Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees

Author: Kev Reynolds
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783627204
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
A guidebook to 170 walks, multi-day treks and moderate summit attempts in the Pyrenees. Covering the Central and High Pyrenees of France, Spain and Andorra these walks, treks and climbs are suitable for all walkers of all abilities and climbers capable of F to AD-. Covering the whole mountain range the routes are presented in 21 sections based on valley or massif. Routes vary between short 30min walks to 12-day treks and are graded allowing you to select the walks and climbs that suit you. Sketch maps are included Detailed information on transport, facilities and mountain huts Ascents of 25 summits are included Highlights include Pic du Midi d’Ossau and Ordesa National Park

The Pyrenees

Author: Kev Reynolds
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1849653542
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. The book is divided into five regional chapters: the Western Valleys; Cirques and Canyons; the Central Pyrenees; Enchanted Mountains; and Andorra and the Eastern High Pyrenees. Intended as a resource book for those planning a range of mountain activities in the Pyrenees, the guide describes each area valley by valley, and provides information on access and accommodation, as well as recommended maps and guidebooks. Unlike a conventional walking book, detailed route descriptions are not included; the guide does, however, direct the reader to the finest walks, treks and climbs in the area and provide an outline of specially selected routes. An extensive introduction gives all the practical advice and information needed for planning a trip. It offers a background to the mountains and their exploration, and provides a snapshot of the range with sections that help the reader focus on specific areas of activity, and suggests where best to exercise that activity.

Trekking in the Pyrenees

Author: Douglas Streatfeild-James
Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
ISBN: 9781873756508
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Superb scenery, a rich culture and a long history, wonderful cuisine and excellent sporting opportunities all combine to make the Pyrenees one of Europe's most exciting regions; there's no better way to experience it than on foot.

Map Link Catalog

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maps
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description

The Good Hotel Guide 2005

Author: Adam Raphael
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781586420840
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 654

Book Description
Who knows more about traveling well through Europe than the British? And The Good Hotel Guides are at the very top of the British market in terms of respect and customer loyalty. Now in their twenty-eighth year, "The Guides" have become a British institution. Every year the U.K.'s leading newspapers and travel magazines eagerly report on who's in and who's out in the latest edition of these indispensable travel companions known for their uncompromising integrity. The Guides feature only recommended establishments that deliver good value for the money, from budget accommodations to five-star hotels. Destinations that fail to live up to their promise are removed, while newly proven discoveries are added. The emphasis is almost entirely on family- or independently owned establishments, from B&Bs to grand resorts. The Guides have been described as "a triumph of participatory democracy." The editors combine their own research with comments from regular contributors and hundreds of volunteer reader-correspondents. And The Guides are uncommonly good reads. They are championed by well-known travel writers, who themselves are voluntary contributors. A sure reason for their long-term success is that the Guides are based on the concept that by following the advice of a trusted friend, you can find the secret places that most guidebooks never find - the superb English country mansion, the perfect guesthouse beside a church, delightful Italian pensiones, and grand French chateaux. The Good Hotel Guides specialize in discovering just such places for their thousands of devoted readers. These two companion volumes - eighteen countries across western and eastern Europe in one, Great Britainand Ireland in the other - are unsurpassed in their integrity and readability. No advertising, complimentary lodging, or services are accepted by the reviewers

Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Frances

Author: John Brierley
Publisher: Findhorn Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
The route of St Jean Pied de Port in the foothills of the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela represents one of the most popular Christian pilgrimages in the world. Walked by millions over the millennia it represents a force for spiritual transformation. This title offers a guide to the pilgrimage, including a fold out map and route planner, 33 daily stage maps with contour guides, 10 town maps including Santiago, a Sun Compass, to orientate your direction and information on all pilgrim hostels along the way together with details of alternative accommodation.

Walking in the Alps

Author: Kev Reynolds
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1849654387
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
The second edition of this classic guidebook by Kev Reynolds on walking and trekking in the Alps. This book is a definitive guide to the many thousands of possible routes, with a geographical span that ranges from the Maritime Alps of southern France to the Julians of Slovenia, from Italy's Gran Paradiso to the little-known Türnitzer Alps of eastern Austria, and from the ice-bound giants of the Bernese Oberland to the green rolling Kitzbüheler Alps and the bizarre towers of the Dolomites of South Tirol, showing the amazing diversity of this wonderful mountain chain. There are walks to suit every taste: gentle and undemanding, long and tough, and everything in between. Written by Britain's most respected authority on the Alps, this is a fully updated edition of this important book.

Not for Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2005

Author: Not for Tourists Inc
Publisher: Not for Tourists
ISBN: 9780974013169
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
- Neighborhood maps dotted with locator icons - Listings of key services, restaurants, shops, schools, entertainment, venues, public transportation, parks and more - Editorial commentary provides valuable tips and interesting trivia - Pullout maps - Convenient size

Camino de Santiago: Camino Frances

Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783627948
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 522

Book Description
Guide to walking the Camino Frances through northern Spain, the most popular version of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage or Way of St James, covering the 784km from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela. The guidebook is everything you need to plan your camino. It describes the route in 36 stages and lists 500 pilgrim lodgings along the camino, including public and private albergues, with a description of facilities available at each, allowing the route to be customised to suit your own itinerary. The accompanying map book is ideal for day-to-day use, with maps for the entire route showing the locations of accommodation and services, as well as over 100 useful town and village maps. Divided into 6 sections, the guidebook includes an additional section from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre and Muxia on the Galician coast. Each section is broken down into detailed stages with easily customisable start and finish points due to the amount of accommodation available en route. This two-part guidebook and map book provide an abundance of advice on planning and preparation, sample itineraries and detailed information that allows complete customisation of the Camino, making this an ideal guidebook for all pilgrims walking the Camino Frances.

Geology and Landscapes of the Eastern Pyrenees

Author: Marc Calvet
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030842665
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 638

Book Description
This book provides a synthesis of the physiography and geodynamics of the entire Pyrenean orogen and its foreland basins, providing the "big picture" (structure of the orogen and chronology of its formation, overview of its post-orogenic evolution, and Quaternary and recent landscape history). One part of the book proposes a 6–7 day itinerary across the eastern and east-central Pyrenees, two areas that currently provide the richest, best-documented, and most carefully curated database on the post-orogenic evolution of the mountain belt. The book deals with three complementary topics: (i) geodynamics, i.e. the long-term post-orogenic evolution of the Pyrenees since the declining stages of tectonic collision ca. 30 million years ago, and within the wider reference frame of Iberia, the Western Mediterranean, and the Atlantic margin; (ii) geomorphological processes and landforms that have conspired to shape the eastern part of the French and Spanish Pyrenees in response to base-level and climate-related changes over than same time period; (iii) geoheritage, i.e. educational vignettes of the flagship landscape units and typical geological sections of the study area. Written as a field guide, it is designed to help readers to construct discovery-based itineraries through the region (with options and variants depending on time and physical ability), allowing them to appreciate the key landscape and geoheritage features over the course of 1 week, with potential for much more. This GeoGuide is primarily aimed at confirmed geoscientists from most disciplines in Earth science, at postgraduate students engaged in field studies, and at curiosity-driven, educated amateurs keen to enhance their understanding of spectacular or enigmatic features encountered on their travels.