Modern day matadors, Moorish towns & the mysterious La Alhambra palace are all awaiting traveller's to Spain's southern region. Get to the heart of Andalucia with Footprint's critically acclaimed, fully revised & updated 6th edition guide. It takes you through gleaming hill-top towns & onto quiet windswept beaches, while sampling some of the tastiest tapas & sweetest sherry on offer. Whether you want to experience authentic flamenco & fiesta's aplenty, or just sit back & relax this guide covers it all. It uncovers the real Andalucia with fantastic, in-depth coverage of the ancient cities, Granada, Cordoba & Sevilla. It offers: listings of adventure activities galore, climbing, sailing, surfing, riding & many more; full coverage of the abundance of fiesta's & flamenco festivals the region has to offer; &, eating, sleeping & drinking listings for every budget from paradores to paella stalls. ...

Andalucia in the Handbooks series from Footprint; comprehensive & leading guides designed & written for independent travellers who enjoy exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. An unrestrictive editorial style also gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint guides all have the same layout. Introductory sections introduce the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Each guide is organised geographically by region or country, with individual sections having a particular focus on an extensive range of sights & places of interest. Further, there are also details of accommodation, nightlife, restaurants & any notable local activities. Information boxes throughout the text give readers an insight into local customs, stories & sights of particular interest.A ‘ Background’ section explores the history, economy, government, education, culture, people, land & environment of the destination in significant depth. There is also a ‘ Footnotes’ chapter with a basic language guide for travellers & information about the author. A useful distance chart tailored to the destination is also included in the inside back cover. ...

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Andalucia in the Marco Polo Spiral Guides series is a practical guide presenting the most important things to see & do in the region in a nutshell, & aimed at travellers who don’t have a lot of time to prepare & research for a trip. The guide highlights the top 10 sights, suggests tours & great ideas for exciting days out, & features colour photographs & a pull-out regional map & atlas pages. The guide opens with introductory chapters offering general information about the region, its history, art, geography & the people & things that make it worth visiting. Then, the guide divides the area into sections, & for each offers more specific information organised by Getting Your Bearings, Perfect Days giving examples of planned itineraries, the Top 10, Don’t Miss & At Your Leisure. There are planned day itineraries for each area including the best places to eat & drink along the way, accompanied by local map extracts & dotted with useful tips. An additional chapter offers inspirations for walks & tours. The guide concludes with general & practical information, regional atlas pages & a removable pull-out map, conveniently stored in a plastic pocket on the back cover. The format is designed with practicality in mind; the spiral binding & the colour coding makes it easy to keep the book open where is needed & render orientation fast & easy, ideal for travellers on the go. ...

Marco Polo Handbooks offer expert advice & are aimed at travellers looking for in-depth coverage of a destination
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Andalucía at 1:400, 000 in a series of indexed touring maps of Spain from Michelin. The map provides a good presentation of the region’s landscape, highlighting scenic routes & national/regional parks, &

Includes:: street plans of Granada, Seville & Malaga showing principal sights & facilities, main traffic routes, one way street & pedestrianized areas; each plan has a short index listing main streets. The map also indicates locations with a street plan in the Michelin`s Red Guide to hotels & restaurants in Spain & Portugal &

Includes:: a distance/driving times table for Andalucía. Maps in the Michelin’s regional series of Spain have topography indicated by bold relief shading with spot heights & colouring for forested areas. Detailed road information, characteristic of Michelin’s maps,

Includes:: toll & free sections of motorways, road widths, difficult or dangerous roads, restrictions & seasonal closures, steep gradients, level crossings & fords, etc. Railway lines are shown with stations & car ferry routes indicate maximum tonnage. Tourist information

Includes:: paradors & slected campsites, places of interest, scenic routes & viewpoints, sport & leisure facilities, etc. The maps also indicate locations with a street plan in the Michelin`s Red Guide to hotels & restaurants in Spain & Portugal. The maps have a grid showing latitude & longitude at intervals of 20’. The index of place name is next to the map. Each title also has street plans of main towns, as indicated in the individual descriptions, & a distance/driving time table. Map legend

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Andalucia Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. The map ...

This walking guide to Andalucia South contains 50 walks; 89 photos; 51 height profiles; 49 maps in 1:50, 000, 1:75, 000, & 1:100, 000 scale; 4 overview maps for planning your trip. You can walk along bridle paths & old paths linking the villages, follow in the footsteps of charcoal burners, snow gatherers, miners, smugglers & bandoleros past white mountain villages & isolated cortijos. Fairytale forests, hidden valleys & gorges, airy crests, karst mountain ridges & remote lakes in limestone bowls promise some varied days. & then there are the coasts with their picturesque cliffs, fishing villages & idyllic natural beaches. Only a stone's throw away from the densely populated & over-developed sunny Spanish coastal resorts, you will discover fascinating & unspoiled landscapes. From straightforward cliff or beach walks & easy hikes between villages to demanding high mountain ascents, Bernd Plikat has selected 50 walks from various perspectives in the most beautiful areas of south Andaluc ...

This comprehensive guidebook to trekking the GR7 through Andalucia in southern Spain describes about 60 days of walking, covering both the northern fork of the route, through Cordoba & Jaen (34 to 41 days in total), & the southern fork (35 to 42 days), through Almeria & Granada. Both routes finish at Puebla de don Fadrique. An epic 1183km route through olive groves & pine forests, over desert plateaus & past snow-capped peaks, the GR7 crosses seven natural parks as well as the Sierra Nevada national park, home to Mulhacen, mainland Spain`s highest mountain. Alongside the stunning scenery, the GR7 is a also a cultural & historical treat. As the southernmost part of Spain, this area has long been a melting pot of European & African culture, with many momentos of Arab rule from Berber villages to mighty castles. All the information walkers will need to plan their trek is included here
- facilities in every town & village passed through are listed, alongside historical & cultural insights & an English-Spanish glossary of walking terms is also included. Stage maps use official IGN mapping.
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Andalucia & the Costa del Sol in the Sunflower Landscapes guide series; exploring the best walking & touring possibilities in the region or area. Detailed information about touring by hired car or public transport, as well as on foot, is provided, helping walkers to navigate & plan day-trips. Shorter strolls are also included as an alternative for each main route for those seeking more leisurely days out. The guide is structured in two main parts – Touring & Walking – that explore each route with detailed references to public transport & car directions to make each walk more accessible. Suggested car-touring routes of the area are also included. Each describes a route by car with suggestions for stop-off places & things to see on the way, including any picnicking sites. Fifteen suggestions for the best picnic stops are included at the start of the book & these are cross-referenced with the fold-out map & walk descriptions. The ‘ Walking’ section

Includes:: fifteen recommended walks, many of which are circular tours. A detailed introduction provides information on waymarking & maps, what to take, weather & where to stay. Each walk begins with information about distance, difficulty grading, waymarking, how to get there, suggested clothing & equipment, language hints & shorter & alternative routes to the main walk. An appendice provides useful guidance on local transport. Colour photographs & Ordnance Survey extracts accompany each route.

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