Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider`s checklist of all you need to know about the world`s most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we`ve done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars & hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores & sites, & the most enticing architecture & design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city`s landscape & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer. ...

Walking guide to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, describing 45 day walks & sections of the new, waymarked, long-distance trail GR131. The fourth in a comprehensive five-book series covering all the Canaries, it

Includes:: from Las Palmas in the north to the southern Playa del Ingles, with the stunning volcanic hill-country in between, all illustrated with detailed contour maps. The guide has walks suitable for those of all abilities, the dramatic landscape little known outside of the Canaries, but offering an ideal winter walking destination featuring rocky treks & mountain paths, clifftop & beachfront walks & forest trails through varied, breathtaking scenery. The guide provides lots of background information on geology, wildlife, plants & flowers as well as practical information on accommodation, currency & language.

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Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider`s checklist of all you need to know about the world`s most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we`ve done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars & hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores & sites, & the most enticing architecture & design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city`s landscape & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer. ...

With over 80 routes, this handy guidebook by an expert author offers walkers many opportunities to explore the ridges, plateaus, glens & woodland of highland Perthshire. The area covered here relates to the old county boundary & is bound by the Dalwhinnie to the north, Crieff & Dunkeld to the south east & stretching to Bridge of Orchy in the west. The long grass slopes & peaty cols provide a wealth of walking opportunitites, on heather & pebble-strewn plateaux & rounded ridges. & in March & April the soggy grass becomes crisp snow, the boggy cols freeze over & Ben Lawers & Meall nan Tarmachan look all Alpine along the skyline. The graded routes described here include all 42 Munros in the area as well as 22 selected Corbetts, 15 smaller summits & the historic Atholl passes of Gaick & Minigaig
- all within easy reach of Perth. Routes are grouped into ten geographical areas: Comrie & Crieff, Killin & Glen Lochay, Glen Lyon, Bridge of Orchy, Perth & Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Tummel & Loch Rannoch, Rannoch Moor, Pitlochry & Blair Atholl & Drumochter.A combination of 1:50, 000 & 1:100, 000 mapping is included as appropriate along with the author`s unforgettable photographs.
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Map No. 75, Waterford North in the Discovery series from the OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, which presents the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000, with additional overprint highlighting campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, etc. Current 4th edition of this map was published in January 2013. Maps in the Discovery series have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & additional altitude colouring. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights waymarked or unmarked walking trails as well as cycle routes. National or forest parks & nature reserves are marked & a range of symbols provide tourist information: campsites, caravan parks, youth hostels (An Óige & independent), tourist offices, parking & picnic places, & viewpoints. Golf courses indicate the number of holes. The maps also highlight antiquities & historical sites such as megalithic tombs, standing stones, battlefields, etc. Road network grades third class roads according to their widths &

Includes:: local tracks. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. Where appropriate, place names are given in both Irish & English. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km ITM (Irish Transverse Mercator) grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Irish & English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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With Lonely Planet`s Western Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary, let no barriers
- language or culture
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This Cicerone guide to walking on the Mediterranean island of Menorca by Paddy Dillon

Includes:: a wide variety

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This guide describes 30 easy walks of between 3 & 10 miles in length, covering all areas of the New Forest National Park in southern Engl&. Walks can be easily lengthened, shortened or combined to suit all walkers. The New Forest gained national park status in 2005; it is a landscape of beautiful woodl&, open heaths & a lengthy coastline. ...

The Fenland region of Norfolk`s far west is flat & low-lying, as are the marshes & waterways of the Broads in the east, but between these two extremes there is a great deal of topography going on. The county is far more varied than most outsiders imagine, with several distinct & unique landscapes. As well as Broads & the Fens, it has the sandy Brecks, rolling farml&, ancient woodl&, meandering rivers & the gorgeous North Norfolk coast with its beaches, shingle banks, salt marshes & tidal mud flats. This book describes 40 easy-to-moderate circular walks, grouped by area: Northeast coast & the Broads; South Norfolk, the Yare & the Waveney; North Norfolk & Coast; Central Norfolk & Breckland & West Norfolk & Fens. Each walk is described step-by-step, illustrated with 1:40K OS map extracts & packed with historical, geological & other information about the landscape the route passes through. There is also an appendix summarising long-distance routes that pass through Norfolk that may tempt readers to longer excursions. Written by an established outdoor writer & passionate local resident, this book aims to overturn prejudices & win new converts to Norfolk as an excellent walking destination for all abilities. ...

Samaria – Sougia area of the White Mountains on Crete on a waterproof & tear-resistant, GPS compatible & contoured hiking map at 1:25, 000 from Anavasi, extending from the famous Gorge of Samaria westwards to Azogyres & Plemeniana, & north past Omalos & the peaks of Troili & Kaimeni Kafala. Topography is shown by contour lines at 20m intervals, enhanced by hill-shading & altitude colouring, plus spot heights & graphics to show different types of land cover. Footpaths are clearly marked, indicating well defined or less obvious sections. The map also shows locations of mountain refuges & rangers’ huts, etc. Place names are shown in both Greek & Latin script. The map has a UTM grid & latitude & longitude crosshairs at 1` intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse most of the area is also presented on a simplified map without contours & background colouring to highlight hiking routes recommended by the publishers. Most trails are part of the E4 long-distance route & can be combined with local tracks & paths to forms circular walks. Significant points along the trails are annotated with helpful bilingual English/ Greek notes & a summary of the trails is also included. To see other titles in Anavasi’s coverage of Crete on hiking maps please click on the series link.

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