The Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago routes across northern Spain highlighted on a large, double-sided road map at 1:400, 000 from Freytag & Berndt. The map shows the main Camino Francés route across the Pyrenees, Pamplona, Burgos & León, the coastal route across Donostia/ San Sebastian & Bilbao, plus numerous variants linking them, as well as routes to Santiago from the coast at Ferrol or Cape Finisterre, from Portugal, etc. Both crossings of the Pyrenees are marked, via Roncesvalles or through Col du Somport, & coverage extends south to Segovia, Zamora & Porto, so the map also shows the northern part of the Vía de la Plata. On all the routes traditional stopover places are highlighted. The map shows the region’s road & rail networks on a base with relief shading & plenty of names of local sierras. National parks & other protected areas are clearly marked. Road network indicates scenic routes, seasonal closures, steep gradients, toll sections, motorway services, etc. Latitude & longitude grid is at intervals of 30’. Map legend

Includes:: English.A separate 87-page booklet has an extensive index, a street plan of Santiago de Compostela, plus multilingual notes on main towns & various other aspects of the Way of St. James. The text

Includes:: English.



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The southernmost of the different variants of the Way of St James across France from Arles across Montpellier, Lodève & Castres to Toulouse in a guide from the London-based Confraternity of Saint James. Detailed descriptions of the route divided into small sections are accompanied by accommodation options & notes on places of interest. No maps are included apart from the general course of the route. Current edition of this guide was published in 2011. The Confraternity of St James is a non-denominational registered charity founded in 1983 to promote the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela & to foster research about them in Britain. In addition to publishing pocket guides to the routes it also runs two refuges for pilgrims (at Rabanal del Camino on the Camino Francés & Miraz on the Camino del Norte) as well as provides assistance to elderly, frail or disable people who might otherwise be unable to undertake the pilgrimage. ...

Le Puy to the Pyrenees route, the most popular among the different variants of the Way of St James across France, from Le-Puy-en-Velay across Conques, Figeac & Cahors to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port where it crosses the Pyrenees to join main route across northern Spain, Camino Franc ...

This practical guide describes the pilgrim route from Arles to Puente la Reina where it joins the camino frances to Santiago. It is published in two parts: Arles to Toulouse & Toulouse to Puente la Reina. The whole route was fully researched in 2015 but as with all Confraternity guides, this one also depends on feedback from users to keep it as up-to-date as possible. ...

Voie Littorale, a 375-km part of The Way of St James network of pilgrim routes in France runs along the coast between the estuary of the Gironde & the Spanish border. This 62-page guide from the Confraternity of St James provides instructions for following the route with, where appropriate, alternatives for cyclists &

Includes:: details of accommodation options. Apart from an overview diagram, the guide contains no maps but recommends the 10 IGN

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The main route of the Way of St James to Compostela across northern Spain presented at 1:100, 000 on a durable, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Kompass, arranged as 26 separate strips, each with a route profile, plus additional street plans of central Logroño, Burgos, León & Santiago itself. The whole route is covered on 26 panels, each 36 x 8cm, which present it with the surrounding network of local roads & country tracks as well as railway connections. Towns & villages along the route are annotated with symbols indicating availability of various types of accommodation, restaurants & bars, food shops, post offices & medical or first aid facilities. Also marked are viewpoints, churches & monasteries, & other places of interest both along the route itself & in the nearby towns & villages. 24 panels present the route from Col du Somport (the variant from Roncesvalles via Pamplona is not covered) to Santiago, with the remaining two extending it further west to Cape Finisterre. Each panel is accompanied by a profile with markings for elevation & overall distance from the French/ Spanish border. The panels have no GPS coordinates. The map

Includes:: street plans of the three main cities along the route: Logroño, Burgos & León, plus a plan of the historic heart of Santiago de Compostela. Also provided is a panel with an overview road map of northern Spain showing the whole route. Map legend

Includes:: English. Additional text accompanying the four street plans & useful tips for hikers are in German & Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: the same cartography from Kompass is also available as map No. 89022 from IGN France, which covers the start of Camino Francés at Roncesvalles rather than from Col de Somport; from Puente la Reina just south of Pamplona, both maps have identical panels, but with the IGN coverage finishing just west of Santiago. IGN map

Includes:: only a street plan of central Santiago. The two maps also differ in size & are printed on a different type of synthetic paper (IGN mat surface, Kompass glossy).





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2010 is the Holy Year of the Camino & over 2 million people from all over the world are expected to partake in this annual pilgrimage. The Camino, a life changing walk, is the subject of Wilna Wilkinson`s book. The Way Of Stars & Stones offers common-sense advice & information as well as spiritual guidance: an overlap of history & personal observation, of perception & of reality, of deep thought & light humour. When a close friend is stricken with cancer, the author has no answers on how to cope with the situation & this feeling of helpless ineffectiveness drives her to find a challenge as close as possible to the battle against an incurable disease. Walking the 850km of the Camino, the pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela, turns out to be exactly that. On a physical as well as a mental level the Camino is a more demanding & difficult challenge than any she had ever had to face in her privileged life. This is the spiritual journey of a woman who chooses to walk alone, in the heart of winter, but who generously takes the reader by the hand to share the experience. She introduces you to her fellow-pilgrims & fellow travellers. She pulls you into these pilgrims` discussions, lets you eavesdrop on their confessions & listen to their points of view, she cries with you when you learn their inspirational stories, she laughs with you when their humour fills the refuge dormitories. ...

” The Dhammapada” is a core text for Buddhists all over the world. Consisting of more than 400 sayings from Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, these inspirational words have been translated into every language in the two & a half millennia since the Buddha`s death. ” The Way of the Buddha” presents, for the first time, the complete text of F. Max Muller`s 1881 translation alongside illustrations from the extensive collections of the Rubin Museum of Art. Each group of thought-provoking observations is accompanied by a beautiful piece of traditional Himalayan Buddhist artwork, portraying the Buddha as well as other sages in paintings, sculptures & textiles. ” The Dhammapada” itself covers a wide range of themes, including old age, happiness, pleasure, anger, self-awareness, wisdom & evil. Gilded & bound in a printed case with a ribbon, ” The Way of the Buddha” is a portable & elegant source of daily encouragement & spiritual illumination. ...

The Brown Hare is an animal we all know but rather rarely see, even though it is quite common, active by day & lives in the wide open spaces of classic lowland countryside. It can make itself almost invisible, lying still in its form until it takes off suddenly, fleeing at astounding, breakneck pace. Those lucky enough to see a hare in a moment of stillness, may see in its staring golden eyes a strangeness & mystery that hints at its legendary status. It is a favourite subject of wildlife artists & sculptors in love with depicting its lithe & leggy form in full flight, & its March mating madness. A nationwide treasure-hunt for a golden hare, sparked by Kit Williams` famous 1979 book Masquerade ended with more mystery than it began. It`s smaller cousin, the Mountain Hare, is an even greater mystery, living on bleak uplands where snowfall shuts down access in winter. It changes colour with the seasons & is hunted by the great Golden Eagle, but most of us hardly know it exists. The book explores the lives of both of these hares, in life & in story, & attempts to unravel the real animal from its image in our collective imagination, & examine just why it holds such fascination for us. The book

Includes:: accounts of first-hand encounters with wild hares, & research evidence from those who have worked with them & studied them. It is illustrated with line drawings & a section of colour photographs taken by the author.

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This title deals with the extraordinary impact of the panda
- from obscurity to fame
- a story of China's transition from shy

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