We've taken a peek inside the latest offering from one of Europe's most offbeat travel guides, following insider tips from breakfasts at La Boqueria market to late-night lock-ins
In a world of hand-held digital information, where utility is everything and art is an afterthought, the humble, papery travel guide is oft predicted an imminent, sticky end. Admirably, Le Cool seems not to care. Its beautifully produced city books are rarely handy. Neither do they sub-divide into useful district-by-district sections. There are a couple of maps in its new Barcelona guide, but they are all hand-drawn and relegated to the index. In fact, it could all be a little bit annoying, in kind of hipstery devil-may-care way, if the content wasn't so consistently good.