Pyrenees East by Arthur Battagel covers a selection of walks & climbs that span the areas from Ariege to Roussilon, including Andorra & catalonia. An introductory section covers general information, National Parks, weather, geology, road access & parking, public transport, camping, equipment, grading, times & distances etc. The remainder of the guide is dedicated to describing walks & climbs organized according to their respective locations in various valleys, ranges & mountain groups. The scope of the guide aims to give a reasonably balanced picture of the greater part of the area, describing the main massifs & peaks, the huts, routes to them & some of the more interesting scrambles from them. The areas covered in the guide are as follows: Ariege Frontier West; Ariege Frontier East; Andorra; Northern & Eastern Ariege; Cerdagne; Roussillon-Conflent; Serra del Cadi-Pedraforca. Simple h&-drawn route maps accompany most of the routes described, as do a number of black-&-white photographs & illustrations. ...

The eastern part of Spanish Pyrenees, with coverage extending along the Mediterranean coast beyond Barcelona to Tarragona, at 1:500, 000 in a series of regional road maps from the country’s civilian survey organization IGN-CNIG (Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica), vividly presenting the topography by altitude colouring, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. Road network is graded & coloured into six types; road numbers are given only on main national roads & no driving distanced are marked. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Icons prominently indicate UNESCO World Heritage sites & state-run parador accommodations. The maps also show administrative boundaries & all place names & other information (roads, railways, topographic features) are presented classified according to its official status. Topography (shown only within Spain’s borders) is indicated by satellite imagery enhanced by altitude colouring, with spot heights, names of mountain ranges, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 30’ intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. The series was first published in 2014. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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MICHELIN zoom map Pirineos Orientales is the ideal travel companion to fully explore the Spanish oriental Pyrenees, thanks to its easy-to-use format & its scale of 1/150, 000. In addition to Michelin`s clear & accurate mapping, MICHELIN Zoom map highlights all the leisure activities available, such as golf clubs & tourist trains. MICHELIN Zoom Maps also include star-rated scenic routes, tourist sights & attractions, as well as camping sites & hotels selected in the famous MICHELIN guides. Make the most of your stay with MICHELIN Zoom Maps! ...

Pyrénées Ouest map from the IGN at 1:200, 000, with excellent presentation of the terrain through contours & vivid relief shading, plenty of names of topographic features, long-distance GR hiking routes, places of interest, etc. The map is designed to provide convenient coverage of the western & central part of the Pyrenees, extending across the highest part of the mountains to St-Girons. The overprint highlights both the GR10 & the GR 11 on the Spanish side. The mapping is a hybrid from two of IGN’s series. Road information & the highlighting for picturesque towns or villages & other places of interest is a direct enlargement of the publishers’ Regional series at 1:250, 000. Presentation of the topography follows that in IGN’s highly popular TOP100 series to provide a better picture each region’s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 100m intervals, enhanced by vivid relief shading & spot heights, plus plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, etc. An overprint highlights GR routes & connecting other trails. The maps have no geographical coordinates. The index is next to the map. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Detailed road map of Pyrenees, with index & city centre street enlargement Barcelona. Clearly shows the national road network & selected provincial & local roads, with each class of road clearly indicated & road numbers shown. Intermediate driving distances between locations are shown in kilometres alongside the road, motorway filling stations are shown & motorway junctions are indicated. Topography is shown with very light relief shading, but primarily through spot heights, & colour shading is used to indicate land types such as forests or marshl&. International & provincial boundaries are clearly marked, as are National Parks, nature reserves & restricted military areas. Symbols indicate various sights & locations of tourist interest, such as churches, leisure & sports destinations, panoramas & viewing points, monuments & historic sites. Some hotels & campsites are marked. Railway lines, airports, ports & marinas are also shown. A grid divides the map at 1° increments, & is also grid-referenced for the accompanying index booklet.* Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English.*

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Brittany at 1:200, 000 on a light waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed road map from Reise Know-How. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet, covering Brittany with a small overlap between the sides & extending east to just beyond Rennes & south-east to Nantes (i.e. the easternmost part of the administrative region of Brittany is not included). The region’s topography is well presented by light altitude colouring with spot heights. Boundaries of national & regional parks are marked. Road network

Includes:: local roads & selected country tracks, with driving distances marked on main & on secondary routes. Railway lines are included & ferry connections to the islands are shown. A range of symbols highlight numerous places of interest, including UNESCO World Heritage sites, historical buildings & archaeological remains, recreational facilities, beaches, etc. The map is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 15’, plus a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. Current edition of this title was published in 2015.



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Pyrenees Roussillon Green Guide *ENGLISH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

Kev Reynolds' Cicerone walking guide to the Pyrenees

Includes:: 170 described walks, multi-day routes & moderate

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Essential guidebook of walks & climbs in the Pyrenees, with over 170 day walks, multi-day walks, climbing routes & mountaineering ascents. Covers valleys & peaks on both sides of the border with France & Spain, with through routes & peaks to bag, as an introduction to one of Europe`s finest mountain ranges. The active walker, trekker & climber is spoilt for choice. There are exquisite valleys & passes to wander & summits of 3000m & more within the reach of most hill walkers. The landscape is full of diversity & contrast, with Alpine-style peaks, small glaciers, deep gorges & more than a thousand mountain lakes. The range is also known as the `flower garden of Europe`, & the wildlife

Includes:: various species rarely seen elsewhere on the continent. Since the first edition appeared in 1978, Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees has become accepted as the authoritative guide to the range & has been continuously updated & in print. For centuries the Pyrenees were dismissed as holding little of importance to the climber & mountain walkers ignored them almost completely. But all that has changed & the Pyrenees have now become the focus of attention for mountain activists of all degrees of commitment. The guidebook divides the range into 21 sections, including Andorra, the Ordesa National Park, the Carlit Massif, Gavarnie & the Cirque du Lescun to name a few. Each area

Includes:: practical information on travel, accommodation & mountain refuges, as well sketch mapping. Between short, half-hour walks, to 12-day treks & 25 summits, this guidebook will help any walker, climber or trekker experience the best of the Pyrenees.



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The western part of Spanish Pyrenees, with coverage extending west to Santander & Burgos plus south to Zaragoza & Soria, at 1:500, 000 in a series of regional road maps from the country’s civilian survey organization IGN-CNIG (Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica), vividly presenting the topography by altitude colouring, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. Road network is graded & coloured into six types; road numbers are given only on main national roads & no driving distanced are marked. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Icons prominently indicate UNESCO World Heritage sites & state-run parador accommodations. The maps also show administrative boundaries & all place names & other information (roads, railways, topographic features) are presented classified according to its official status. Topography (shown only within Spain’s borders) is indicated by satellite imagery enhanced by altitude colouring, with spot heights, names of mountain ranges, boundaries of national/natural parks, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 30’ intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. The series was first published in 2014. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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