Landscapes of the Pyrenees by Paul Jenner and Christine Smith
Summary: Walking in the Pyrenees; car touring in the Pyrenees; Pyrenees walks; Pyrenees car tours
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Pyrenees - the book covers the entire range ­ France, Spain and Andorra and there are well over 400 kilometres (250 miles) of walks in this guide, the equivalent of a coast-to-coast traverse ­ one of the 'classics' for all serious walkers. But you don't have to be an expert walker for any of hikes we describe. None of them requires special skills (under summer conditions) and, if you are not very fit, simply turn back when you feel like it (there are short walk suggestions with most of the itineraries). Experienced and fit walkers will nevertheless find much to enjoy, for we have included some of the wildest scenery in the Pyrenees, walked pilgrim routes and World War 2 escape routes, climbed to summits (like Canigou), enjoyed the habitat of marmots, vultures and lizards (the Pyrenean chamois), and not neglected the great and the famous (like the Breche de Roland).

Paul Jenner and Christine Smith have lived in the Pyrenees for many years. You can visit their website for more information about them if you click here.They have also written the Rough Guide to the Pyrenees (1st edition) and the Berlitz Explorer guide to the Pyrenees, as well as the Sunflower Walking Companion.

Best months for walking: June to September

Where to Stay: covering both the French and Spanish Pyrenees, the book embraces a huge area and the walks are widely scattered. It is assumed that users of the book will be travelling by car. Therefore, to plan a walking holiday it is desirable to have the book and work out a route that will take you to accommodation centres near to the walks you would like to undertake. Places where you will find hotels, restaurants and hostel accommodation are listed in the text (but as with all Landscapes guides NO details of specific hotels etc. are given). One of the places you could stay is at Vilartoli, the authors' 18th century holiday cottage in the foothills of the Albera range. Click here for full details.

"It was by sheer happenchance that we found your book on the Pyrenees in Dillons, while browsing for books to help us plan our walking holiday; it was pure serendipity! The book proved a godsend: helpful, informative and a wonderful guide to an area we did not know at all." (F.&D.N., Dunfermline)

12 car tours, 65 long and short walks, 12 picnic suggestions
136 pages + pull-out touring map
5th ed, June 2008 ISBN 1-85691-353-8 £12.99
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Click here to view a sample walk taken from Landscapes of the Pyrenees.