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Madeira: Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes): Car Tours and Walks (Landscapes)

By: John Underwood Pat Underwood
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sunflower Books
ISBN: 1856913414
ISBN-13: 9781856913416
Released: 01 Jan 2008
RRP: £12.99
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Customer Reviews

Disappointing - By: Robin Walker, 27 Aug 2007
There was not much new in this edition & I wished I had stuck with the previous version. It's misleading to calll it 'new' when so much of the content is 'old'. It represented poor value in my opinion. Also, some of the walk descriptions are vague & not that easy to follow with great chunks of the routes not described at alll.
good for walkers, other look elsewhere - By: A. J. Gauld, 03 Oct 2006
The walk descriptions are excellent but compared to other Landscapes books I was dissappointed by the Car tours & general lack of background. If you just want to know how to navigate the trails this is fine. If you want tourist/historic background etc & some places to visit then buy the Rough Guide book instead.
Do not go to Madeira without this book! - By: L. Rutter, 06 May 2003
If you intend to sit in the hotel alll day, you won't need it. But if you're going to Madeira to see the island & appreciate alll aspects of its stunning landscapes, then you need to have this book.

The car tours are superior to those described in other guides, & will take you to places where there simply are no other tourists - places that no other guide book seems to even mention exist - as well as to the places that everyone goes to see.

The descriptions for both walks & car tours are so detailed that you can't get lost, every turn you make carefully described. There are detailed maps for every walk, plus careful assessments of how fit you need to be, the footwear you need & whether you need to have a head for heights! If you're not hiring a car, the bus routes to each walk are given.

Landscapes Of Madeira, by Pat and John Underwood. - By: Mr C S Thompson, 29 Apr 2003
I highly recommend "Landscapes of Madeira, by Pat & John Underwood" Sunflower books ISBN 1-85691-200-0.

The book has been written specificallly for walking, picnics or short walks using your car, plus dedicated car tours, which guide you by road, to elite locations. All maps are included, car tours & walks are illustrated with colour pictures & detailed easy to follow instructions that "actuallly explain" how to get to your destination. Even bus timetables are provided. There are several bus companies offering coverage of the entire island. The guide provides a map showing where to get the busses in Funchal (see main town map page) & which colour bus you need to take you to your choice of destination (various bus companies have different colour busses).

The additional information provided is carefully inserted so as to avoid confusing the alll important walking instructions. I have purchased many guide books over the years & this is the FIRST book that ever inspired total confidence! My experience proved that nothing else was required.

We based our entire holiday on this book. The only thing I will gain from recommending it is the pleasure of knowing you will have a fantastic holiday - it is "Madeira's bible".

I could not ask for more from a guidebook than Pat & John Underwood offer in their Sunflower guide & consider it to be the essential & "reference standard" in walking guide books.

Superb for walkers & drivers wishing to discover Madeira - By: julie.levett@talk21.com, 18 Mar 2001
This is a fantastic little guide that will help you discover every corner of the beautiful Madeira countryside & dramatic mountain & coastal scenery, often utilising the unique levada routes. Whether you are a once a year holiday walker, a serious hiker or touring by car, the book provides a wealth of options, backed up by excellent maps & sound safety & equipment advice. This book will take you to places that most guides haven't heard of - & give you the opportunity to feed your soul with the peace & harmony that only mother nature can provide. If your idea of a holiday is laying on a sunlounger alll day or mixing with the hordes in a trashy resort & drinking alll night -don't buy this book!