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- ↑ Lonely Planet Spain . Lonely Planet. 2007. p. 742. ISBN 978-1-74104-554-3 . Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ Averbuck, Alexis; Bedford, Neal (2009). Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. p. 1039. ISBN 978-1-74104-917-6 . Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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