Algarve

The Algarve is a wonderful walking destination almost all year round, with magnificent coastal scenery and lesser-known uplands.-------------Few visitors explore beyond the beautiful Algarve coastline, but the Andersons did. They say, 'We found a countryside full of interest and beauty. From flowers and fountains, hilltops and history, to windmills and watermills, we can set your feet wandering to find them all. -----------------But you can explore Algarve by car, too, searching out little-known points of interest - like the huge rose compass on the barren promontory of Sagres, where Prince Henry the Navigator founded his school of navigation. --------------However, don't think that we have ignored the beautiful and rugged coastline. Wherever it is still unspoilt and free from development, we have incorporated it into a walk.'---------------This pocket-sized guide describes car tours, picnic places and walks throughout the Algarve. There is a fold-out touring map for motorists, which also highlights the various walking areas. For those without a car, there are timetables for local transport.--------------The major part of the book is devoted to the walks for all ages and abilities.
They are all illustrated with 1:50,000 topographical walking maps (which also show the route of the Algarve Way - a long-distance trail running from the border with Spain to the west coast).------------- 5 car tours, 40 long and short walks, 20 picnic suggestions. Plan of Faro. Free online update service with specific route change information on the publisher's website, maintained daily.--------------The 'Landscapes' series, with 50 destinations, has been dubbed 'the blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times and led to Sunflower coming third (from a field of 15) in the 2014 Which? Travel Guide roundup.