The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees

Author: Marc Dubin
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843531968
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 678

Book Description
The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees is the only guidebook available to the entire region, covering both the French and Spanish sides of this spectacular region, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. A full-colour section introduces the author''s pick of the attractions, from relaxing in the picturesque spa towns to watching the Tour de France wind up the mountains. There are detailed listings of the best places to eat, drink and stay, from boutique hotels in Biarritz to the most remote mountain refuges. For the outdoor enthusiast there are exhaustive accounts of the walking and climbing routes available and information on the host of other activities available, including skiing, paragliding, rafting, cycling and horse riding. There is also expansive coverage of all the cultural highlights including the prehistoric cave art at Ariege and an accesible history of the region from prehistory to the current day.

Landscapes of the Pyrenees

Author: Sunflower Guides
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9781856912112
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
This guide to Malta, Gozo and Comina includes: topographical walking maps; fold-out touring maps; many short walks and picnic suggestions - suitable for hot summer days and for those with young children; and an update service with specific route-change information.

Basque Country of Spain and France

Author: Philip Cooper
Publisher: Sunflower Books
ISBN: 9781856914857
Category : Pays Basque (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This title brings together walks and tours in the Basque region of Spain and France, which runs east from Bilbao to Biarritz and takes in famous places like Pamplona and stages on the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela

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.

Landscapes of Eastern Provence

Author: John Underwood
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9781856911917
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 156

50 Things to Do by the Sea

Author: Easkey Britton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1911682261
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
A beautifully presented, practical gift guide for all surf seekers. Explained with fascinating, easy-to-understand commentary from surfer and scientist Easkey Britton, this guide helps you soak up maximum vitamin sea.

Landscapes of Western Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon

Author: John Underwood
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9781856911948
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 154

The Rough Guide to Spain

Author: Simon Baskett
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843532613
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1176

Book Description
Presents a guide to traveling in Spain, providing an introduction to the country with advice on planning a visit, and discussing the attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping, and entertainment venues of Madrid and other cities and regions. Includes maps and photographs.

Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees

Author: Kev Reynolds
Publisher: Cicerone Press
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description

Tenerife

Author: Klaus Wolfsperger
Publisher: Bergverlag Rother GmbH
ISBN: 3763348093
Category : Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Tenerife can easily be described as the most versatile hiking paradise of the Canary Islands. The “Island of Bliss” not only offers the highest peak of the Canary archipelago and the whole of Spain - the Pico de Teide measuring 3718m – it also unites countless, completely different types of landscape: the extremely bare, almost desert-like south, holiday destination of sun aficionados, is in strict contrast to the picture landscape of the fertile north with its sumptuous nature. The mountain regions are covered in evergreen laurel and heathered forests as well as extensive woods of pine tree. A scenic highlight is bound to be the moon landscape of the Cañadas del Teide National Park. As a result, Tenerife is not only a refuge for central Europeans who shy away from winter, but mainly an ideal island for hiking. With the wide ocean at all times in sight, the range of the 85 hiking tours presented in this guide includes easy paths over rough cliffs and picturesque trips to heights as well as ascents to peaks that offer a fabulous view – hiking paths through fairytale-like nebulous primeval forests are also included, such as the partially paved Caminos, which in the early days where the main connecting routes between villages. Many tour suggestions in this hiking guide are suitable for less experienced hikers. Skilled mountaineers who do not fear “tours of the drastic kind” and who are in for a touch of adventure and a bit of a kick will also find a rich offering: daring cliff tours, spectacular ravine excursions and extensive mountain trips whose highlight must be the parade summit of the National Park. Atmospheric pictures and excellent hiking maps at an ideal scale of 1:50,000/1:75,000 and informative height profiles round off the picture and ignite curiosity for ever new tours into this bizarre and charming world of mountains. An overall successful guide brought up to date, which leaves nothing to desire!