Gran Canaria
The Finest Valley and Mountain Walks
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Rother walking guides are pocket-sized, in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding. Each walk has accompanying mapping, usually 1:50 000 and colour photos capture the 'feel' of each of the countries.
Gran Canaria not only enjoys a fabulous reputation as a paradise of sunshine and beaches; it can also be described as one of the most versatile hiking islands of the Canary Archipelago. Connoisseurs praise it as a miniature continent because of its diversity of landscapes: shimmering dunes in contrast with luscious subtropical valleys, deep ravines with palm tree oases and glittering pools, next to which are extensive pine tree forests and green slopes with grazing sheep and goats.
To the North West cliffs drop down 800 m deep into the ocean, while in the centre of the island serrated, almost 2000 metre high ridges and bizarre rock monoliths emerge, which the Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno once interpreted as 'fossilised stor
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£12.95
Cordee Code: CWE166 Author: Rother Walking Guide No of Pages: 144 Page Size: 115 x 165 mm ISBN 10: 3763348166 ISBN 13: 9783763348169 Publisher: Bergverlag Rother Gmbh Published Date: November 2000 Binding: Paperback Illustrations: maps, 62 colour photos Weight: 160g
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