Brava
Description
One of the smaller islands, Brava - Wild - can only be reached by boat from Santiago and Fogo. The mountainous island is still relatively untouched by tourism, mainly because of the absence of beaches. The weathered and eroded appearance of this round island hides the fact that it is a stratovolcano, like neighbour Fogo, but older. This is the cycle of the earth, volcanoes rising and then quickly weathering away.
The interior of Brava is green and offers a good environment for agriculture, counting many exotic harvests. Small hamlets and scattered farms populate the surroundings of Monte Fontainhas, 976 m high. The coastal region is rugged and arid.
Brava lags behind in comparison with Fogo or Santo Antão on the subject of tourism. The advantage of all this is that you will find a unique and quiet island with good hiking options.
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Books
United Kingdom
2017
- Costa Brava and Barcelona
- 6 car tours, 55 long and short walks with GPS Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
2018
- Walking on Madeira
- 60 mountain and levada routes on Madeira and Porto Santo Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids Walking on Madeira | Cicerone
- A walking guide to the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo. Selection of varied day walks exploring Madeira's network of levadas (water channels) as well as routes across steep and rugged mountains, with slopes of bare rock or laurisilva 'cloud' forest. The neighbouring island of Porto Santo offers easy walking and a sandy beach. Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
- Fogo - Brava AB Kartenverlag Hiking Map
- Fogo and Brava in the Cape Verde archipelago on a detailed, GPS compatible, contoured map at 1:50,000 from AB Kartenverlag highlighting over 50 hiking routes, with a street plan of central São Filipe.The map has contours at 100m intervals, spot heights and elevation colouring enhanced by relief shading to present the topography. Roads and... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Fogo Brava - Kaapverdische Eilanden | AB Kartenverlag
- Fogo and Brava in the Cape Verde archipelago on a detailed, GPS compatible, contoured map at 1:50,000 from AB Kartenverlag highlighting over 50 hiking routes, with a street plan of central São Filipe.The map has contours at 100m intervals, spot heights and elevation colouring enhanced by relief shading to present the topography. Roads and... Read more
Netherlands
- Discover Spain
- Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover Spain is your passport to Spain's top sights and most authentic experiences. Feast your eyes on fine-arts capital Madrid; hike the spectacular ranges of the Pyrenees; or take in some flamenco in quintessentially Spanish Seville, all with your trusted travel... Read more
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- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Discover Spain
- Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover Spain is your passport to Spain's top sights and most authentic experiences. Feast your eyes on fine-arts capital Madrid; hike the spectacular ranges of the Pyrenees; or take in some flamenco in quintessentially Spanish Seville, all with your trusted travel... Read more
Netherlands
2011
- Costa brava
- Met de ANWB Extra reisgids Costa Brava heeft u een handzame reisgezel. ¿Bezoek het Dali museum, wandel door de botanische tuin Jardi Botanic of geniet van de mooie kust van de Costa Brava.¿ In de reisgids Costa Brava staat actuele informatie over de bezienswaardigheden, café's, hotels, de lokale keuken, winkelen en uitgaan. De ANWB redactie... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2011
- Costa brava
- Met de ANWB Extra reisgids Costa Brava heeft u een handzame reisgezel. ¿Bezoek het Dali museum, wandel door de botanische tuin Jardi Botanic of geniet van de mooie kust van de Costa Brava.¿ In de reisgids Costa Brava staat actuele informatie over de bezienswaardigheden, café's, hotels, de lokale keuken, winkelen en uitgaan. De ANWB redactie... Read more
Netherlands
- Fodor's Barcelona
- Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.Barcelona is a top European destination for American travelers, and this stunning full-color guide covers the city's biggest draws, from cutting-edge cuisine to the dizzying heights of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia. From the... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Fodor's Barcelona
- Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.Barcelona is a top European destination for American travelers, and this stunning full-color guide covers the city's biggest draws, from cutting-edge cuisine to the dizzying heights of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia. From the... Read more
Netherlands
2021
- Wandelkaart Estels del Sud | Editorial Piolet
- La travessa del MassÃs dels Ports Read more
Netherlands
2017
- Wandelgids Côte Vermeille, Costa Brava, Katalonien | Uli Frings Verlag
- Reise- und Wanderführer rund um die französisch-spanische Grenze am Ausläufer der Pyrenäen Read more
Netherlands
- Barcelona
- Barcelona is, of course, singular in its architecture and art - from the intricately carved edifices of its Gothic quarter; Gaudi's moderniste structures; and, the seminal surrealist works of Picasso and Miro that pegged Barcelona as an important birthplace for 20th-century art. An informative narrative points out interesting facts and explains... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Barcelona
- Barcelona is, of course, singular in its architecture and art - from the intricately carved edifices of its Gothic quarter; Gaudi's moderniste structures; and, the seminal surrealist works of Picasso and Miro that pegged Barcelona as an important birthplace for 20th-century art. An informative narrative points out interesting facts and explains... Read more
Maps
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
- Delta de l'Ebre PN - Serra de Montsia
- The Delta of the Ebro – Serra de Montsià in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina covering the Pyrenees, Catalonia and other selected hiking areas in Spain, including Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada and parts of Andalucía, Majorca, etc. Scales vary from 1:50,000 to 1:10,000, with the majority of the titles... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Delta of the Ebro – Serra de Montsià Editorial Alpina
- The Delta of the Ebro – Serra de Montsià in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina covering the Pyrenees, Catalonia and other selected hiking areas in Spain, including Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada and parts of Andalucía, Majorca, etc. Scales vary from 1:50,000 to 1:10,000, with the majority of the titles... Read more
United Kingdom
- Cingles del Berti - Sant Miquel des Fai
- Cingles de Berti area at 1:25,000 in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina. Contours are at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and vegetation colouring. The map has UTM grid and 1’ margin ticks. In addition to footpaths, the overprint shows various types of accommodation (hotels, campsites, etc.),... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
- Cingles de Berti - Sant Miquel des Fai Editorial Alpina
- Cingles de Berti area at 1:25,000 in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina. Contours are at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and vegetation colouring. The map has UTM grid and 1’ margin ticks. In addition to footpaths, the overprint shows various types of accommodation (hotels, campsites, etc.),... Read more
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 54 Cingles de Berti | Editorial Alpina
- Cingles de Berti area at 1:25,000 in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina. Contours are at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and vegetation colouring. The map has UTM grid and 1’ margin ticks. In addition to footpaths, the overprint shows various types of accommodation (hotels, campsites, etc.),... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2020
- Alt Empordá 2-Map Set Editorial Alpina
- Alta Empordá administrative district on the Costa Brava at 1:50,000 in a set of two contoured and GPS compatible maps from Editorial Alpina highlighting local and long-distance waymarked hiking trails, different types of accommodation, etc. Coverage of the whole area is conveniently divided east-west; one map shows the coastal region from... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
United Kingdom
- GR 11: La Senda
- GR11 long-distance footpaths along the Spanish side of the Pyrenees in a French language guide from Rando Editions, with extracts from the publisher’s topographic series at 1:50,000 highlighting the route and mountain refuges.The guide divides the route into 40 sections and covers it from the Mediterranean, starting at Cap de Creus on the Costa... Read more
United Kingdom
- L`Ardenya - Massis de Cadiretes Editorial Piolet Hiking Map
- L`Ardenya - Massis de Cadiretes area at 1:25,000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain’s civilian topographic survey overprinted with hiking routes and other tourist information. The map covers the hinterland beyond the Costa Brava resorts of Platja d’Aro, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Caynet de Mar,... Read more
United Kingdom
2013
- Teruel Province 200K CNIG Map No. 43
- Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200,000 from CNIG - Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally informative presentation of the landscape and highlighting for facilities and places of interest including campsites and paradors.Maps in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Series provide an excellent picture the topography through... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2013
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Mapa Provincial Teruel | CNIG - Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Teruel Province in a series of contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road maps at 1:200,000 from the IGN - CNIG, Spain Read more
United Kingdom
- Muntanyes de Prades
- Muntanyes de Prades at 1:25,000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain’s civilian topographic survey overprinted with hiking routes and other tourist information. Hiking maps in the Editorial Piolet series, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, have contours at 10m... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Muntanyes de Prades (Catalonië) | Editorial Piolet
- Muntanyes de Prades at 1:25,000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain Read more
United Kingdom
- São Nicolau AB Kartenverlag Hiking Map
- Cape Verde island of São Nicolau on a contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from AB Kartenverlag, with highlighting for 21 recommended hiking routes, plus street plans of Vila de Ribeira Brava and Tarrafal. Topography of the island is vividly presented by contours at 100m intervals, enhanced by relief shading. Boundaries of the Monte... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart - Topografische kaart São Nicolau Kaapverdische Eilanden | AB Kartenverlag
- Topografische wandelkaart voor de Kaapverdische Eilanden São Nicolau. Met hoogtelijnenafstand van 50 meter. Legenda en tekst in het Duits, Engels, Italiaans en Portugees. Met stranden en duikplaatsen. Read more
United Kingdom
- Cap de Creus Park Natural Editorial Alpina
- Cap de Creus Natural Park on the Costa Brava at 1:25,000 on a contoured and GPS compatible map from Editorial Alpina, plus a booklet which includes English language descriptions several recommended hiking trails, accommodation details, etc.Topography is presented by contours at10m intervals with relief shading and plenty of spot heights, plus... Read more
United Kingdom
- Costa Brava Central: les Gavarres
- Topographic survey of Catalonia at 1:25,000 from the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, an attractive alternative to Spain’s national topographic survey at this scale, offering a much larger area per sheet with extensive tourist information and vivid presentation of vegetation and land use.These large, detailed maps have contours at... Read more
United Kingdom
- Pirineu Oriental - Girona - Costa Brava
- Pirineu Oriental - Girona - Costa Brava map, covering the eastern part of the Catalan Pyrenees and the coast southwards to Pineda de Mar at 1:100,000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area and an excellent representation of the region’s topography.... Read more
United Kingdom
- Pyrenees East - Barcelona - Costa Brava 500K CNIG Regional Map No. 4
- The eastern part of Spanish Pyrenees, with coverage extending along the Mediterranean coast beyond Barcelona to Tarragona, at 1:500,000 in a series of regional road maps from the country’s civilian survey organization IGN-CNIG (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica), vividly presenting the topography by... Read more
United Kingdom
2014
- Barcelona Province 200K CNIG Map No. 9
- Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200,000 from CNIG - Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally informative presentation of the landscape and highlighting for facilities and places of interest including campsites and paradors.Maps in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Series provide an excellent picture the topography through... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2014
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Mapa Provincial Barcelona | CNIG - Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Barcelona Province in a series of contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road maps at 1:200,000 from the IGN - CNIG, Spain Read more