Walking the Camino dos Faros

The Way of the Lighthouses on Spain's Galician coast

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
120 Seiten
2019
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-971-9 (ISBN)

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Walking the Camino dos Faros - John Hayes
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Guidebook to walking the Camino dos Faros, the way of the lighthouses, along the Galician coast in northwest Spain. The 200km route is described across 8 stages of between 17 and 29km and takes in some of the area's most wild and enchanting coastal scenery, with dramatic cliffs and deep river estuaries. Incorporates some challenging walking.
A guidebook to walking the Camino dos Faros, the Way of the Lighthouses, between Malpica and Fisterra. Covering 200km (124 miles), this pilgrimage route along the Galician coast in northwest Spain takes around 1 week and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker.


The route is described from north to south in 8 stages, each between 17 and 29km (11–18 miles) in length. Optional shortcuts are given where possible to allow you to adapt the route to suit you.




1:50,000 maps included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Advice on planning and preparation
Refreshment and accommodation information given for each route stage

John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5,000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John has walked the Camiño dos Faros in Spain twice, in April 2016 (with Christine his wife) and in June 2017. He is currently working on his first cycling guide - the Ruta Via de la Plata.

Overview map
Map key
Route summary table
INTRODUCTION
Camiño dos Faros - a Galician coastal walk
Camiño dos Faros and the sea
The Costa da Morte
Flora and fauna
What's the walking like?
The eight day schedule
Food and accommodation
Planning your walk
Getting there
What to take
Finding your way
Using this guide
CAMIÑO DOS FAROS
Stage 1 Malpica to Praia de Niñóns
Stage 2 Praia de Niñóns to Ponteceso
Stage 3 Ponteceso to Laxe
Stage 4 Laxe to Arou
Stage 5 Arou to Camariñas
Stage 6 Camariñas to Muxía
Stage 7 Muxía to Praia de Nemiña
Stage 8 Praia de Nemiña to Cabo Fisterra

Appendix A Trek planning table
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Main Galician festivals
Appendix D Useful contacts

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Zusatzinfo 54 colour photos, 11 1:50,000 maps
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 140 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10 1-85284-971-1 / 1852849711
ISBN-13 978-1-85284-971-9 / 9781852849719
Zustand Neuware
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