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The go-to Picos de Europa walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.
Strap on your boots and discover Picos de Europa on foot with the Sunflower Picos de Europa travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on our recommended car tour. The Sunflower Picos de Europa guide is indispensable for hiking in Picos de Europa or seeing Picos de Europa by car.
The Picos de Europa, one of Europe’s last mountain wilderness areas, are the high point of a long ridge of mountains which runs along the north coast of Spain, the Cordillera Cantabrica. Rising to 2648m, about 8700ft, the Picos are divided into three spectacular limestone massifs separated from one another, and from the surrounding ranges, by precipitous gorges – a truly spectacular area in which to walk or tour. Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and a fascinating car tour to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Picos de Europa.
This guide covers the entire range (all three massifs): Urrieles (central Picos), Cornión (western Picos), and Ándara (eastern Picos) . It contains a wealth of information about the dazzling array of plant and animal life you can expect to see when exploring the range. The author, an all-round naturalist, has been living and guiding walking tours in the Picos de Europa for almost 30 years. Together with Mike Lockwood, she has also written Sunflower’s guide to the Costa Brava.
Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.
Inside the Sunflower Picos de Europa guide book you’ll find: 25 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk Topographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000 Free downloadable gps tracks – for the techies Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists Fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your car tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way Timetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday Online update service for the latest information
From the Publisher
25 walks and 1 car tour
As well as her favourite drives, the author describes the best walks in Picos de Europa – from the classic walks that form part of the repertoire of any self-respecting Picos de Europa walker to some of her personal favourites, well away from the beaten track.
‘The hallowed blue books’
Once described as ‘the hallowed blue books’ by The Sunday Times, Sunflower Guides have been leading the way across the footpaths of Europe for over 30 years.
Genuinely pocket-sized guide
Ideal for walking and designed to slip in to into a pocket, here are walks for all ages and abilities from gentle strolls to challenging day-long hikes. Enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way.
Publisher : Sunflower Books (25 Mar. 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 136 pages
ISBN-10 : 1856915352
ISBN-13 : 978-1856915359
Dimensions : 20.9 x 1.1 x 11.5 cm
