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The go-to Madeira travel guide for over 35 years, now in its 16th edition.Strap on your boots and discover Madeira on foot with the Sunflower Madeira travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Madeira guide is indispensable for hiking in Madeira or seeing Madeira by car. This 16th edition was updated just after the authors’ latest trip, but things move fast on this island - so Sunflower’s free Update service with users’ comments makes the guide as up-to-the-minute as possible. The maps are annotated with waypoints, and there are free downloadable GPS tracks for all the walks.While dedicated hikers will revel in the island’s mountainous terrain (Madeira is one of Europe’s top destinations for mountain walks), walking the ‘levada’ paths is one of the most popular activities with visitors. Levadas are watercourses that carry rainfall from the mountains to irrigate the cultivated terraces. Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable Madeira holiday.Inside the Sunflower Madeira guide book you’ll find:100 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starting points for motorists 6 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Includes Funchal town plan and coastal walkWhether you tour the island by car or explore on foot, this book – which first introduced levada-walking to a large audience – has been the guide to Madeira’s countryside for more than 35 years. We look forward to showing you around. Quotes"A remarkable paperback that may have done more than any other to change the way its readers spend their holidays… this book single-handedly turned levada-walking into something approaching a craze"The Sunday Times

The go-to Cinque Terre travel guide for discovering the best walks.Strap on your boots and discover Cinque Terre on foot with the Sunflower Cinque Terre travel guide. The Sunflower Cinque Terre guide is indispensable for hiking in Cinque Terre. The Italian Riviera on the Mediterranean coast between Nizza (Nice) and La Spezia has become a much loved-trekking the colourful houses of the five villages, nestled against steep terraced slopes above the blue sea and still connected by old cobbled mule trails, take the visitor back to the days when the Italian coast was still unspoilt by modern civilisation. That's why this small area has been designated as an Italian national park and a UNESCO world heritage site. Further inland, the sparsely inhabited Apennines, which cross the whole Italian Peninsula from Liguria to Calabria, offer up a totally different landscape - a remote area of high pastures, mixed forests and barren ridges. This area has plenty of hiking trails, but it does not satisfy the expectations of visitors seeking the charm of the Mediterranean. That's why foreign visitors tend to ignore this hinterland - and why nearly all the walks in this book keep to the coast.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks that will ensure you have a memorable holiday in Cinque Terre. Inside the Sunflower Cinque Terre guide book you'll find:50 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest informationArea covered: The book covers the whole Riviera di Levante, from the Magra River and La Spezia in the south, via the Cinque Terre and Portofino Peninsula, to Genoa in the north. Most of the walks are by the coast, since that's where almost all visitors want to holiday, but there are a few hikes in the isolated interior. This is a walking guide. While Sunflower guides normally feature car touring and picnicking sections, the Riviera di Levante does not lend itself to touring by car. The towns and villages are so tightly packed that parking is a major problem - especially in the Cinque Terre. And since most of the trails are linear, the walks require access by public transport in any case. Visitors out for a stroll can use Sunflower's detailed maps to find the best spots for picnicking in a gorgeous setting.Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Pyrenees travel guide travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.   Strap on your boots and discover Pyrenees on foot with the Sunflower Pyrenees travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.  The Sunflower Pyrenees guide is indispensable for hiking in Pyrenees or seeing Pyrenees by car. You don’t have to be an expert to enjoy trekking in the Pyrenees with this guide book. None of the hikes requires special skills (under summer conditions) and, if you are not very fit, simply turn back when you feel like it or choose one of our specific short walk suggestions with most of the itineraries. Inside the Sunflower Pyrenees guide book you’ll find: 65 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk Topographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain Free downloadable gps tracks – for the techies Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists  12 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour  Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way Timetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday Online update service for the latest information  The authors, who have lived in the Pyrenees for 30 years, believe that experienced and fit walkers will 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, enjoyed the habitat of marmots, vultures and lizards (the Pyrenean chamois), and not neglected the great and the famous.  Whether you tour the Pyrenees by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Andalucia travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Andalucia on foot with the Sunflower Andalucia travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Andalucia guide is indispensable for hiking in Andalucia or seeing Andalucia by car. This guidebook to walking in Andalucía captures the very essence of this most evocative part of Spain. An ever-changing landscape awaits your discovery whether you are driving or hiking — from the ‘white villages’ and ancient towns to the never-ending sierras, razor-sharp gorges and gentle verdant valleys. Since many people will explore Andalucía by car, most of the treks are circular. Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable Andalucia holiday.The guide is intended as an introduction to the south-central part of Andalucia. The tours and walks fan out from the Costa del Sol - east to Granada and the Sierra Nevada, and west to Ronda and the Sierra de Grazalema. Most walks are concentrated within specific areas: the Alpujarra, Sierra Nevada, Axarquía, Parque Natural Montes de Malaga, Sierra de Mijas, Sierra de las Nieves and Sierra de Grazalema.Inside the Sunflower Andalucia guide book you’ll find:55 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 7 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Includes Marbella town plan Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Menorca walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Menorca on foot with the Sunflower Menorca travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Menorca guide is indispensable for hiking in Menorca or seeing Menorca by car. Menorca is a peaceful island, much more low-key than its neighbouring Balearic Islands. Walking in Menorca takes you to some beautiful scenery, both inland and along the truly idyllic coastline with its splendid beaches. Whether you're hiking or touring Menorca by car, you will marvel at the amazing remnants of Menorca's past scattered all around the island, the densest concentration of prehistoric monuments in Europe.Inside the Sunflower Menorca guide book you'll find:65 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 2 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Includes Mahon and Ciutadella town plans This fully updated 8th edition will delight Menorca's many enthusiasts. The large-scale topo maps and the fold-out touring map include the Cam de Cavalls, a round-the-island coastal trek. Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Menorca.Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Malta, Gozo and Comino travel guide for over 30 years. Strap on your boots and discover Malta on foot with the Sunflower Malta travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Malta guide is indispensable for hiking in Malta or seeing Malta by car. The Maltese landscape offers rich rewards for those who enjoy exploring: interests in ancient and modern history, military and ecclesiastical architecture, geology, and flora are all well catered for. If this will be your first visit to the Maltese Islands, this book will be a perfect introduction to the delights of walking in Malta and Gozo and touring the islands by car or with public transport.Inside the Sunflower Malta guide book you ll find:60 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 3 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport -  ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Town plans for Valletta, Cospicua, Senglea, Vittoriosa, Mdina/Rabat, Victoria (Gozo) are also includedWhether you decide to tour Malta by car or explore on foot we look forward to showing you around.

Pocket-sized, full-colour guide to Madeira, ideal for an active short breakMadeira Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Madeira. This pocket-sized full-colour guide to walking in Madeira is designed for visitors who would like to combine some enticing walks with the best local cooking.Many of the walks are along the 'levada' paths so beloved of visitors. Levadas are watercourses that carry rainfall from the mountains to irrigate the cultivated terraces.But even 'non-walkers' will appreciate the recommendations for eating out in Madeira. Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you'll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout - so you can choose the most appealing.For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you'll enjoy them too!In Madeira Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you'll find:Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of fairly straightforward walks with large-scale mapsExcursion to Monte by cable car and a 'round the island' tour using public buses.suitable for all holidaymakersRecommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus includedEssential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabularyAdvice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerancesStreet map of Funchal, information on markets, Portuguese wines and locally produced food - as well as free downloadable GPS tracks

The go-to Cinque Terre travel guide for discovering the best walks.Strap on your boots and discover Cinque Terre on foot with the Sunflower Cinque Terre travel guide. The Sunflower Cinque Terre guide is indispensable for hiking in Cinque Terre. The Mediterranean coast between Nizza (Nice) and La Spezia, the 'Riviera', was the birthplace of modern tourism in the early 1800s. The beauty of the landscape, the unspoilt and colourful old towns by the sea, the mild climate and the abundant subtropical vegetation attracted the upper classes who could afford the luxury of a leisurely stay in the warmth of the south. These wealthy people spent their days gambling in the casinos; hiking along stony mule trails or swimming in salt water was definitely not what a break in the Med was all about!But over the last 30 years the eastern part of the area, the Riviera di Levante between Genoa and La Spezia, has become a much-loved trekking destination: the colourful houses of the five villages, nestled against steep terraced slopes above the blue sea and still connected by old cobbled mule trails, take the visitor back to the days when the Italian coast was still unspoilt by modern civilisation. That's why this small area has been designated as an Italian national park and a UNESCO world heritage site.Further inland, the sparsely inhabited Apennines, which cross the whole Italian Peninsula from Liguria to Calabria, offer up a totally different landscape - a remote area of high pastures, mixed forests and barren ridges. This area has plenty of hiking trails, but it does not satisfy the expectations of visitors seeking the charm of the Mediterranean. That's why foreign visitors tend to ignore this hinterland - and why nearly all the walks in this book keep to the coast.This is a walking guide: while 'Landscapes' guides normally feature car touring and picnicking sections, the Riviera di Levante does not lend itself to touring by car. The towns and villages are so tightly packed that parking is a major problem - especially in the Cinque Terre. And since most of the trails are linear, the walks require access by public transport in any case. Visitors out for a stroll can use Sunflower's detailed maps to find the best spots for picnicking in a gorgeous setting.Area covered: The book covers the whole Riviera di Levante, from the Magra River and La Spezia in the south, via the Cinque Terre and Portofino Peninsula, to Genoa in the north. Most of the walks are by the coast, since that's where almost all visitors want to holiday, but there are a few hikes in the isolated interior.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks that will ensure you have a memorable holiday in Cinque Terre. Inside the Sunflower Cinque Terre guide book you'll find:50 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Azores travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Azores on foot with the Sunflower Azores travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Azores guide is indispensable for hiking in Azores or seeing Azores by car. The Azores, nine islands in the Atlantic halfway between the Old World and the New, rise above sea level from a depth of several thousand metres. They are all volcanic in origin and all are covered in this guide book. They are not the remains of the legendary continent of Atlantis, which is said to have sunk in the ocean once upon a time. Nonetheless, there is an aura of mystery about this lush green archipelago... awe-inspiring mountains and peaceful valleys with abundant exotic plants, enchanting lakes of stunning beauty amidst extinct craters, charming hill country with fields and meadows, and magnificent coasts lined by picturesque villages and historic towns.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Azores. Inside the Sunflower Azores guide book you'll find:60 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 5 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Town plans of Ponta Delgada (São Miguel), Angra do Heroísmo (Terceira) and Horta (Faial) are includedWhether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

Avignon Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Avignon. This pocket-sized full-colour guide to walking in Provence is ideal for short-break, walking holidays around Avignon and the Roman cities of Nîmes and Arles using the excellent public transport services. Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you’ll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout ― so you can choose the most appealing. For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you’ll enjoy them too! In Avignon Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you’ll find:Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of fairly straightforward walks with large-scale mapsExcursions by train, bus and boat are includedRecommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus includedEssential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabularyAdvice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerancesStreet map of Avignon, Nîmes, Arles, and St-Rémy, information on markets and locally produced food – as well as free downloadable GPS tracks

The go-to Bernese Oberland travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Bernese Oberland on foot with the Sunflower Bernese Oberland travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours or train tours. The Sunflower Bernese Oberland guide is indispensable for hiking in Bernese Oberland or seeing Bernese Oberland by car. Although a car is the best way to explore much of the Oberland and Valais, Switzerland boasts the world's best public transport system. You can see a vast majority of its mountain landscapes by public transport. There are many suggested train tours in the guide. But where trains don't go, buses will - even to remote valleys and hamlets.Switzerland is a hiker's paradise (you would expect nothing less of a country which has an article in its constitution regulating the responsibilities of those who maintain the thousands of kilometres of hiking paths!).Mountain huts and comfortable hotels sit atop summits reached by spectacular train or cable car rides, but there is still plenty of space where you will hardly meet a soul.The author, who lives in the area and has written several guides for walkers, caters for all abilities - from gentle strolls through the wine villages of the Valais to more strenuous hikes beside the north face of the Eiger or alongside the largest glacier in the Alps.Information 'boxes' add interest to the book - whether describing grape varieties and harvesting methods or the engineering feats of the country's dams and irrigation channels.There are three main car tours, with dozens of side excursions. A map accompanies each car tour, but there are also two pull-out touring maps covering the whole of western Switzerland.) Of course, there are many suggestions for train, funicular and cable car rides, as well as 75 long and short walks (some of which are specially tailored to motorists). All the main walks are illustrated with 1:50,000 topo maps and free GPS tracks are available from this website.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in this beautiful corner of Switzerland. Inside the Sunflower Bernese Oberland guide book you'll find:75 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 6 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the region by car, train or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Corsica travel guide travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Corsica on foot with the Sunflower Corsica travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Corsica guide is indispensable for hiking in Corsica or seeing Corsica by car. Noel Rochford, who has written several Landscapes guides, found the Corsicans to be the friendliest people he encountered throughout his travels. But the landscapes enchanted him as well: "No other Mediterranean island can boast such a wealth of natural beauty. Beaches to suit every taste: from long stretches of glaring white sand to pink rocky coves. Real mountains - climbers' terrain - that reach almost 3000m/9000ft. In these mountains you stumble upon a magnificent mixture of pine forests, beech woods, chestnut groves, and coppices of evergreen oaks. Streams bound down the mountainsides; rivers cascade through awe-inspiring gorges, leaving behind blue-green pools as clear as crystal. The pink granite hills and cliffs, normally conjured up only for an artist's canvas, are real indeed on Corsica."Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Corsica.Inside the Sunflower Corsica guide book you'll find:70 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 10 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Town plans covering Ajaccio, Calvi and Bastia Whether you tour the island by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Slovenia travel guide travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Slovenia on foot with the Sunflower Slovenia travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Slovenia guide is indispensable for hiking in Slovenia or seeing Slovenia by car. 'Small is beautiful' certainly applies to Slovenia, which is only half the size of Switzerland. With a population of just two million, the landscape is still essentially rural. The jagged snow-capped peaks of the Julian Alps contrast with fertile valleys, full of colour and activity. Porous limestone rock has created the karst landscape; typical features can be seen everywhere and are exciting to explore - from underground rivers emerging as cascading waterfalls to narrow gorges, caves and rock arches. The mountain valleys are immaculate, with strips of vegetables and corn amidst the hayfields and orchards. There are hop-growing areas and beautiful vineyards. Amongst these industrious people one senses an orderly contentment and a feeling that everything is in tune with nature.Tour Slovenia by car or on foot; the opportunities are endless. This book covers the whole country except for the very northeast and southeast; there is an emphasis on the Julian Alps, with a large-scale touring map.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Slovenia.Inside the Sunflower Slovenia guide book you'll find:75 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 6 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the island by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Northern Portugal travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Northern Portugal on foot with the Sunflower Northern Portugal travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Northern Portugal guide is indispensable for hiking in Northern Portugal or seeing Northern Portugal by car. Here, in the province of Minho (arguably the most beautiful part of the country), the lush greenness of the coastal lowlands, the Costa Verde, contrasts sharply with the mountainous interior - one of Europe's last wilderness areas.While emphasising excursions in the country's only national park, the Peneda-Gerês, the book also describes more gregarious pursuits - visiting local markets, sampling at the Port wine lodges, and cruising on the Douro.Whether you tour Northern Portugal by car or discover them on foot, Noel introduces you to the regions best beauty spots.Inside the Sunflower Northern Portugal guide book you'll find:30 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 3 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest informationIncludes town plans of Porto, Braga, Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Ponte da Barca and Arcos de ValdevezWhether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Southern Peloponnese travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover the Southern Peloponnese on foot with the Sunflower Southern Peloponnese travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Southern Peloponnese guide is indispensable for hiking in the Peloponnese or seeing the Peloponnese by car. There are hidden landscapes throughout mainland Greece, but the region which packs the most variety into the smallest space is the Peloponnese. From the beaches of Arcadia to the fir forests of Mt Parnon, from the olive groves of Kalamata to the pyramidal peak of Prophet Elijah, from classical Sparta to medieval Mani, this compact semi-island has it all. Though the ancients called it 'the island of Pelops', after their mythical king, this three-fingered landmass is joined to the mainland by a narrow isthmus at Corinth. Only in the 19th century was a canal finally cut through the isthmus, but it retains the cultural diversity and spectacular scenery of the mainland.Because there's so much to discover, the author has drawn an east-west line roughly through the middle of the Peloponnese, and limited the book to the southern half. By good fortune, this contains its highest mountain range (Mt Taygetus), its finest Byzantine chapels and medieval forts (in the Mani), its wildest seascapes (Capes Tainaron and Maleas), its largest forest (Mt Parnon) and, arguably, some of its loveliest beaches (Pylos, Kiparissi and Elafonisos, to name just a few.Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in the southern Peloponnese.Inside the Sunflower Southern Peloponnese guide book you'll find:50 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 5 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest informationWhether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to La Palma and El Hierro travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover La Palma and El Hierro on foot with the Sunflower La Palma and El Hierro travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower La Palma and El Hierro guide is indispensable for hiking in La Palma and El Hierro or seeing La Palma and El Hierro by car. El Hierro, the least-visited of all the Canaries, at first appears to be a dried-up, sprawling mountain of rock, rising straight from the sea, treeless and barren. But Noel reveals the island's hidden charms - as remarkable as any in the archipelago.In natural beauty, La Palma rivals all the other Canary Islands put together. Its immense, abyss-like crater, the Caldera de Taburiente, is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world. Outside the crater, high on the cloud-catching hillsides, 20 million-year-old laurel forests grow as dense as a jungle. In the southern half of the island, hills pitted with volcanic craters and mini-deserts of black lapilli speak of the island's volcanic past.Whether you tour El Hierro or La Palma by car or discover them on foot, Noel introduces you to the islands' best beauty spots.Inside the Sunflower La Palma and El Hierro guide book you'll find:48 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 4 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around. An excellent book... The size, the balance between text and images and facts and maps... makes it perfect for getting out and about. (GCH, Amazon)Good guide for walkers. We were able to follow the walks on El Hierro and adapt them to our needs. (Shiela, Amazon)The book proved a really useful (no, essential) addition to our holiday and made a good holiday really special. (HOH, Shrewsbury)

The go-to Croatia travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Croatia on foot with the Sunflower Croatia travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Croatia guide is indispensable for hiking in Croatia or seeing Croatia by car. Contrasts and diversity sum up Croatia, one of the most beautiful and beguiling countries in Europe: tall forests, wind-combed prickly thornbush and juniper on the stony uplands, the miraculous waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes and Krka national parks, the aridity of the karst landscapes, modern tourist resorts and timeless old villages, the deserted Krajina region and the intensively cultivated Neretva delta. The parks are particularly welcoming to walkers, with miles of waymarked and well-maintained paths and trails, some bringing seemingly inaccessible summits within quite easy reach. Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable Croatia holiday.Inside the Sunflower Croatia guide book you'll find:90 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 9 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour Croatia by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

Pocket-sized, full-colour guide to Nice, ideal for an active short breakNice Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Nice. This pocket-sized full-colour guide is designed for walking in Nice with a gastronomical touch, using public transport. Besides Nice itself, the book describes walks and excursions in the most beautiful coastal and inland areas easily reached by public transport - from the Esterel in the west to Cap Martin in the east and from the coast north to the Alps. Even 'non-walkers' will appreciate the recommendations for restaurants in Nice, Cap Ferrat, La Turbie, Menton, Théoule-sur-Mer.Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you'll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout - so you can choose the most appealing. For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you'll enjoy them too!In Nice Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you'll find:Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of fairly straightforward walks with large-scale mapsExcursions include one by train and one by bus with walks from eachRecommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus includedEssential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabularyAdvice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerancesStreet map of Nice, information on markets and locally produced food - as well as free downloadable GPS tracks

The go-to Gran Canaria travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Gran Canaria on foot with the Sunflower Gran Canaria travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Gran Canaria guide is indispensable for hiking in Gran Canaria or seeing Gran Canaria by car. For many years Gran Canaria was the most underrated of the Canary Islands among countryside enthusiasts, but with the restoration of the old trails (the so-called Kings Highways'), the island has been truly discovered by walkers. There's more than a month's walking in this guide to show you why!The island is often referred to as a 'continent in miniature'. If you travel across Gran Canaria by car or on foot you'll see why for yourself!From the hub of the cumbre, the island's great saddle, ravines are born and fan out seaward like spokes on a wheel, gouging enormous valleys in their wake. Between them there are magnificent barrancos (ravines). Each has its own little secret to share.In the Barranco de los Cernicalos there are knee-deep grasses and a chuckling stream; the Barranco de la Aldea hides an emerald-green reservoir; the Barranco de Güígüí opens out to an incomparable beach. These are but a few of the island's breathtaking ravines... and this is only the start of what you will find when out walking in Gran Canaria.The best months for walking on Gran Canaria are October to June (for the wild flowers, foliage and freshness in the air) but, increasingly, hikers are exploring all the Canary Islands on foot in summer as well.Inside the Sunflower Gran Canaria guide book you'll find:60 long and short walks - more than a month's walking1:50,000 topo maps, including all the latest officially waymarked trails6 car tours - highlighting access to all the walks en routeFold-out touring map - with walk locations - ideal for planningPlans - of Las Palmas, Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés12 picnic suggestions - short walks and leg stretchersTimetables for local transportOnline update service - the latest news available to the publisherThis guide is part of the Landscapes Series, with 50 destinations - dubbed 'the blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times and chosen by readers of Which?as one of the four top travel guide series (from a field of 18).A great little guide book to get you off into the interior of this beautiful island. Each walk is concisely and accurately described. (Mike, Amazon)Dear Noel, Thank you for your wonderful book on Gran Canaria. I'm in my third year of teaching in Las Palmas, and over the last 18 months have found your book a godsend, as it's enabled me on numerous occasions to traipse around the cumbre. PS: This is the obvious one: I've never felt moved to write to a writer before! (SL, Las Palmas)Still the best [hiking guide for Gran Canaria]. I've gradually assembled the alternatives (Rambling Roger, Rother and local publications), but keep returning to the Sunflower guide. (TC, Amazon)Whatever your age or ability, whether you tour the island on foot or by car, we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable Gran Canaria holiday. We look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Basque Country walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Basque Country on foot with the Sunflower Basque Country travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Basque Country guide is indispensable for hiking in Basque Country or seeing Basque Country by car. This is the first guidebook to bring together hikes and tours in the Basque Country, which runs east from Bilbão in Spain to Biarritz in France and takes in famous places like Pamplona and stages on the Camino de Santiago.The entire Basque coast is mostly very rugged, with many thriving fishing towns and villages, plus the added attraction of splendid beaches. Inland the countryside is more mountainous, with lush green countryside. Don’t miss the award-winning Guggenheim Museum in Bilbão, the Pilgrims’ Route to Santiago, the San Fermines fiestas at Iruña-Pamplona, or stunning coastal resorts like Donostia-San Sebastián and Biarritz. But most of all, explore the remote picture-postcard villages and lush mountainous countryside straddling both sides of the Pyrenees — preferably on foot.Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Basque Country. Inside the Sunflower Basque Country guide book you’ll find:52 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 8 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Eastern Provence travel guide for over 30 years. Strap on your boots and discover Eastern Provence on foot with the Sunflower Eastern Provence travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Eastern Provence guide is indispensable for hiking in Eastern Provence or seeing Eastern Provence by car. This guide, half of a two-volume set, is intended for first-time visitors who want to tour eastern Provence and the Côte d’Azur by car and enjoy some superb walks en route. The drives have been described in such detail that there is no need to make constant reference to a map. The walks selected — all set in areas of great natural beauty and historical interest — are those the authors believe offer the greatest sense of satisfaction for the effort involved. These are not tough GR routes, but mostly circular walks suitable for moderately fit people.Inside the Sunflower Eastern Provence guide book you’ll find:70 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks - for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 10 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you decide to tour Eastern Provence by car or explore on foot we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Lanzarote travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Lanzarote on foot with the Sunflower Lanzarote travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Lanzarote guide is indispensable for hiking in Lanzarote or seeing Lanzarote by car. Fascinating Lanzarote is truly extraordinary. Its fate was decided some two and one-half centuries ago, when the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history took place, leaving a strange and alluring countryside in its wake  a landscape littered with volcanoes and dark streams of jagged lava.This is the backdrop to nearly every scene on the island, and intriguing sights abound  none more so than the Fire Mountains .As for hiking in Lanzarote, there is no better place in the Canaries for just strolling; trekkers will be in their element here. Each of the walks in this book takes you to a different corner of the island and shows you a scenically different outlook. But if walking is not your favourite pastime, then do explore Lanzarote by car.Whatever your age or ability we ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Lanzarote.Inside the Sunflower Lanzarote guide book you ll find:68 long and short walks for all ages and abilities  - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks -  for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 3 car tours and fold-out touring map -  for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots -  enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport  - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Includes plans of Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Corralejo (Fuerteventura)Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Sorrento walking guide for over 30 years. Strap on your boots and discover Sorrento on foot with the Sunflower Sorrento, Amali and Capri walking guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Sorrento travel guide is indispensable for hiking in Sorrento or seeing Sorrento by car. Accident of history and steepness of terrain have preserved a network of ancient footpaths linking the coastal towns of the Neapolitan Riviera and the surrounding countryside. You can either climb almost from your hotel doorstep up into the lemon groves or take a bus into the hills and walk back down. All along the way you will visit hillside villages or remote monasteries and be regaled by the most stunning views. The flowers are a constant delight: from broom and rosemary in March to freesias and cistus in May. In autumn, the woods are carpeted with cyclamen. Most of the paths can be followed easily by people who do not claim to be regular walkers, though committed hikers will like them just the same.Inside the Sunflower Sorrento walking guide book you’ll find:73 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techies7 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Area covered: The entire Amalfi (Sorrento) Peninsula, from the famous Amalfi Coast to the foothills of the Lattari Mountains; also the island of Capri, 6km off the coastWhether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, this book is one of our most popular guides ever. We look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Dolomites walking guide for discovering the best walks and bike tours. Strap on your boots and discover the Dolomites on foot with the Sunflower Dolomites travel guide which covers the North and West including Scillar/Schlern and Cainaccio/Rosengarten. The Sunflower Dolomites guide is indispensable for hiking in the Dolomites. Gentle green valleys and towering limestone pinnacles: the Dolomites are a holiday paradise for lovers of the countryside. This guide for touring and walking explores the Val Pusteria and lesser-known valleys to the north, as well as the Valle Isarco bordering the A22 motorway. Highlights include Val di Funes, Sciliar and the Alpi di Siusi, Catinaccio, Puez-Odle and the Tre Cime. The book is an ideal companion for motorists, walkers and cyclists, but those who go for the skiing season will find it equally useful.Inside the Sunflower Dolomites guide book you’ll find:Coverage of all the sights as well as practical information35 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk with plenty of walking and cycling tipsTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesFold-out area maps so you can easily get your bearingsPlans of major towns are also includedLift opening times, with pricesOnline update service keeping the guide fully up-to-dateWhether you choose to tour the Dolomites by bike or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Dolomites walking guide for discovering the best walks and bike tours. Strap on your boots and discover the Dolomites on foot with the Sunflower Dolomites travel guide which covers the North and West including Scillar/Schlern and Cainaccio/Rosengarten.The Sunflower Dolomites guide is indispensable for hiking in the Dolomites. Gentle green valleys and towering limestone pinnacles: the Dolomites are a holiday paradise for lovers of the countryside. This guide for touring and walking explores Val Gardena, Val Badia and and areas to the east and south. Other highlights include the Sella Group, Marmolada, the Ladin ‘viles’, Lagazuoi Piccolo, Cortina and the Tre Cime, approached from the south. The book is an ideal companion for motorists, walkers and cyclists, but those who go for the skiing season will find it equally useful.Inside the Sunflower Dolomites guide book you’ll find:Coverage of all the sights as well as practical information35 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk with plenty of walking and cycling tipsTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesFold-out area maps so you can easily get your bearingsPlans of major towns are also includedLift opening times, with pricesOnline update service keeping the guide fully up-to-dateWhether you choose to tour the Dolomites by bike or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

Pocket-sized, full-colour guide to Rhodes, ideal for an active short break.Rhodes Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Rhodes.It’s ideal if you want an easy stroll or a longer walk and is also suitable if you just want recommendations for things to do in Rhodes and restaurants in Rhodes.Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you’ll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout ― so you can choose the most appealing. For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you’ll enjoy them too!In Rhodes Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you’ll find:Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of fairly straightforward walks with large-scale mapsExcursions to Líndos and Kastellórizo, suitable for all holidaymakersRecommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus includedEssential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabularyAdvice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerancesStreet map of Rhodes Town and a very large-scale plan of Rhodes Old Town, information on Rhodian wines, markets and regional produce for those who are self-catering as well as free downloadable GPS trackA good little book packed with useful information [on what to do in Rhodes]. If you want to get off the beaten track and see some real Rhodes, read this book. (RH, Amazon)

The go-to Tatra Mountains travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Tatra Mountains on foot with the Sunflower Tatra Mountains travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Tatra Mountains guide is indispensable for hiking in the Tatra Mountains or seeing Tatra Mountains by car. For those who love mountain walks, there can be few places where hikers are better catered for than in the Polish Tatras and the Slovakian Tatras. Skilfully constructed paths make hiking in very rough terrain comparatively easy; signposting and waymarking are almost universally excellent.Hillwalkers will be in their element here, but there are often shorter, easy suggestions for the less hardy or they can create their own treks from the detailed maps in the book, which show all waymarked routes.In addition, those touring Slovakia or Poland by car will find that the tours lead to dozens of short walks and picnic spots, so that even those with little walking experience can make the most of these wonderful mountains.In each of the six national parks covered in the book you can look forward to sampling local drinks and dishes at one or more of the mountain inns.Walking in the national parks featured in this guide will undoubtedly be a very rewarding experience — the enjoyment of magnificent scenery and the excellent facilities for hikers, and perhaps also for successfully undertaking what may seem quite daunting walks in relatively high mountains.The experience can be rewarding on another level: being among people who are obviously enjoying themselves, who don’t seem to need an array of the latest outdoor fashions, and who are quietly proud of their mountain heritage.Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Tatra Mountains. Inside the Sunflower Tatra Mountains guide book you’ll find:90 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 7 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Western Crete walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours. Strap on your boots and discover Western Crete on foot with the Sunflower Western Crete travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. The Sunflower Western Crete guide is indispensable for hiking in Western Crete or seeing Western Crete by car. Mountains rearing straight up from the sea, deep wooded gorges, ravines and valleys — and yet more glorious mountains, standing proud and acting as a magnet to the eye and the imagination — that’s Western Crete, or real Crete, as some would say.Its strong, dramatic scenery and colours create sweeping landscapes of harsh but beautiful countryside – countryside that has been the backdrop for heroic deeds, ancient civilisations and constant intrigue for thousands of years, and the home of obdurate, tough-spirited people – made so by their labours on the land and their experiences.Getting to know Western Crete takes time. We hope we will lead you straight to the heart of the matter with this book, whether you are a first- or second-time visitor unsure about how best to get to know the island or, indeed, if you are someone who doesn’t need convincing but would like a reliable, thorough and different guide. We encourage you to explore to the full. Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Western Crete.Inside the Sunflower Western Crete guide book you’ll find:55 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000Free downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 8 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Includes Hania and Rethimnon town plans Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.

The go-to Eastern Crete travel guide travel guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.  Strap on your boots and discover Eastern Crete on foot with the Sunflower Eastern Crete travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours. Whether you walk, drive or picnic in eastern Crete, the mountains will be your constant companions, changing colour and mood from dawn to dusk, as you move through them, round them and over them. You cannot fail to feel their dramatic attraction.The stunning colours and heady scent of flowers and herbs, tucked into rough ground or splashed across a hillside, the warm-sounding buzz of hovering bees, and the massed band of a thousand cicadas will all leave a lasting impression – the ‘special effects’ of the total scene.You may share this rural bliss only with a solitary shepherd, his flocks and dogs, as you walk the hillsides of eastern Crete. Greeks, on the whole, don’t walk — unless they have to for their day’s labour. So be prepared for incredulous looks from the townspeople and faint smiles from the villagers!Whatever your age or ability we’ve got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Eastern Crete.Inside the Sunflower Eastern Crete guide book you’ll find:55 long and short walks for all ages and abilities – each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walkTopographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrainFree downloadable gps tracks – for the techiesSatnav guidance to walk starts for motorists 11 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the wayTimetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holidayOnline update service for the latest information Whether you tour the island by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.