Sacheverell Sitwell has a wealth of knowledge of European art and history that is apparent from almost every sentence. It's a book from another time and place (1950) written in a style that might put off some as being overly formal by today's standards. A stark contrast from Lonely Planet or other travel guides. It's almost like reading Shakespeare and that's part of the fun of this book. Most interesting for me was near the end of the book when he treks into Gypsy cave settlements in the caves of southern Spain. ( )