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Pocket-sized and in full colour, this guide describes six long car tours (each spread over 2-3 days), highlighting places where you can stop for a walk or just a stroll to a lovely picnic setting. There is an accompanying fold-out touring map. But the major part of the book is devoted to 22 main walks and their many variations, all illustrated with large-scale topographical maps (1:50,000). While there is a good public transport system on the island, it serves the towns and is of little use to walkers; the island is best explored by car. Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, is a countryside-lover's paradise. Its landscapes range from rough terrain to gentle sand dunesa...from rocky windswept plains reminiscent of Africa to rolling hills with lush pasturesa...from towering oak-clad mountains to rocky coasts lapped by a turquoise sea. The fragrant Mediterranean macchia permeates the scenery, with colourful rock roses and an extravaganza of wild flowers in spring. Using this guide, you quickly leave all traces of tourism behind. There is a lovely pastoral feel to the Sardinian countryside. Flocks of sheep graze on verdant grassy slopes, moufflons and wild boar roam the rugged highlands, and eagles hover silently above you. A unique on-line update service keeps users abreast of any route changes since publication of the book. The Landscapes Series (with over 50 destinations) has been dubbed 'the blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
These guides have been used on several holidays now and they have always proved very reliable and pointed out walks in areas that we might not have visisted otherwise. Sardinia is a large island so we only tried out the ones in the north. The walk around Capera island was excellent everything you might expect of a mediterrean stroll with sloping hills, views and little sandy coves with pine trees. The timings on the walks are good as are the maps.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
We bought this book for a walking holiday in late 2008. The book was very useful for planning our trip (as it suggests, Cala Gonone is an excellent base) and all of it's maps and guides were accurate and easy to follow. We did 5 of the walks suggested in the book - Monte Tiscali, Cala Luna, Gorrupo Canyon, Cala Goloritze and Monte Maccione. All involved remote locations and could not have been attempted without the guide. Without it we'd never have achieved such a splendid sense of isolation and enjoyed the gorgeous scenery. We so liked the trip we're going back to try out some more of the walks later this year (and in the mean time we've also walked with Sunflower guides in the Costa Brava and Cyprus). They really are excellent books for those that want to get off the beaten track in the Mediterranean!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
We are great fans of the Landscape series of guides which introduce you to walks off the beaten track, suitable for all ages and abilities. The guides describe car tours and have a useful fold-out touring map and excellent topographical walking maps. Sardinia is a big island and therefore on this holiday we were only able to do a small number of walks as most were outside of our area. However the tour and walks that we followed were good with lovely picnic spots identified.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
another great sunflower guide
I've used this guide on two separate holidays to Sardinia, and both times it's been so useful. Sardinia being a place where you really need a car to explore I found the car tours a... Read more
Published 22 months ago by wildflora
very useful
As always the sunflower books have proved once again an invaluable aid when traveling. The Sardinia edition was very accurate and helped us explore a vast area of the island. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by Mr. T. P. Hack
Sardinia: car tours and walks (Sunflower Guide)
My wife and I spent about 9 days in Sardinia. We took return flights to Olbia and booked a compact hire car. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2009 by K. J. Pilling
Walking in Sardinia
An extremely useful guide that helped us see parts of this Island you wouldn't normally see on the usual tourist track. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by Frostie
Sardinian Walks
This is the third Sunflower guide I have purchased - and, as with the others, they take you to parts of a country that you would never discover on your own. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by M. Barnes
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