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Trekking in Greece [Buy!!!] Covers mainland Greece as well as the islands of Amorgos, Chios, Crete, Folegandros, Lesvos, Naxos, Nissiros, Rhodes, Samos, Samothráki, Serifos, Sifnos, Skiathos, Symi, Tilos and Tinos. Out of print. |
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Covers mainland Spain as well as the islands of Mallorca, La Gomera and Tenerife. | |
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Covers mainland Italy as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. |
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Covers mainland France as well as the island of Corsica. |
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These classic and excellent walking handbooks have always been in a league of their own. They even have rather good maps, maps that should be sufficient for most. Many excellent photographs. Updates can be accessed online. A newer effort called "Walk & Eat" are part walking guides, part restaurant guides (?!) and more). Their "Complete" series now offers a complete tourist guide
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Landscapes of Rhodes [Buy!!!] Out of print. |
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Walk & Eat Kefalonia [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk & Eat Lisbon [Buy!!!] | |
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Zakynthos (Zante) [Buy!!!] | |
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maps much in these guides, but I have not checked them out lately, so
things might be getting better. The authors are well respected at least. |
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Crete - The White Mountains [Buy!!!] |
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Walking in the Canaries Volume 2 [Buy!!!] Covers Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Graciosa. |
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Nice small handbooks with good pictures. I have not used the only one (Sicily) I bought much, so I cannot really guarantee the quality of their information. |
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Tenerife [Buy!!!] |
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Detailed walking guides and/or maps. The new "Walk!"
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and other guides by e.g Charles Davis (the new Noel Rochford?)
represents a milestone in the history of Discovery Guides, and are
designed to compete with the best. The fold-out guides and maps may be
a bit inconvenient when a walk is windy, but the new super-durable and
waterproof editions will at least never break. |
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Gran Canaria South and Mountains Walking Guides [Buy!!!] |
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Ibiza South Walking Guide [Buy!!!] Out of print. |
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Lanzarote Walking Guide [Buy!!!] Out of print. |
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Walk!
Mallorca North & Mountains [Buy!!!] |
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Walk! Mallorca West [Buy!!!] | |
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Mallorca Tour
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Malta & Gozo Walking Guides
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La Palma East and West Walking Guides [Buy!!!] |
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Walk!
Tenerife [Buy!!!] |
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Tenerife
Hiking Map [Buy!!!] |
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| ◉ | Extremely detailed walking guides with maps that may look sketchy but are on the border of genius. OBS: For the latest editions contact the publisher directly. | |
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Walks in Rethymnon and Georgioupolis, Crete | |
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Ten Walks in the Plakias Area [Buy!!!] | |
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Seven More and More Challenging Walks in the Plakias Area [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in
North Lesvos [Buy!!!] |
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Walks in Symi [Buy!!!] |
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Walks in Kalymnos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Western Kos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in the Kokkari Area of Samos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Northeast Thasos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Northwest Corfu [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Lefkada & Meganisi [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in the Akamas Area [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Stoupa and Kardamyli | |
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Nice small handbooks with descriptions, maps and pictures. Descriptions are more brief than in the other guides, so sometimes a sixth sense is also needed. When already in doubt, the pictures unfortunately have not been able to help much. |
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Walking the Aegean Islands [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Donoussa, Folegandros, Ios, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Schinoussa, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros and Tinos. |
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Naxos and the Small Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Donoussa, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Naxos and Schinoussa. |
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Amorgos, Naxos, Paros and the Eastern & Northern Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Amorgos, Andros, Antiparos, Donoussa, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Schinoussa, Syros and Tinos. |
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Santorini, Sifnos and the Western & Southern Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Anafi, Folegandros, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kithnos, Milos, Santorini, Serifos, Sifnos and Sikinos. |
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Rhodes, Karpathos, Kos and the Southern Dodecanese [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Chalki, Karpathos, Kassos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Nissiros, Pserimos, Rhodes, Simi and Tilos. |
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Samos, Patmos and the Northern Dodecanese [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Agathonissi, Arki, Astipalea, Fourni, Kalymnos, Leros, Lipsi, Patmos and Samos. |
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Skopelos Trails by Heather Parsons
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Excellent book sold locally and online. |
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Alonnisos On Foot by Bente Keller
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Very good book sold locally in English and Danish. |
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The Bleasdale Walking Map
of Paxos by Ian
& Elizabeth Bleasdale
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Booklet with good map, sold locally or on the net at FOI. |
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On Foot in North Lesvos [Buy!!!] Excellent booklet with overview map, also sold locally. The best walking guide for North Lesvos. Very detailed descriptions, but some more maps would be nice. Updated every year it seems! |
| ◉ | A Walking Guide to Aegina by Gerald
Ephraim Nektários Thompson
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Ten years old now and in need of an update, but still a good booklet with some hand drawn maps of more dubious quality. Lots of information (perhaps too much for a walking guide) about history etc built into the text makes it a bit hard to follow at points. Available in bookshops on the island. |
| ◉ | Tourismus Büro Chios - Entdecken sie die schönsten
Wanderwege auf Chios
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Fairly outdated guide you can
get for free at local tourist offices. Theoretically available in
several languages, but at my visit only German ones were left... |
| ◉ | Walking in Mani (Book 1) by Mat Dean
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Very nice walking guide for the
Kardamili area, available locally. |
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Fuerteventura by RAI ° MUNDO
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Sold locally in many languages. |
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| ◉ | Good maps for all of Greece. Some good walking guides also. | |
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Eastern Crete |
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Western Crete |
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51 - Taygetos All major walking paths in the Mt. Taygetos area are indiciated on this map. |
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102 - Tinos |
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103 - Mykonos |
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105 - Kea [Buy!!!] | |
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106 - Kythnos [Buy!!!] | |
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107 - Serifos |
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108 - Santorini |
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109 - Sifnos |
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110 - Milos & Kimolos | |
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111 - Naxos |
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112 - Paros |
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114 - Sikinos/Folegandros [Buy!!!] | |
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119 - Egina |
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202 - Rhodes |
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210 - Samos |
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212 - Lesbos |
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213 - Skopelos |
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217 - Skiathos |
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219 - Alonissos |
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301 - Corfu |
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302 - Paxos
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| ◉ | Excellent maps for all of Greece. Some good walking
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Mt. Taygetos Interesting book about the Taygetos mountain range. Lots of hiking info, and comes with a Topo 50 map (see below). All major walking paths in the area are indiciated on this map. For walking the Topo 25 titles will be more useful, though (e.g 8.12 below). |
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8.1 - Taygetos |
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8.12 - Kardhamili
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10.11 - Skiathos | |
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10.12 - Skopelos | |
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10.13 - Alonissos |
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10.14 - Skyros | |
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10.21 - Andros | |
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10.22 - Syros | |
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10.23 - Paros
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10.24 - Santorini |
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10.25 - Serifos | |
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10.26 - Sifnos | |
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10.27 - Amorgos |
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10.28 - Naxos |
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10.29 - Sikinos | |
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10.31 - Chios | |
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10.32 - Kalymnos | |
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10.40 - Hydra | |
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10.41 - Kea | |
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11.11 - Crete/Lefka Ori/Sfakia | |
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11.12 - Crete/Lefka Ori/Pachnes | |
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11.13 - Crete/Samaria/Soughia | |
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11.14 - Crete/Mt Idha | |
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93 - Crete/Iraklio & Rethimno | |
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94 - Crete/Chania | |
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Greece by Lonely Planet is the classic guide to the whole of Greece, with decent maps, excellent advice on where to stay (with alternatives and prices), good advice on where to eat, some ferry information, even some walking information is included. The best general Greece guide I would say. More town maps would be nice, but the ones they have are very good, with hotel and restaurant recommendations clearly marked! [Buy!!!] It used to be available in lighter island or island group editions, but of these very few are now left. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Canary Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Malta & Gozo [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
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Cyprus [Buy!!!] | |
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Greece by Rough Guide is a good alternative to Lonely Planet's version, but has even sketchier maps. Their paper quality used to be pulp (Pulp Non-fiction?), and with pages turning brown or yellow over time. However, this has improved a lot in recent years. Contains good advice on where to stay (but price category only) and where to eat, even some walking information is included. Again, more town maps would be nice. [Buy!!!] It is also available in lighter island or island group editions. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Ionian Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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The Dodecanese & the East Aegean Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Corsica [Buy!!!] | |
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Mallorca & Menorca [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
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Cyprus [Buy!!!] | |
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Croatia [Buy!!!] | |
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Greece by Cadogan is very good on historical background, good restaurant guide, decent on accommodation, coarse maps. Unlike the other guides, this one actually makes a good read, thanks to all the excellent and detailled background information. A good alternative for those who would like a little bit more than just the "hard facts". [Buy!!!] It used to be available in lighter island or island group editions, but of these very few are now left. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Madeira & Porto Santo [Buy!!!] | |
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Corsica [Buy!!!] | |
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Malta, Gozo & Comino [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
| ◉ | Azores by Bradt is a very interesting combination of a general guide and a walking guide to the Azores. [Buy!!!] | |
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Their Dubrovnik City Guide has a couple of walks in the Old Town. [Buy!!!] | |
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Greek Island Hopping
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The indispensable guide for ferry travellers, "The Island Hopper's Bible", useful also for hotel information, nothing on eating. A new updated edition every year. The town maps (for as much as 60 islands!) are great, if not exactly bug-free. The island maps are schematic, and although they try to include a lot of information (in the form of easily readable symbols, even with bus routes, a good idea in itself), they can unfortunately be very misleading. With a little more attention to detail, these maps would have been very useful, but in their current state they are of dubious value. That aside, they have done a terrific job in compiling this guide, even with the impossible task of producing timetables and itineraries for every ferry in the Aegean (just be aware that this, of course, is based on data from LAST year). [Buy!!!] |
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