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Nature and wildlife travel guide to Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, including extensive background information and car and walking routes, and tips for finding wildflowers, birds and other wildlife.

Southern Morocco has a stunning and diverse landscape ranging from the snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas down to sand dunes of the Sahara. This area has an unparalleled ecological diversity and is home to many unique species, ranging from the iconic Bald Ibis to the many endemics in all branches of flora and fauna. It is not surprising that this region is high on the must-visit list of naturalists, birdwatchers and everyone who loves nature and exotic scenery. The Crossbill Guide Southern Morocco is the authoritative wildlife and nature travel guidebook to the country south of Marrakech, including the High and Anti-Atlas Mountains, arid steppes and the Moroccan part of the Sahara Desert. The book provides insights into how this varied landscape came into being with a description of its flora and fauna. The book combines this background with carefully selected hiking and driving routes that cover the best places to discover Southern Morocco’s wildlife and ecosystems. If you want to explore Southern Morocco’s unique wild side, this is the book you need.

Crossbill Nature travel guide covers Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the two easternmost Canary Islands. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, with their odd cross of Volcanic and Saharan-style desert landscapes, support a wonderful flora and fauna – especially birds – many of which occur nowhere else in Europe (or even the world) but here. As any Crossbill Guide, the Canary Islands 1 - Lanzarote and Fuerteventura guide gives detailed route descriptions (13 in total) and site descriptions (about 20) for naturalists throughout both islands, covering the best sites for birdwatching, finding wildflowers, dragonflies and butterflies and the most remarkable geological sites. It also gives detailed information on tracking down the evolutionary processes that shaped the unique ecology of these isolated Atlantic Islands.

Southern Portugal is a superb and rich wildlife destination. The Algarve province and its northern neighbour the Alentejo have a highly diverse landscape. There are high cliffs, dunes and tidal marshes on the coast, and extensive oak pastures, steppes and rocky hills in the interior. Whether you enjoy birdwatching, searching for orchids or simply a pleasant ramble through a flower-dotted landscape, southern Portugal is a great destination at any season.

Andalucía is a region of contrast. There are wild mountains and extensive marshes, dry semi-desert and barren karst, but also leafy woodlands laced with murmuring streams. The biodiversity is the highest of any of the Spanish regions. Andalucía is the stronghold of the endangered Iberian Lynx. Herds of wild Ibex roam the mountains and large numbers of vultures and eagles nest on remote, precipitous cliffs. In the wind- beaten dune scrub, the Chameleon shelters, while huge numbers of waterfowl feed in the marshes.

This title in the Crossbill Guides covers the famous Italian region of Tuscany. Like all other Crossbill Guides, this guide answers two key questions: what the unique wildlife is of this area and how you can discover the flora and fauna yourself. Besides routes and practical observation tips, this book describes the flora and fauna, the landscape and traditional land use and geology of this region, plus 23 detailed car and hiking routes and 16 sites descriptions, including GPS-locations of key locations.