Vista Iberica, Books, Magazines and Maps of the Algarve

GUIDE BOOKS

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Get to Know the Algarve by Len Port has been critically acclaimed as the most readable, comprehensive and informative book on Portugal's southernmost region. Completely revised and updated in 2003, it delves into the Algarve's history, culture and customs, lifestyles and wildlife, sports and leisure. The region is described in detail area by area, as well as overall and in more general terms. It is rounded off with a handy A to Z section full of practical advice. This is a book for everyone interested in the Algarve, from first-time visitors to those who know it quite well.
- The German edition is entitled Die Algarve, der Reisenführer -
Price: €16.90 + p.p.
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POCKET GUIDES


Algarve in Your Pocket puts Portugal’s southern province into historical perspective, profiles its wide diversity of people, describes all the best places to stay and visit, and includes a full range of suggestions on what to do, with tips on wining and dining, entertainment, shopping, markets, festivals, sightseeing and sports. Easy reading and quick reference. A complete, concise guide to enhance you holiday.
- German edition available -
Price: € 6.90 + p.p.
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Algarve, Let’s Walk was written for visitors of average fitness who fancy getting out and about a bit on foot. The author, Dr Julie Statham, regularly leads small groups on easy but interesting rambles in various parts of the Algarve. In her book she gives clear directions on how to follow 20 of her favourite walks along the coast and through the countryside. You won’t get lost and you’ll always end up back at your starting point.
- German edition available -
Price: € 7.70 + p.p.
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Algarve on Wheels describes 14 scenic drives within the Algarve and gives tips on longer trips to Lisbon and Spain. It also focuses on everything you need to know about driving or biking in the Algarve, including rules of the road, security worries made simple, what you need to show if stopped by the police and what to do if you have a breakdown or accident. It is aimed mainly at motorists, but those on two wheels will find it very useful too.
- German edition available -
Price: € 6.90 + p.p.
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PHOTO GUIDES


Golf's Golden Coast is so named because the Algarve’s golf courses are bathed for most of the year in sunshine and located alongside or close to Europe loveliest beaches of golden sand, backed by drifted dunes and honey-coloured cliffs. In this book, ideal as a memento or gift, individual courses are beautifully portrayed by a variety of professional photographers and described by local golfer writers, Sue and Geoff Farmer and John Russell.
- German edition available -
Price: € 16.90 + p.p.
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The Best Photo Guide to the Algarve contains more than 160 full-colour photographs of the loveliest parts of the province, from the Guadiana river on the border with Spain, to Cape St. Vincent on the most southwesterly tip of Europe. Enchanting towns and villages as well as undeveloped coastal and inland areas are included, along with supporting descriptive text explaining why each featured place is so special.
- German edition available -
Price: € 12.60 + p.p.
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Algarve Images is an inexpensive, 32-page booklet containing 65 large, full-colour photographs portraying scenes typical of the region. Easy-to-read text briefly describes each of the coastal and inland towns.
- German edition available -
Price: € 6.90 + p.p.
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COOKBOOKS


Algarve Country Cooking by Rainer Horbelt and Sonja Spindler is a unique collection of traditional recipes interspersed with folk tales and anecdotes of yesteryear. It also has some useful general information and hints about eating and drinking in the Algarve. As the authors point out, the Algarveans go in for unsophisticated but healthy, wholesome dishes using ingredients which come straight from the sea and the soil.
- The German edition of this book is called
Favas, Fisch und Feigenbrot -
Price: € 15.90 + p.p.
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Oranges & Lemons is a pocket-sized hardback with 35 recipes using citrus fruit as a main ingredient. Oranges and lemons, grown in abundance in the Algarve, can be used in meat and fish dishes, as well as in starters and salads, side dishes and desserts, preserves and punches. This is the first in an intended range of ‘Portuguese Platter’ cookbooks.
- German edition available -
Price: € 9.50 + p.p.
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Shellfish is a pocket-sized hardback with more than 40 recipes using various types of shellfish for which the Portuguese coast is renowned. The recipes are divided into those using as their main ingredients prawns, lobsters, crabs and clams. Also included are a few traditional Portuguese mixed seafood dishes. There are helpful hints of shopping and storing fresh shellfish. Like the first, the second in our ‘Portuguese Platter’ cookbooks is attractively illustrated.

- German edition available -
Price: € 9.50 + p.p.
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ANIMAL BOOKS


The Algarve Tiger has been written by Siobhan Mitchell and Eduardo Gonçalves to enhance awareness of the plight of the Iberian Lynx, the world’s most endangered big cat. Their 50-page book gives a remarkable insight into the habits of this elusive creature and explains why it is close to extinction. The text is illustrated with extraordinary pictures by an award-winning wildlife photographer, António Sabater.
- Portuguese edition available -
Price: € 9.95 + p.p.
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Bica, the Portuguese Water Dog is a children's story set in the Algarve. It is suitable for pre-readers and youngsters still learning to read (three to six-year-olds). Bica is a self-reliant scallywag of a dog whom children instantly adore. He lives on the beach and is well attuned to the environment – to sunlight and shade, the coming and goings of the tides and other natural things that children enjoy learning about.
- German and Portuguese editions available -
Price: € 5.95 + p.p.
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Bica and the Dolphins is the second in the series. The story of how a loveable Portuguese Water Dog saves the life of a young dolphin that has become entangled in a fishing net features the same main character as book one. Book two is intended for the same age group of readers.
- English edition only -
Price: € 5.95 + p.p.
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