WALKING IN CENTRAL SPAIN

MAPS

Extremadura, Castilla La Mancha (Michelin Regional Maps) Published April 03

Michelin Spain, Castilla y Leon/Madrid Map No. 575 Published June 02

Guadarrama Parc Natural Published April 04

Pocket Map and Guide Madrid - Eyewitness Guide - This is the best of Madrid in your pocket. From the Prado museum to Palacio Real - the guide covers up to 200 sights and recommendations and slips easily into your pocket or bag. Perfect for on-the-go navigation, you can discover Madrid's best restaurants, bars and shops, opening times and transport information. You can use the guide to decide your itinerary and then plot your route using the fold-out map. Published Feb 08

Madrid (Rough Guide Map) - The Rough Guide Map Madrid is the indestructible and essential companion to this lively and vibrant city. The map provides a highly legible guide to the city's streets, pinpointing places of note for the first-time visitor as well as hidden gems for frequent visitors. Published Oct 08

Madrid (Rough Guide Directions) - Madrid Directions gives you the best of this dynamic city in an easy-to-use format. The "Ideas" section helps you plan your trip with full-colour spreads covering the variety of attractions Madrid has to offer, from the best places to eat and drink to specialist museums. The "Places" section breaks the city down into convenient areas, each chapter exploring a particular district, with eating, drinking and shopping options along with a run-down of the sights. "Essentials" lets you know how to get around, where to change money and everything else you might need for a smooth trip, while "Language" has enough Spanish to help you make a few local friends. Published March 08

Madrid (Popout Map) - Features include: over 60 places of interest and museums; overview of Madrid’s districts and biggest attractions; maps of major routes and sites in the region; quick reference Metro map. Published May 07

Madrid Insight Flexi Map - This innovative series of laminated maps includes text and photography describing the destination's top sights and lists useful addresses and essential contacts. The laminated finish is waterproof, hard-wearing, durable, scribble-free and tear resistant. The maps are easy-to-use and fold even when it's windy and are ideal for short-break, fly-drive and package holidays. Published Oct 04

The Mountains of Central Spain, Jacqueline Oglesby - The Sierra de Gredos and Guadarrama are the highest part of the long chain of hills and mountains which splits the big central tableland of Spain. Popular from Madrid, they are rarely visited by foreigners except those en route to the coast or the medieval cities which surround the range. The two sierras form an impressive physical barrier, reaching a height of nearly 2600m and being snow-capped for five months of the year, and they have much to offer the walker, scrambler or climber. The Sierra de Gredos are the highest and most inaccessible mountains in Central Spain with many long approaches up wild valleys or spurs to spectacular corries backed by jagged aretes. The Sierra de Guadarrama, nearer to Madrid and crossed by several high road passes, offer more intimate walking on a dense network of good footpaths and with a rich variety of scenery from rolling ridges to tightly packed granite towers. Published Jan 96. Limited availability.

Best of Madrid (Lonely Planet) - Fold-out maps make navigation easy for those visiting the capital that never sleeps discerning coverage of Madrid's cultural gems and the best bars and restaurants in town four dedicated walking tours to guide visitors round Madrid's stunning architecture and sun-drenched plazas nearly 1/2 million people visit Madrid each year the only truly pocket guide to provide truly discerning coverage of the city the inhabitants of the city are known as gatos (cats) because of their nocturnal habits twice a year shepherds drive their flocks (up to 2000 sheep in total) through central Madrid so beware of woolly road blocks the building that houses the famous Museo del Prado was originally conceived as a house of science and was then converted into a barracks before opening as an art museum in 1819. Published Sept 07

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North from Granada: A Walking Tour from Granada to Toledo and Madrid in a Direct Line, Roy Nash - A very enjoyable read. This is NOT a serious book about walking in Spain, but a really humorous, and sometimes quite touching, account of the adventures of 2 very different middle-aged men who just decided to walk together from Granada to Madrid. Whether or not you know Spain, or even like walking, I think you're with them every step of the way, and by the end your feet ache too! You feel their frustration as they get into one scrape after another, as they argue and sulk, but are determined to keep going. And at the end you really share their pride when they eventually achieve their goal. Apart from being hugely entertaining, the book is visually attractive, with lots of photographs to aid the reader's imagination, and some amusing vignettes. It would make an ideal gift. Buyer Review. Published April 03

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Barcelona & Madrid Made Easy: The Best Sights & Walks of Spain's Top Cities, Andy Herbach. Published June 06. Limited availability.