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IN THE COSTAS
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Michelin Spain North East -Aragon/Cataluna (Michelin Regional Maps) Costa Brava (Michelin Zoom Maps)
Costa Blanca (Michelin Zoom Maps) Costa Brava (Rough Guide Directions) - The Costa Brava Directions guide is a colourful and insightful handbook to this surprisingly diverse region. The guide gives extensive coverage of every major town and attraction, focusing on both the coast itself and on the inland areas. As with all Directions guides, there is a full-colour section with specially commissioned photography of all the sights, attractions and activities available. Coverage is given to the hidden beaches and less touristy areas as well as the region's capital Girona and the renowned Salvador Dali attractions. The guide gives up-to-the-minute listings of the best places to eat, drink and sleep plus insiders' coverage of nightlife.
Costa Brava Insight Travel Map - This comprehensive, fold-up sheet map of Costa Brava and Catalonia marks major routes and toll roads clearly and includes a comprehensive index booklet. Map Scale 1:300000 The Rough Guide to Barcelona Map Packed with information, this double-sided map is printed on waterproof paper. The colours used for mapping have been chosen after research into what works best in different light conditions, so the map should be as easy to read under street lamps as it is in daylight. The main area of the city is covered, with an enlarged downtown city centre street map on the reverse. A comprehensive street index and clearly marked one-way streets and pedestrianised areas should make this map ideal for use on foot, driving, or using public transport.
Barcelona (Rough Guide Directions) - Slim, stylish and pocketable, Barcelona Directions is full of ideas for stop-overs, long-weekends and flying visits to one of Europe's most popular city break destinations. Barcelona (Europe Popout Maps) - This popout map features a comprehensive index which includes street names, places of interest and tourist information. Its handy size means that it fits conveniently in a pocket or handbag. Limited availability.
Valencia Insight Flexi Map - This laminated Fleximap of Valencia contains five maps, including Valencia, Valencia Environs, Costa Blanca, Valencia Public Transport, and an overview regional map. It also gives overviews of the top recommended sights and places to visit, as well as practical data, climate tables and local transport details.
Costa Blanca (GeoCenter Euro Country Maps) - Suitable for tourists and business travellers alike, this map of the Costa Blanca includes street plans of major cities and indicates tourist attractions. - A map covering the tourist destinations of Costa Brava and Andorra. It should be useful for touring and exploring the area. Stars indicate places of particular interest. |
WALKING BOOKS Landscapes of Costa Brava and Barcelona, Teresa Farino & Michael Lockwood - Detailed descriptions of 18 short and easy walks for motorists and 23 main walks (with variations) with walking maps of at least 1:50,000 scale. Also contains picnic suggestions, 6 routes for car tours, touring map for motorists, town plans and hints on weather conditions, where to stay and what you need to take with you.
Costa Blanca (Landscapes), John and Christine Oldfield - Detailed descriptions of 50 long and short walks for all ages and abilities, with walking maps of at least 1:50,000 scale. Also contains 32 picnic suggestions, 5 routes for car tours, touring map for motorists, town plans and hints on weather conditions, where to stay and what you need to take with you.
Costa Blanca Walks, Charles Davis - This title features 33 walking routes - all of them a short distance from the popular tourist coastal resorts of the Costas. Each route is graded according to level of ease/difficulty. It includes easy-to-follow, detailed route notes with times and distances. It also features full-colour maps with GPS route markings and photographs for each walk, plus clear instructions on how to get to the start of each walk. It also gives advice on what to take with you and when best to go. Valencia (Lonely Planet Best of ...) - Including an Americas Cup 2007 feature, this title contains 3 walking tours to guide you around the city. It is fully grid-referenced with gate fold maps; and has full-colour printing with images.
► See the entire range of Lonely Planet books Walks in Picasso's Barcelona, Mary Haight. Limited availability.
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WALKING BOOKS Costa Blanca Walks: West v. 1, Bob Stansfield - The rugged mountains of the Costa Blanca offer wonderful walking in a landscape of pinnacled ridges, enormous crags, and shady pines. Orange and almond groves enhance the valleys, whilst attractive mountain villages provide hospitality, offering a taste of the real Spain, far removed in character from the developed coastal strip. The walks are described in two books, which split roughly into West (book 1) and East (book 2) Costa Blanca Walks: East v. 2, Bob Stansfield
Inland Trips from the Costa Blanca,Derek Workman - Known for its sumptuous beaches and blue waters, few people venture far from the sunny Mediterranean shoreline of the Costa Blanca. But those who do can discover a delightful combination of rugged mountains and fertile valleys, pine forests and lakes, hilltop castles, historic architecture, and colourful characters. This fully revised and updated edition of "Inland Trips from the Costa Blanca" - packed with twenty-two excursions - now covers the whole province of Valencia, from the majestic mountains of the Maestrazgo to the castles of Alicante. It also provides practical advice on what to see, places to stay and where to eat in order to get the very best from your trip to this fabulous destination. Barcelona (Eyewitness Travel Guides) - The guides that show you what others only tell you! It features suggested walks and four one-day 'Great Day' itineraries to ensure you make the most of your trip, together with clear maps, extensive hotel and restaurant listings of all price levels. Unique 3D models and cutaways will take you around the finest Gaudi architecture to the best beaches, and tips on where to find the tastiest tapas will ensure your trip is one long fiesta!
Costa Brava: Catalunya East, Pyrenees to Barcelona, Rother Guide - 50 walks in the Costa Brava, including the area around Olot, Albera, Cap de Creus and Aiguamolls de l'Emporadą Natural Parks, Baix Empordą, Parc Natural del Montseny, Parc Natural Sant Llorenē del Munt I Serra de l'Obac and Parc Natural de Montserrat. 50 walking maps at 1:25,000, 1:50,000 or 1:75,000 scale, and an overview map at a scale of 1:650,000. Translated by experienced British walkers from the German original.
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GUIDE BOOKS AA Essential Costa Brava - Make the most of your trip with AA's best selling pocket guide series, up to date and easy to use, the series has been revamped to include an atlas section and additional maps. Sporting the new, distinctive AA World Travel Guide series cover design; these new editions will ensure the series remains as popular as ever. The guides are divided into five easy to use colour coded sections: Viewing: The authors introduction to the destination, including the ten 'must do's'. Top Ten: The authors Top Ten places to visit. What to See: Alphabetical listings of places to visit. Where to: Detailed listings guiding you where to eat, stay and shop. Practical Matters: Quick reference travel information.
Costa Dorada Berlitz Pocket Guide - "The Berlitz Costa Dorada and Tarragona Pocket Guide" covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of the main places to visit include the cultural attractions of Barcelona, Roman and medieval buildings of Tarragona and the best coastal resorts. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Catalan cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Catalan.
Costa Blanca Top 10 (Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guides) - Save time and find the 10 best of everything to see, buy, do, taste and avoid - don't miss a thing! "Thank goodness for Top 10 guides" - "Mail on Sunday". Whatever you plan to do - whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget - make sure you experience the best. With this easy to use, quick reference guide that slips into your bag, you can instantly find the top 10 leading attractions. Discover the greatest beaches for sunbathing, the best water sport locations, most fun places for kids, hippest restaurants, funkiest bars and cafes, hotels on every budget and much more.
AA Essential Spiral Costa Blanca and Alicante
Costa Blanca Berlitz Pocket Guide - This guide to the Costa Blanca covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include idyllic beaches, picturesque villages and ancient fortresses. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on the local cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Spanish. Special features range from bullfights to flamenco. Maps show Alicante, Benidorm and Cartagena, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout. AA Twinpack Costa Blanca - Make the most of your trip with AA's TwinPack map and guide series. Fully revised and updated, with essential information on what to do and where to go, the TwinPacks have been created specifically for the short break visitor and now feature stylish, new AA World Travel Guide design covers. The series has unrivalled coverage of popular island and regional destinations, with the best sites identified to help visitors with only a little time. Practical advice is given combined with traveller's tips and details on the destinations history, culture and people. Accompanying the guide is an indispensable island regional map, both contained within a plastic wallet ensuring that you never lose your way.
Catalunya and the Costa Brava, Lonely Planet - This guide coves both the backcountry as well as the city of Barcelona. It includes a section on eating and drinking like a Catalunya local, investigates the splendour of Gaudi's architecture, including La Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell and the bizarre Teatre-Museu Dali in his birthplace, Figueres. ► See the entire range of Lonely Planet books
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GUIDE BOOKS AA CityPack Barcelona - Make the most of your trip with AA's best selling map and guide series, fully revised and updated, with essential information on what to do and where to go. CityPacks have been created specifically for the short break visitor and now feature new page designs and stylish AA World Travel Guide design covers. Ideal for business or leisure, the guides are succinct with Travel Facts pages providing all the practical information you need. An authors selection of the 'Top 25' sights in the city with highlights and practical details help you plan your stay. There are also detailed suggestions for shopping, entertainment, accommodation and restaurant recommendations for different price levels and types of cuisine. Barcelona (Lonely Planet City Guides) - An in depth guide to Europe's premier city break destination, gateway to the Costa brava. It inlcudes more maps and more mapped entries than the competition guides.
Barcelona Encounter (Lonely Planet) - Part of a series that enables travellers to travel the way they want to. This work includes a City Diary that takes readers to the best events and festivals around. The Itineraries chapter allows travellers to plan their time effectively.
► See the entire range of Lonely Planet books The Rough Guide to Barcelona - A handbook to Barcelona, Spain's most dynamic destination. This book includes reviews of the city's best restaurants, bars and clubs, to suit every budget, along with accounts of all the sights, from the tree-lined Ramblas to the weird and wonderful modernista architecture all over the city.
"Time Out" Barcelona - Changes are afoot in the Catalan capital, with the palpable surge of national pride as the region is granted more independence giving a boost to every aspect of Barcelona life. As arts agendas are given a fillip and ever more grander architectural schemes are dreamt up to keep pace with Jean Nouvel's, Richard Rogers' and Enric Miralles' recent contributions to the skyline, the city has also seen a return to its roots, with old traditions brushed off and ancient festivals given renewed vigour. The tenth annual "Time Out Barcelona" looks at the changes and remains the ultimate reference for all the essentials: where to stay, where to eat, where to shop and what to see.
Barcelona Insight City Guide - This 258-page guidebook to Barcelona presents the city's highlights in a comprehensive but portable format, with the following key features: The Best of Barcelona: overview of vital information for visitors, including money- and time-saving tips and the most family-oriented attractions. Places: district-by-district guide, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps. Restaurant guide: a pull-out, pocket-size "Z" map, with review listings of recommended restaurants and bars. Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the city's most famous sights, including museums and galleries. Essay Features: incisive essays on history, people and culture. Travel Tips: practical listings, covering Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and more. Street Atlas: colour maps of Barcelona's main streets, with grid-referenced index.
Barcelona Wallpaper City Guide - "Wallpaper City Guides" not only suggest where to stay, eat, and drink, but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see, whether he/she has a week or 24 hours in the city. Featured are up and coming areas, landmark buildings in an 'Architour', design centres, and the best shops to buy items unique to that city. "Wallpaper City Guides" present travellers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The edited guides offer the best, most exciting, and the most beautiful of that particular city. As well as looking beautiful, the guides are expertly designed with function as a priority, and have tabbed sections so that the tourist can easily find what they are looking for. There are maps, rate and currency cards, colour-coded parts of the city, and an easy navigational tool. They are the ultimate combination of form and function. Barcelona Berlitz Pocket MapGuide - "Berlitz Pocket Maps" are small in size, but big on detail. Genuinely pocketable and immensely practical - these compact maps are ideal for travellers who require quick and easy orientation. |
GUIDE BOOKS Adventure Guide to Southwestern France and Northern Spain: The Pyrenees, Basque Country, Barcelona, Andorra. Hunter Travel Guide - A warm coastline, outdoor markets, hillside villages, gourmet dining and vineyards dot this region, which extends from Languedoc-Roussillon and Aquitaine in France through the Pyrenees into Spanish Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre. There are medieval villages, Roman ruins and stately cathedrals. This is a uniquely valuable resource; virtually no other guides are available.
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