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Walking in the Algarve Spain Europe - A Walker's Guidebook

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Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Published
16 Mar 2012
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852844370
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ISBN (10)
185284437X
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.0cm
Weight
180g
Pages
144
Originally Published
20 Mar 2006

Walking in the Algarve

40 Coastal and Mountain Walks by Julie Statham

Guidebook to walking 34 full- and half-day walks in Portugal's beautiful Algarve. The rich range of scenery from volcanic hills to dramatic limestone escarpments and beautiful coastline, together with a diversity of flowers and wildlife, and an equable climate, makes the Algarve an ideal walking destination. More...

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Seasons

Mild, sunny winters make walking ideal late September to early June. July and August are too hot Read More... (average temperature 27.5°C).

Centres

Albufeira (busy in summer), around Carvoeiro, Silves, Salir, Estoi, Tavira, Monchique, Cachopo

Difficulty

Not strenuous. Vary in length from 2.5km to 17km, with max ascent of 500m.

Must See

nature reserves, rural life, history, coastal paths, Foia and Picota, Palacio de Estoi, Mata Read More... Nacional (Tavira)
 
 

The Algarve is covered by 14 sheets in the Carta Geografico do Portugal 1:50,000 series published in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These maps unfortunately do not include the enormous changes that have occurred since then. Besides the large-scale developments along the coast many new roads have been created, especially since Portugal joined the EC. Some roads are completely new and cut across the countryside; others follow old paths and tracks that have been upgraded to drivable roads – none of these changes are on the maps. Similarly some paths and tracks that feature on these maps have disappeared altogether from a combination of disuse and encroaching vegetation.

The Algarve is also covered by 39 sheets of the 1:25,000 maps of Portugal produced by the Instituto Geografico do Exercito (www.igeoe.pt), Av. Dr. Alfredo Bensaude, 1849 – 014 Lisbon, telephone: +351 218 505 300, fax: +351 218 532 119. They cannot be bought in the Algarve, but are available in the UK through Stanfords (stanfords.co.uk). However, the series is not updated or revised on a regular basis, and some maps are very out of date.

 
 
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