5 used & new from £5.17
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Walking in Madeira (Cicerone International Walking)
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Walking in Madeira (Cicerone International Walking) (Paperback)

by Paddy Dillon (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


1 new from £8.36 4 used from £5.17
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback (2nd Revised edition) £14.00 £9.61 26 used & new from £6.85

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Walking in Madeira opens new browser window
www.inntravel.co.uk/Walking  -  Holidays in Portugal with the award-winning walking specialists. 
   Madeira Hiking Holidays opens new browser window
www.ramblersholidays.co.uk/Madeira  -  Ramblers hiking holidays in Madeira For amblers, ramblers & scramblers 
   Walking holidays Madeira opens new browser window
www.newex.co.uk/madeira  -  Guided and self guided walking centred and inn to inn walking 
  
 

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Madeira Tour & Trail Map 6th edition Super-Durable version (Tour & Trail Maps)

Madeira Tour & Trail Map 6th edition Super-Durable version (Tour & Trail Maps)

by David Brawn
4.4 out of 5 stars (11)  £6.24
Madeira Bus and Touring Map 2009

Madeira Bus and Touring Map 2009

by David Anthony Brawn
3.8 out of 5 stars (4)  £2.23
Shirley Whitehead's Madeira Walks

Shirley Whitehead's Madeira Walks

by Shirley Whitehead
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  £5.97
Madeira: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes)

Madeira: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes)

by John Underwood
4.5 out of 5 stars (26)  £7.93
Rough Guide Directions Madeira and Porto Santo

Rough Guide Directions Madeira and Porto Santo

by Matthew Hancock
4.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £4.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Cicerone Press (1 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852843349
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852843342
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 296,053 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #68 in  Sports & Leisure > Camping, Hiking & Mountaineering > Navigation

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Review

'What an eye-opener this book turned out to be! Madeira is a holiday destination that is usually associated with an older clientele but Paddy Dillon opens up the country with fifty mountain, coastal and lavada walks that should appeal to all ages: levadas being old watercourses.' (Outdoor Pursuits December 2002)


Product Description

Rising steep and rocky from the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira is a compact and mountainous island. Criss-crossed by a network of old paths and tracks, it is remarkably accessible and scenic. Enjoying a sub-tropical climate, it is suitable for year-round walking. As a result of volcanic activity it can be steep, but high ridges and the cliffs of its Atlantic coast are always in view. Water is conveyed around the island in flower-fringed lavadas, their banks offering anything from a gentle stroll to an exposed cliff walk. There are wooded valleys, rocky slopes, cultivated terraces and impressive cliffs to explore. The people are unfailingly friendly. The wine is excellent. This guidebook includes a rich and varied selection of walks on Madeira, and also covers the neighbouring island of Porta Santo.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Walking in Madeira (Cicerone International Walking)
39% buy the item featured on this page:
Walking in Madeira (Cicerone International Walking) 3.5 out of 5 stars (2)
Madeira: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes)
18% buy
Madeira: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes) 4.5 out of 5 stars (26)
£7.93
Madeira Tour & Trail Map 6th edition Super-Durable version (Tour & Trail Maps)
18% buy
Madeira Tour & Trail Map 6th edition Super-Durable version (Tour & Trail Maps) 4.4 out of 5 stars (11)
£6.24
Shirley Whitehead's Madeira Walks
15% buy
Shirley Whitehead's Madeira Walks 4.7 out of 5 stars (7)
£5.97
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not great, 29 Jan 2009
By D. K. Talbot - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Has some interesting routes but the descriptions and maps are not up to the standard of others in this series.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a couple of things to be aware of..., 2 Sep 2009
By J. Paul Dobson (UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Walking in Madeira (Cicerone Guide) (Paperback)
This book is really good. It gives an "idiots guide" to the levada walks, including some limited (but helpful) commentary on the plant life, architecture etc. The grading are helpful and the maps at least provide an overview of the routes.

Two pieces of advice, however:

1) The Madeiran/Portuguese government are currently renovating the levadas (2009-2010). For example, in August 2009, we turned up to the the Levada Nova route in this book only to find a 6km stretch of it is closed until Feb 2010 for repair. Based on this, I would always check with the Madeiran authorities what is open and what is not.

2) The book is good, but it's no substitute for a proper OS map. Inevitably, there are diversions due to maintenance work. The route descriptions in the book only work if you follow them perfectly, and the maps aren't detailed enough to be able to track your diversion and re-join the main route later. The book takes the hard work out of map reading, but I'd always still take a map just in case!

All together, worth having and definitely enhances the experience of our walks, though,
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

   

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject





















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.