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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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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MICHELIN zoom map Costa de Cantabria is the ideal travel companion to fully explore this Spanish destination, thanks to its easy-to-use format & its scale of 1/150, 000. The Zoom collection are characterized by the high precision of their detailed scale, specially adapted for very touristy areas or with a high density road network, including new developments & industrial areas. In addition to clarity, reliability & up-to-date information, all Michelin cartography features include a wealth of practical information: places & monuments of tourist interest, picturesque tours, areas for sports & leisure activities... Useful plans of cities & a practical index of localities. Also the maps contain places of interest & signposting of tracks for bicycles & greenways. ...

Pyrenees coast to coast & across both sides of the border presented by Editorial Alpina on a map at 1:400, 000 with coverage extending from Auch, Toulouse & Béziers in France to Zaragoza, Lleida & Barcelona in Spain; plus panels showing protected areas & the diversity of regional languages. Relief shading & altitude colouring presents the region’s topography, with names of valleys, peaks, passes, etc. National parks & other protected areas are marked. Road network is finely graded, from toll motorways to selected local dirt tracks; driving distances are not shown. Railway lines are included (not always easy to see given the density of place names) but symbols indicate towns with railway stations; also marked are rack railways, cable-car lines & tourist train routes. For cyclists, steep roads are clearly annotated with gradients (both average & highest). The map also shows the course of the regions three main long-distance routes: GR10, GR11 & the Cathars Way. Symbols highlight locations of cultural or nature interest, as well as sites for skiing & water sports. The map has no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. Accompanying panels highlight the region’s numerous protected areas & main mountain peaks, plus its diversity of regional dialects including Aranese, Aragonese, Basque, Occitan & Catalan.

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The Python Years Diaries 1969-1979 by Michael Palin focuses on his years as part of Monty Python, revealing how it emerged & triumphed into a much-loved national television treasure that changed the face of British comedy. The years when Michael’s professional star was in its ascendancy were also years of development & growth in his personal life. The diaries tell of his growing family, his home in a north London terrace, which grows as he buys the house next door & then a second at the bottom of the garden! Not only are the diaries document to the extraordinary goings on behind the Python scene, with all of its powerful personalities, but they also reflect on his blossoming solo work as an actor, writer & producer. Highlights include his accounts of the making both The Holy Grail & the Life of Brian & the fight with American TV who wanted to bleep out all the best jokes. ...

Portofino
- Golfo di Tigullio
- Golfo Paradiso, map no. 6, in a series of walking maps covering the Ligurian Alps & the coast,

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The Rough Guide Phrasebook Portuguese is the definitive phrasebook to help you make the most of your time in Portugal. Whether you want to book a hotel room, ask what time the train leaves or buy a drink from the bar, this new phrasebook will help you communicate with the locals in no time with a dictionary of over 5, 000 words. The free audio downloads, recorded by native Portuguese speakers, can be downloaded to your computer or MP3, allowing you to listen to the correct pronunciation of essential dialogues, ideal for practicing before you go or while you`re there. There`s even a regional pronunciation guide & Rough Guide travel tips, so wherever you are you can get around & speak the lingo. The Rough Guide Phrasebook Portuguese has an extensive two-way dictionary packed with vocabulary & a helpful menu & drinks list reader, perfect for choosing the right dish in any restaurant. With this phrasebook in your pocket you`ll never run out of things to say. ...

South Pacific Anchorages by Warwick Clay details the harbours & anchorages in the pacific south of the equator between New Guinea & South America. The aim of the anchorage listing is to provide yachts with enough information so that they can choose their destination for the day, confident it will suit their needs & that they can arrive with the minimum of difficulty. Anchorages have been chosen to suit the long distance cruising yacht. They are all suitable for night anchoring of yachts drawing up to two meters & in most cases larger yachts. Sketches are provided for most of the better anchorages. ...