Gran Canaria in a series of maps of the Canary Islands from Kompass, Europe’s leading publisher of detailed, contoured hiking maps. Excellent also for exploring each island on bike or by car, the maps highlight numerous hiking trails, indicating difficult sections, & show cycle routes. A wide range of symbols highlight various facilities & places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, beaches, sport & leisure facilities, etc. The maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. Map legends included English. Street plans of main towns or holiday resorts are also provided.* In this title:* contour lines are at 100m intervals, with relief shading, spot heights & plenty of names of peaks, mountain ranges & other geographical features. Boundaries of the national park & other protected areas are marked. Overprint for hiking trails indicates steep sections & paths suitable only for experienced climbers. Local bus stops are marked. The map has a 2km UTM grid. Street plans show Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1:23, 000) & the Maspalomas
- Playa del Inglés
- San Augustin area (1:34, 000) Please note before ordering: the map comes with an illustrated booklet, in German only, describing the main sights. The booklet is not available in English edition. The map itself has a legend in English & can be used without the booklet.

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Gran Canaria Holiday Map at 1:100, 000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing, waterproof, tear-resistant & in a handy pocket format, with highlighting for places of interest & scenic routes, street plans of Las Palmas & Maspalomas/ Playa del Inglés/ San Agustín, a distance table & traffic regulations, etc. Topography is presented by relief shading; protected areas are clearly marked. The map shows the island’s road network, including local roads & selected country tracks & paths, highlighting scenic routes. Interesting towns & villages, as well as other sites, beaches & natural features are also highlighted with grading. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals. The index

Includes:: places of interest & natural features. Please note: the map is an enlargement of cartography prepared at a smaller scale, so place names are in larger size than found on most maps of the isl&. In addition to the index, the reverse side provides more tourist information: street plans of Las Palmas & Maspalomas/ Playa del Inglés/ San Agustín; brief descriptions of the island’s highlights in culture, nature & activities; a distance table & main traffic regulations; useful addresses including car hire; climate charts, a map of the whole of Canary Islands with ferry links, etc.

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Marco Polo Pocket Guide Gran Canaria: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Explore Gran Canaria with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the island`s trendiest places, & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this Spanish Canary Island has to offer... Paradise beaches, rugged mountains & immense sand dunes entice the visitor, as does the big city atmosphere of the capital, Las Palmas. Diving, walking, windsurfing, enjoying the nightlife or simply relaxing, with the assurance of year-round sunshine, this island with its volcanic origins & just 85 miles from the coast of Africa, offers the perfect setting for a magical holiday... This is Gran Canaria! Your Marco Polo Gran Canaria Pocket Guide
Includes:: Insider Tips
- we show you the hidden gems & little known secrets that offer a real insight into this wonderful isl&. Discover a romantic place to stay in the mountains or find out where you can dance the night away to hot salsa & Latin rhythms. Best of
- find the best things to do for free, the best `only in` Gran Canaria experiences, the best things to do if it rains & the best places to relax & spoil yourself. Sightseeing
- all of the top sights are organised by areas of the island so you can easily plan your trip. Discovery Tours
- 4 specially tailored tours that will get you to the heart of Gran Canaria. Here are inspirational itineraries that will help you enjoy authentic Gran Canaria. Gran Canaria in full-colour
- Marco Polo Pocket Guide Gran Canaria

Includes:: full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the island to life offering you a real taste of what you can see & enjoy on your trip. Touring App
- new for 2018, you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description & map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators & landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing & never get lost again! Road Atlas & pull-out map
- we`ve included a detailed road atlas & a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. Useful Spanish phrases
- the essential words & phrases are included to help you get by. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Gran Canaria to show you around this wonderful isl&. The comprehensive coverage & unique insights will ensure you experience everything Gran Canaria has to offer & more. The special tips, personal insights & unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip
- just arrive & enjoy.











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Gran Canaria in the Marco Polo Spiral Guides series is a practical guide presenting the most important things to see & do in the island 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 road map & atlas pages. The guide opens with introductory chapters offering general information about the isl&, 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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Gran Canaria in the AA Spiral Guides series; comprising a selection of titles exploring a wide range of cities, regions & countries in a handy, spiral loose-leaf format. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of each title give an overview of the main regions covered, with page numbers so visitors can locate their destination easily. Each guide explores the destination geographically by region or area & provides the essential information for the main sites & attractions in addition to a recommended tour of each area by car. An introductory section - ...

Water-proof, split-proof, tear-proof, adventure-proof. Gran Canaria Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map is simply the toughest, most accurate, easy to read, easy to use map of the island you can buy at any price. David & Ros Brawn have partnered with Gran Canaria`s hiking experts ` Rambling Roger`, Isabelle & Dane; five researchers with mapping gps units who have surveyed Gran Canaria in detail to produce this map. New for our 3rd Edition are new style highlighting of official & Rambling Roger walking trails making these trails easier to find on the map & easier to follow on the ground, along with a comprehensive updating by our trio of hikers. The official network of hiking trails are highlighted in green, plus ` Rambling Roger`s` walking trails are highlighted in red. Large, 50k scale, easy to read map sheets include a wealth of useful details. 20 metre & 100 metre contours combined with altitude shading bring these impressive landscapes to life. All of the legendary Tour & Trail attention to detail is included so that you will find those petrol stations, mirador viewpoints with parking, refreshment stops with parking & accurate road numbering that are so essential when adventuring by hire car. ` Off-Tarmac` Gran Canaria Tour & Trail Map is in a league of its own thanks to all the hiking trails & dirt tracks surveyed by Roger, Isabelle & Dane. Rambling Roger`s walking trails from his two guide books are highlighted in red making this map & Roger`s books perfect for your walking adventures. ` Super-Durable` means a waterproof, tear-proof, map that can take the roughest treatment & still folds up like new after your adventures. Printed on Polyart using specialist 100% oxygenation inks produces a lightweight map that feels like silk but is a tough as old boots as it shrugs off water, resists tearing & damage better than any other map. ` Super-Durable` combined with our special concertina map fold means this `near indestructible` Tour & Trail Map unfolds easily for use, & more importantly folds back up easily to its compact pocket size even after the toughest use. Custom Map digital edition for Garmin users is available from Discovery Walking Guides website dwgwalking.co.uk plus digital editions are available for gps apps from Viewranger & My Trails. Tour & Trail Super-Durable Maps are printed on Polyart using 100% oxygenation inks which produces a lighweight map that feels like silk while being both water-proof & incredibly tough so that after even the toughest of adventures your Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map will fold up like new. Polyart is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) & is therefore 100% recyclable in category 2 HDPE. For more information see the Polyart website. ...

Gran Canaria 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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Gran Canyon & Arizona in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information, must see sights, must do activities & must know practicalities graded using Michelin’s time-honoured star rating system. The guide opens with a section of useful ‘ Must Know’ information that

Includes:: a calendar of events, practical tips on getting by & a summary of Michelin selected star attractions. The ‘ Must See’ section of the guide look at shopping, nightlife & theatre, hotels & dining, parks & gardens, neighbourhoods, landmarks, museums, historic sites, practical information, events, tips & excursions. The ‘ Must Do’ chapter

Includes:: a focus on activities for children, whereas places to eat & places to stay are reviewed in the ‘ Must Eat’ & ‘ Must Stay’ chapters.



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Gran Cocina Latina unifies the vast culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina & all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean. In one volume it gives cooks, armchair travellers & curious chefs the first comprehensive collection of recipes from this region. An inquisitive historian & a successful restauranteur, Maricel E. Presilla has spent more than thirty years visiting each country. She has gathered more than 500 recipes for the full range of dishes, from the foundational adobos & sofritos to empanadas & tamales to ceviches & moles to sancocho & desserts such as flan & tres leches cake. This is a one-of-a-kind cookbook to be savoured & read as much for the writing & information as for its introduction to heretofore unrevealed recipes. ...