Pyrenees Sunflower Walking Guide: 65 long and short walks and 12 car tours - Couverture souple

Jenner, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1856915107 ISBN 13 : 9781856915106

Editeur : Sunflower Books, 2018

Synopsis

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The go-to Pyrenees walking guide travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.

Strap on your boots and discover Pyrenees on foot with the Sunflower Pyrenees travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.

The Sunflower Pyrenees guide is indispensable for hiking in the Pyrenees or seeing the Pyrenees by car. You don’t have to be an expert to enjoy trekking in the Pyrenees with this guide book. 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, 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 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)”. Paul and Christine have also written the Rough Guide to the Pyrenees (1st ed) and the Berlitz Explorer guide to the Pyrenees.

Area covered: This book covers the entire Pyrenees range in France, Spain and Andorra, and describes well over 400 kilometres of walks ― the equivalent of a coast-to-coast traverse, one of the ‘classics’ for all serious walkers.

Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Pyrenees.

Inside the Sunflower Pyrenees guide book you’ll find:

• 65 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk
• Topographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain
• Free downloadable gps tracks – for the techies
• Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists
• 12 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour
• Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way
• Timetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday
• Online update service for the latest information

Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

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)

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sunflower Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1856915107
• ISBN 13: 9781856915106
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible