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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. ...

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The new edition of Michelin Green Guide Andalucia takes you right to the heart of this popular Spanish region. Consider Costa del Sol for its sunny beaches, Seville for its picture-perfect views & historic architecture, Jerez de la Frontera for authentic flamenco, or the port city of Cadiz for its seafood restaurants. Explore Andalucia through Michelin s famed star-rating system for attractions, walking & driving tours, detailed maps, & trusted advice for shopping, entertainment, accommodations & restaurants; & create an unforgettable journey. ...

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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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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Andalusia at 1:350, 000 on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Road & rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights & plenty of names of mountain ranges. National & natural parks are highlighted. Road network

Includes:: small local roads & selected country tracks & shows driving distances on main & secondary routes. Symbols highlight various places of interest: picturesque towns & villages, museums, churches & monasteries, archaeological sites, viewpoints, etc. The map has a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 30

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Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz or Malaga
- Andalusia, at the crossroad of Europe & Africa, has figured prominently in the history
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