of each country, witnessing the rise of their earliest civilizations, their dramatic rivalry during the Age of Discovery, their days as empire-builders, their struggles through authoritarian regimes, and their emergence as independent nations and members of the European Union.

CONTENTS. IN SPAIN. CHAPTER L PAGE ENTRANCE INTO SPAIN I CHAPTER II. BARCELONA ... ..... H CHAPTER III. VALENCIA .... 28 CHAPTER IV. ALMANSA AND ALICANTE . . ..... 38 CHAPTER V. THE JOURNEY BY DILIGENCE OVER ELCHE TO MURCIA ... 4$ CHAPTER VI. MURCIA 52 CHAPTER VII. CARTAGENA 58 CHAPTER VIIL MALAGA 66 CHAPTER IX. GRANADA . 83 CHAPTER X. FROM GRANADA TO GIBRALTAR Il8 VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER XL PACK A VISIT TO AFRICA . 129 CHAPTER XII. CADIZ. 150 CHAPTER XIII. SEVILLA 157 CHAPTER XIV. CORDOVA 173 CHAPTER XV. OVER SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA TO MADRID l8l CHAPTER XVI. MADRID 187 CHAPTER XVII. TOLEDO 2OI CHAPTER XVIII. BURGOS . 211 CHAPTER XIX. OVER THE PYRENEES TO BIARRITZ 2l8 A VISIT TO PORTUGAL. CHAPTER I. BORDEAUX. RISTORI AS " MEDEA." IN THE LAND OF THE BASQUES. BURGOS. TRIP ON THE CARS TO MADRID, AND THE STAY THERE. ROMANTIC JOURNEY WITH THE COURIER FROM TRUXILLO TO BADAJOS. THE BLOSSOM OF BEAUTY . . 228 CHAPTER II. -INIEROS MY NEW HOME. ARCOS DOS AQUAS LIVRES. THE LONELY PARK. THE VILLA OF MARQUIS FRONTEIRA. CONTENTS. Vll PACK HOUSEHOLD LIFE. A ROMANTIC STORY. NIGHTLY QUIET. THE SONG OF THE NUNS. THE CHURCH-YARD OF ST. JOHN 238 CHAPTER III. LISBON. CAMOENS. CASTILHO. KING FERNANDO. RETRO- SPECT IN PORTUGAL'S HISTORY. THE CORPUS DOMINI FEAST 246 CHAPTER IV. A MONTH IN SETUBAL. THE COUNTRY-PLACE DOS BONEGOS. THE CLOISTER BRANCANAS. IN THE COUNTRY. ST. AN- THONY'S FEAST. THE POET PORTELLA. BULL-FIGHT THE "JESUS" CHURCH. SILHOUETTE OF SETUBAL. MONTE AR- RABIDA. A SAND-FLIGHT. BURIED CITY. EVENING MOODS 255 CHAPTER V. VISIT TO AVEIRO AND COIMBRA. CINTRA'S BEAUTY. FAREWELL TO "PINIEROS" 271 CHAPTER VI. A COUPLE OF DAYS IN LISBON. ON THE STEAMER "NAVARRO" FROM LISBON TO BORDEAUX ....... 283 IN SPAIN. CHAPTER I. ENTRANCE INTO SPAIN. WHEN railroads were first opened in Europe, a cry was heard that now the old and pleasant modes of travel- ling were at an end that all the poetry of travel had van- ished, its enchantment lost. Just then, however, the enchant- ment commenced. We now fly on the wings of steam, and before us and around us behold picture upon picture in rich t succession ; these are cast like bouquets to us now a thick wood, now a town, now mountains and valleys. We have but to set out and dwell with all that is most beautiful, glide past what is uninteresting, and, with the speed of a bird's flight, reach our destination. Is not this like enchantment ?...

Cooking of Spain and Portugal is more than a cookbook, but an in-depth venture into the region and the people from which the cuisine originates. This book takes a recipe like garlic soup (sopa de ajo) and explains the simplicity of the ingredients (pp. 21) with a picture of the dish. These Time-Life Foods of the World Books are narrative cookbooks, which means that along with the scrumptious easy-to-duplicate recipes, comes a history of the country and the way they eat, peeks into family life, maps of the area, and amusing anecdotes from real people about the foods of the country and how they are eaten and prepared.

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Excerpt from In Spain and a Visit to PortugalAcross Germany, through Switzerland, into France, we bent our way. The end of the journey was to be, for me, the beau tiful, but hitherto seldom visited, Spain and with joy I de scried the bluish Pyrenees.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.