Cover Paperback - Laminated Edition First Published 1 Oct 2015 Pages 304
Dimensions 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7 cm This guidebook is for trekkers aiming to tackle
all or part of the GR1 or Sendero Historico ? 1250km of waymarked route across
northern Spain through the Pyrenean foothills from Puerto to Tarna at the
western end to near L?Escala on the Mediterranean coast. Broken into 7 sections
and 53 stages, the walking goes through remote landscapes, but accommodation is
accessible at the end of every day, and the terrain is not difficult. All
sections are suitable for novice and experienced walkers alike. Providing all
the information trekkers will need, the guide starts with a useful introduction
combining practical information about planning your own itinerary, when to go,
what to take and the accommodation, cuisine and terrain to expect along the way
with general information about the varied geology and fascinating history of the
provinces you will be walking through. Step-by-step route description is
accompanied by custom-drawn, contoured mapping, vibrant photography and stage
and section summary information to help you plan, as well as detailed
information about the accommodation options available at the end of each day?s
walking. Also included is information about how to get to Puerto de Tarna from
the northern coast of Spain, if you want to make the GR1 into a true
coast-to-coast. Walking through rural Spain is a unique experience and the GR1
meanders through some of the best scenery northern Spain has to offer. At the
same time, the route visits many medieval churches and castles from the time of
the Christian kingdoms, the reconquest, the crusades and Spanish Unification as
well as key locations in the development of modern Spain. What?s more you?ll
have long views of the changing landscapes all the way, as the mountains of
Spain, unlike the rest of Europe, are not cloaked in pine forests.