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Landscapes of the Costa Blanca (Landscapes) (Paperback)

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Paperback: 136 pages
Publisher: Sunflower Books; 4 edition (15 Feb 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1856913643
ISBN-13: 978-1856913645
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 10.2 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5 car tours, 50 long and short walks, 32 picnic suggestionsThe car tours and walks in this book are divided between six areas: the coastal strip from Denia to Benidorm, the Serpis and Gallinera valleys, the Laguart and Jalon valleys, the Guadalest, Algar and Sella valleys, the Alcoi area, and the sierras of Carrasqueta and Maigmo.The car tours lead through fertile valleys smothered in blossom or sweet-scented fruit to delightful inland villages. Windmills, waterfalls and 'snow wells' feature among the picnic settings. But the rugged silhouettes of the area's many sierras dominate the landscape ï¿½ an irresistable attraction for walkers.The Costa Blanca is ideal for countryside exploration all year round. Travel only a short distance inland, and you will find yourself surrounded by market gardens, orchards and orange groves, while the dark rugged silhouettes of the sierras beckon you close. Wild flowers, including exotic orchids, abound, and the air is filled with the scent of fragrant herbs; birdsong drifts along on the breeze,

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value - Well Researched, 31 Oct 2001

By	T. J. Phillips - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Landscapes of the Costa Blanca (Sunflower Countryside Guides) (Paperback)

This book has a good variety of interesting long and short walks, with good maps and useful transport information.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a useful guide to the area, 29 Jul 2009

By	peregrino (yorkshire, england) - See all my reviews

We found that the Costa Blanca book pointed us in the direction of interesting walks and trails, both on the attractive and less-busy parts of the coast and in the much-quieter mountains behind. This variety proved to be useful when the January weather turned bad in the mountains but remained good near the sea. The descriptions were generally reliable although new building (and the fact that we were using the old 2005 edition) meant that we met some minor problems. But Sunflower provide an on-line update which helps to overcome this. Overall, good information in a handily-sized package is my verdict.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful walks- an essential guide, 26 Jun 2009

By	Stewart Muir (Spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is essential to have a good guidebook if you are planning to explore the countryside in the Costa Blanca. This guide gets you to some really wonderful and obscure places in the mountains of the Alicante and Valencia provinces. Quite simply if you did not have it, you would spend hours just attempting to make any sort of circuit, and you would almost certainly miss the highlights of an area. With the inadequate Spanish military maps it is almost impossible to make your own walk unless you have an intimate knowledge of the area, as hardly any paths are featured on the maps. We have enjoyed over half the walks in the guide, as well as our variations on these routes. They can be done at anytime of the year, keeping the short walks for the heat of summer, as the long walks would leave you cooking under the sun for just too long.

There is an excellent fold out map to help you plan your walk and journey. If you can purchase the relevant 1:25,000 map then that can help if you get lost. But these maps are difficult to obtain in Spain. The 1:50,000 are the next best, but when it comes to the real detail they are lacking. So assuming you do not have the map of the area, it puts more importance on the diagrams in the guide which are a little lacking in detail, especially if you stray off the route and are looking for clues on how to correct yourself. One way around this, if you have the time, is to research the route on Google Earth (or the satellite images on Google Maps), and often you can see the track or path you intend to follow. If you print this out and mark on the route on an A4 sheet, or sheets, it can really help if you are in doubt. Also a compass really helps at such times.

On the Sunflower web site there is an update page, which is worth reading, but it gets confusing when the writers of the comments can be referring to an older edition, and also the errors can become compounded. I hope the routes for this 4th edition have been revisited to clear up all these inaccuracies. I have not had the chance to check yet.

It is worth mentioning that some of the paths, and even tracks, have become overgrown such that it can become a hack. So, long trousers and a little faith are advised and do not always expect a clearly defined way on. For existing users of the guide it would be great to have a selection of new walks, considering we are on the 4th edition. But for new users that is obviously not an issue and it is a great selection of walks.

It is really surprising what history and stunning scenery can be found in the hills, and the fact that for most of the time you have the walk to yourself without seeing another soul. If you have ever tried going into the countryside and following the Spanish way-marked walks, it can be a nightmare, so this guide becomes an essential piece of kit, whether you live in Spain or whether you are on holiday.

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