Pyrenees: Car Tours and Walks - Couverture souple

Jenner, Paul; Smith, Christine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185691397X ISBN 13 : 9781856913973

Editeur : Sunflower Books, 2011

Synopsis

"This pocket-size full colour guide covers car tours, walks and picnic in the entire range - France, Spain and Andorra. There are well over 400 kilometres (250 miles) of walks in this guide, the equivalent of a coast-to-coast traverse - one of the 'classics' for all serious walkers. But you don't have to be an expert walker for any of hikes we describe. None of them requires special skills (under summer conditions), and there are short walk suggestions with most of the itineraries). Experienced and fit walkers will nevertheless find much to enjoy, for we have included some of the wildest scenery in the Pyrenees, walked pilgrim routes and World War 2 escape routes, climbed to summits (like Canigou), enjoyed the habitat of marmots, vultures and lizards (the Pyrenean chamois), and not neglected the great and the famous (like the Breche de Roland). Touring maps covering the entire range; 1:50,000 topo maps for the walks. Public transport information; online update service for the latest information. NBN International

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This pocket-sized guide describes car tours, picnic places and walks throughout the entire range - France, Spain and Andorra. There are well over 400km (250 miles) of walks in this guide, the equivalent of a coast to coast traverse - one of the 'classics' for all serious walkers.

But you don't have to be an expert to enjoy walking in the Pyrenees with this guide. None of the hikes requires special skills (under summer conditions) and, if you are not very fit, simply turn back when you feel like it (although there are also specific short walk suggestions with most of the itineraries).

Nevertheless, the authors (who have lived in the Pyrenees for 30 years and wrote the first Rough Guide Pyrenees and the Berlitz Explorer Pyrenees) believe that 'experienced and fit walkers will find much to enjoy, for we have included some of the wildest scenery in the Pyrenees, walked pilgrim routes and World War II escape routes, climbed to summits (like Canigou), enjoyed the habitat of marmots, vultures and lizards (the Pyrenean chamois), and not neglected the great and the famous (like the Breche de Roland)'.

12 car tours (with accompanying touring maps covering the entire range), 65 long and short walks (each with 1:50,000 topo map), 12 picnic suggestions. Free online update service with specific route change information on the publisher's website, maintained daily.

The 'Landscapes' series, with 50 destinations, has been dubbed 'the blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times and led to Sunflower being one of only four publishers (from a field of 18) chosen as a Which? Recommended Provider of Guidebooks.

We found your book on the Pyrenees while browsing for books to help us plan our walking holiday in the Pyrenees; it was pure serendipity! The book proved a godsend: helpful, informative and a wonderful guide to an area we did not know at all. --(F&DN, Dunfermline)

The Sunflower guides are for me what makes or breaks a holiday... This guide is a 'must'. To be absolutely recommended. How do they get so much into a guide that fits in your pocket! --(AL, Amazon)

Pocket powerhouse: We rely on these books as one of the best sources of walking and touring information. They are simple, descriptive and easy to correlate with other maps and guides. They are all-round pocket powerhouses of information and save us lots of planning time. This was one of our first books and have since bought several more. --(Kathryn, Amazon)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sunflower Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185691397X
• ISBN 13: 9781856913973
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible