Costa Blanca Sunflower Walking Guide
Sunflower Books (Verlag)
978-1-85691-565-6 (ISBN)
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The go-to Costa Blanca travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.
Strap on your boots and discover Costa Blanca on foot with the Sunflower Costa Blanca travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.
Inside the Sunflower Costa Blanca guide book you'll find:
75 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk
Topographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000
Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techies
Satnav guidance to walk starts - for motorists
5 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour
Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way
Timetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday
Online update service - for the latest information
Includes Benidorm, Alicante and Denia town plans
The Sunflower Costa Blanca guide is indispensable for hiking in Costa Blanca or seeing Costa Blanca by car. The Costa Blanca is ideal for countryside exploration all year round. Travel only a short distance inland, and the bustle of the resorts is left far behind. You find yourself surrounded by market gardens, orchards and orange groves, while the dark rugged silhouettes of the sierras beckon you close. Wild flowers from the humble daisy to the most exotic orchid abound; the air is filled with the scent of fragrant herbs; birdsong drifts along on the breeze; mountain peaks dominate the skyline. The weather-beaten faces of villagers in the fields break into smiles as you pass by. All these images combine to create an ambience you will find irresistible.
Explore the Costa Blanca by car: the drives 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 this landscape - an irresistible attraction for trekkers.
Whatever your age or ability we ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Costa Blanca.
Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.
Preface 5
Acknowledgements 5
Language, place names and glossary 5
Snow wells 6
Getting about 8
Plans of Alicante, Benidorm and Dénia 8
Picnicking 10
A country code for walkers, motorists and picnickers 11
Picnic suggestions 12
Touring 16
1 COSTA BLANCA NEW AND OLD 18
2 NORTHERN VALLEYS — THE CHERRY ROUTE 24
3 CENTRAL VALLEYS — THE ALMOND ROUTE 27
4 SOUTHERN VALLEYS AND
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 30
5 EL CID COUNTRY 36
Walking (n see explanation of grading symbols on page 40) 39
Grading, waymarking, maps, GPS 40
Where to stay 41
Weather 41
What to take 42
Nuisances 43
Organisation of the walks 43
WALKS ON THE COASTAL STRIP:
DENIA TO BENIDORM
1 Montgó 45
2 Short walks around Xàbia and Calp 47
3 Vuelta de Oltá (Oltá circuit) 51
4 The four faces of Puig Campana 54
5 Serra Gelada: from Benidorm to Albir 56
WALKS IN THE SERPIS AND GALLINERA VALLEYS
6 Serpis Gorge 59
7 Serra de La Safor 62
8 Barranc de la Encantada andErmita de Santo Cristo 65
9 L’Atzubia • Castell de Gallinera • Miserat • L’Atzubia 68
WALKS IN THE LAGUAR AND JALON VALLEYS
10 Serra de la Carrasca and the Mozarabic trails 73
11 Vuelta del Somo (Somo circuit) 77
12 Fonts de l’Algar • Serra de Bérnia • Barranc de Binarreal • Fonts de l’Algar 80
WALKS IN THE GUADALEST, ALGAR AND SELLA VALLEYS
13 Valleys of the Serra de Aitana 85
14 Penya Sella 88
15 Presa de Guadalest 90
16 The font circuit 93
WALKS IN THE ALCOI AREA
17 Camí de l’Escaleta and the old road: circuit from Bocairent 96
18 Alcoi • Barranc del Sinc • Coll Sabata • Montcabrer • Racó Llobet • Muro de Alcoi 99
19 The cavas: circuit from Agres 105
20 Font Mariola • Ermita de San Tomás • El Portín • Alt de la Cova • Cova de Bolumini • Font Mariola 109
21 Parc Natural de Font Roja 112
22 Penàguila Castle 117
WALKS IN THE SERRAS OF CARRASQUETA AND MAIGMO
23 La Carrasqueta: Port de la Carrasqueta • Pou del Surdo • Mas de la Cova • Port de la Carrasqueta 119
24 Elda • L’Arenal • Caprala • Rambla dels Molins • Petrer • Elda 122
25 Castalla • Fermosas Plateau • Pantanet Gorge • Catí • Despeñador • Castalla 126
26 Serra del Frare 131
Bus and train timetables 133
Index (of geographical names) 135
Touring map inside back cover
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.3.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 115 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85691-565-4 / 1856915654 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85691-565-6 / 9781856915656 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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