Nobody knows Sardinia like Lonely Planet. Whether you're hunting for the perfect rural retreat, the tastiest seafood, the most spectacular walk or the fairest beach, this 3rd edition is a vital companion to Italy's emerald isle. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical & honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Explore Sardinian flavors with our comprehensive food chapter & glossary Value recommendations help make your money go further Unique Green Index to help make your travels ecofriendl ...

Sardinia in Touring Club Italiano’s series of regional road maps of Italy at 1:200, 000, used by millions of locals & tourists alike & always among Stanford’s perennial best-sellers.TCI maps have subtle but very effective relief shading plus spot heights to present the topography. Names of mountain ranges, valleys, peaks, etc. are shown & national parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted. Road network is presented in great detail, from motorways to dirt tracks navigable only with difficulty. Minor roads are very clear & easy to read &, where necessary, are drawn without generalizing their course, showing the twists & turns across the mountainous terrain. Steep roads are annotated with three levels of gradient markings. Scenic routes are highlighted. Motorways have the usual features such as toll barriers, services, etc. Railway network shows stations & level crossings &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. In mountainous areas refuges, cable car lines, chair lifts, etc. are marked Towns & villages of particular interest are highlighted in three grades, with symbols indicating various monuments, castes, churches, etc. The maps have no geographical co-ordinates. On the reverse each title has an index plus a national distance table. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Discover the varied landscape of this unspoilt Mediterranean island with the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Sardinia. The best things to do in Sardinia, including the fascinating ruins of Su Nuraxi & the Phoenician city of Tharros, are showcased with fantastic photography, illustrations & detailed descriptions. Explore the diverse cities of Cagliari & Sassari & admire the pastel-coloured houses of Bosa before heading to the Costa Smeralda, known for its spectacular scenery & beautiful beaches. This easy-to-use, comprehensive travel guide is packed with itineraries, scenic driving tours & the best hotels & restaurants, plus insider tips to help make your trip unforgettable. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017. ...

The 50 routes in this guide cover the highest, wildest & most dramatic areas to be found on Sardinia. Set in an area formerly proposed as a national park, highlights include the rugged Ogliastra limestone coast & Gennargentu granite mountains. Routes use newly-waymarked forest tracks, traditional shepherds` paths & mule trails through dense macchia shrubl&. ...

Sardinia: Alghero & the North in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint ...

Sardinia is the Sunflower Landscapes guide to exploring the best walking & touring possibilities on the isl&. The guide covers a range of routes including walks in Gallura, Supramonte, Barbagia, Marmilla, Costa del Sud, Iglesiente, Catena del Goceano & Nurra. A double-sided, fold-out touring map at the back of the book gives an overview of Sardinia, basic street plans of Cagliari & Sasari & the locations of each walk. 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. 6 Car-touring routes are included, covering Gallura & Anglona, Barbagia & Gennargentu, Marmilla & Sarcidano, Sulcis & Iglesiente, Sinis Peninsula, Monte Ferru & Lago Omodeo & Logudoro. Each describes a route by car with suggestions for stop-off places & things to see on the way, including any picnicking sites. 16 suggestions for the best picnic stops on the island are included at the start of the book & these are cross-referenced with the fold-out map & walk descriptions. The ‘ Walking’ section

Includes:: 22 recommended walks, many of which are circular tours. A detailed introduction provides information on how to get there, getting about, where to stay, climate, language, Nuragic culture & a geological overview. 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. Colour photographs & individually adapted map extracts accompany each route.

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Selvaggio Blue, a 45km long route along the western coast of Sardinia, considered as one of the finest but most difficult hiking & climbing trails in the Mediterranean, on a detailed, double-sided map at 1:15, 000 from Edizioni Enrico Spanu with vivid presentation of the terrain, GPS coordinates, plus stage-by stage descriptions. Contours at 25m intervals, enhanced by shading & graphic relief plus numerous spot heights, provide an exceptionally vivid picture of the difficult terrain covered by the route. The overprint indicates difficult parts of the trail & sections which require climbing, as well as exits from the route. Several points in each stage are cross-referenced to detailed & informative, bilingual English / Italian route descriptions. Symbols show locations of nearby hotels, camping sites, mountain refuges, restaurants & car parks. The map has a 1km UTM grid, latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals, plus a list of several GPS waypoints for each of the four stages. Map legend & all the text include English. ...

The Arbatax to Ussasai section of Sardinia’s Trenino Verde tourist railway line, run with vintage diesel & steam engines, on a detailed, contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:40, 000 from Edizioni Abies. Topography is shown by contours at 20m intervals, with additional colouring for woodlands & maquis (macchia) shrubl&. The route of the Trenino Verde is prominently marked & shown with stations, optional stops, bridges or viaducts, tunnels & other interesting engineering features. The map also highlights local hiking trails, viewpoints, interesting natural sites, nuraghe, churches, museums, etc, as well as locations with hotels, agriturismo accommodation on farms, & B& Bs. The map has a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse are lists of local accommodation options with contact details, plus notes about interesting localities & their traditional festivities, etc. The text is in Italian, German & English.PLEASE NOTE: this title is available either separately or as part of a set of three or four maps. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The Ussasai to Nurri section of Sardinia’s Trenino Verde tourist railway line, run with vintage diesel & steam engines, on a detailed, contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:40, 000 from Edizioni Abies. Topography is shown by contours at 20m intervals, with additional colouring for woodlands & maquis (macchia) shrubl&. The route of the Trenino Verde is prominently marked & shown with stations, optional stops, bridges or viaducts, tunnels & other interesting engineering features. The map also highlights local hiking trails, viewpoints, interesting natural sites, nuraghe, churches, museums, etc, as well as locations with hotels, agriturismo accommodation on farms, & B& Bs. The map has a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse are lists of local accommodation options with contact details, plus notes about interesting localities & their traditional festivities, etc. The text is in Italian, German & English. PLEASE NOTE: this title is available either separately or as part of a set of three or four maps. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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A set of three maps at 1:40, 000 from the Edizioni Abies series covering Sardinia’s Trenino Verde tourist railway line, run with vintage diesel & steam engines. The maps in this set cover the stages 1 to 3: Arbatax to Ussassai, Ussassai to Nurri, & Nurri to Mandas plus Gesico to Nurallao. Topography is shown by contours at 20m intervals, with additional colouring for woodlands & maquis (macchia) shrubl&. The route of the Trenino Verde is prominently marked & shown with stations, optional stops, bridges or viaducts, tunnels & other interesting engineering features. The maps also highlights local hiking trails, viewpoints, interesting natural sites, nuraghe, churches, museums, etc, as well as locations with hotels, agriturismo accommodation on farms, & B& Bs. Each map has a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse are lists of local accommodation options with contact details, plus notes about interesting localities & their traditional festivities, etc. The text is in Italian, German & English. PLEASE NOTE: each of the maps in this set is also available either separately or as part of a set of four maps with one additional title. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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