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Cycle Touring in Spain - European cycling guide

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Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Published
11 Oct 2006
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852843816
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ISBN (10)
1852843810
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
Weight
350g
Pages
288
No. Maps
29
No. Photos
72
Originally Published
1 Jul 2003

Cycle Touring in Spain

by Harry Dowdell

Guidebook to eight 1-2 week cycle routes covering the Pyrenees and Picos de Europa in the north, the Sierras of Demanda, Gredos and Guadarama in central Spain, and the Sierras of Nevada and Grazalama and the Serrania de Ronda in the South. Varying in difficulty, with options to shorten or lengthen stages or go off-road. More...

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Seasons

Year round, depending upon how much heat you can cope with!

Centres

Malaga, Ronda, Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Madrid, Segovia, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Girona, Llanes

Difficulty

Difficulty varies according to the terrain - so some tours have difficult sections, some may be Read More... more challenging throughout. In most cases there are suggestions for alternative routes.

Must See

Discovering the ‘real’ Spain inland from the tourist centres. A world of villages, small towns and Read More... vibrant cities, wooded hills, narrow gorges, moorish palaces, Roman ruins, cave paintings, art, olives and oranges.
 
 

Introduction
Roads
Climate
Holidays and public holidays
A short history
Getting there
Getting around
Passports, visas, health care and insurance
Mobile phones
Money and banks
Staying there
About the bike
What to take
Eating and drinking en route
Coping with extreme weather
How to use this guide

Cycle tours
Route 1 Serranía de Ronda
Route 2 Sierra de Grazalema and Torcal
Route 3 Las Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevada
Route 4 Sierra Morena
Route 5 Sierras de Gredos and Guadarrama
Route 6 Madrid to Bilbao via the Sierra de la Demanda
Route 7 Los Pireneos
Route 8 Picos de Europa

Further reading

Appendix 1 Temperature and rainfall
Appendix 2 Sunrise and sunset times
Appendix 3 Language notes
Appendix 4 Travelling to Spain
Appendix 5 Spanish airports: routes and maps
Appendix 6 Car hire companies

 
 
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