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1.Shorter Walks in the Dolomites: 40 Selected Walks (Cicerone Mountain Walking) by: Gillian Price March 01, 2007
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I used this book on 2 trips, I organised to the Dolomites.I would highly recommend it, good selection of walks, maybe some a bit on the short side, and lots of other information, such as details of where various buses go. Like any guidebook it is out of date as soon as published, and of course you need to buy a map for the area, but I going back to the Dolomites in July, and will take this book along, together with its companion, "walking in the Dolomites", (many of which can be done in a day).

2.Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: North, Central and East v. 1 (Cicerone Mountain Walking) by: John Smith, Graham Fletcher April 01, 2004
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The new Ferrata guide is probably the worst guidebook and I have ever tried to use it is extremely hard to follow they have invented their own grading system and it is repetitive. You are better getting the old guide which although it is out of date is much better and easier to follow and the grade can be relied upon. They state that there are many grading systems in existence but they differ only in minor ways for example using numbers from one to six instead of letters so they are roughly comparable, they have invented a new system and assigned the roots in a seemingly arbitrary fashion I went up one route which my partner looked at would not go near, it were graded two in this book and the Germans told me that in their book it was a ... Read More:

3.Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites: Southern, Brenta and Lake Garda v. 2: Southern Dolomites, Brenta and Lake Garda Area: Southern, Brenta and Lake Garda v. 2 (Cicerone Mountain Walking) by: Graham Fletcher, John Smith June 16, 2008
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First and foremost it needs to be acknowledged that this appears to be the only (current) English language guidebook covering this area. As such, if you are a mono-linguistic English speaker who wants to buy a guidebook to help you identify where to seek out your via ferrata thrills, then stop reading this review and buy the book! I bought this book prior to my first trip to the Dolomites after it was acknowledged in the UK magazine "Trail". The centre area covered is approx 90 mins car drive from Verona/ Brescia and perhaps 2 hours from Milan (opposite direction) so easily accessible from the UK by scheduled and "low cost" airlines. The book offers good route guidance and technical grading. The route topo's ... Read More:

4.Treks in the Dolomites: Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 2 (Cicerone Mountain Walking) by: Martin Collins, Gillian Price June 07, 2005
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I walked the Alta Via 1 this summer in late August/early September. Martin Collins' book is an essential item if you intend to do this fantastic high-altitude trek. The profiles are fairly accurate, and the routes are very well described. The only criticism I had with the book is that some of the timings are ambitious to say the least (I am a very fit, a rower at university) and I have severe problems at keeping up with some of the timings, yet some of the timings I could easily beat. Apart from that, the advice is completely sound (except the bus to Lago di Braines does not leave from Villabassa train station). The suggestion about doing the walk in early September is a must, one of the mornings it was snowing a little, yet most days were about ... Read More:

5.Dolomites Trekking - Av1 & Av2: Italy Trekking Guides (Trailblazer Trekking Guides) by: Henry Stedman November 28, 2005
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We've been coming to the Dolomites (to visit relatives) for years and have always found this book by some distance the most useful, with contact information for all the refuges, as well as some precise trail descriptions and great maps. Although we've only used it for some of their short walks so far, we're hoping to start on the AV1 this summer and again, while planning, find this book just invaluable! Great stuff!!!

6.Dolomites and Eastern South Tyrol (Landscapes) by: Dietrich Hollhuber December 17, 2005
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I've been a fan of the Sunflower guides for 20 years and regret to say that this one isn't up to scratch. Other Sunflower guides follow a standard format and include small, but accurate maps and detailed route descriptions for each walk. The Dolomites guide is a translation of a German book and includes much irrelevant material, but skimps on maps and descriptions, rendering it unusable as a stand-alone walking guide.

7.Walking in Italy (Lonely Planet Walking Guides) by: Helen Gillman January 01, 2003
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I have found this book an inspiration. So much so that I have moved to Italy and live at the foot of the appenines. The walk to Corno Grande is truely breathtaking. My new home is a beautiful town called Penne, near the Ryanair airport in Abruzzo, Italy. To read about the town I have moved to see [...]

8.Italy (Lonely Planet Country Guide) by: Damien Simonis, et al February 01, 2008
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This is a good guide book, as all the guide books in the series, but I did expect a bit more from it. I travelled around Italy together with my husband the summer of 2005, and we used this guide book a lot. But it is a guide book, nothing more. There are quite a bit of things that have changed since the book was last edited, but this is expected. We are planning to send the findings we did to the editor, so that it can be added or changed in the next edition, perhaps. We felt that the book focused too much on churches, castles etc, and a lot of really interesting things were missed - like the local food markets, which we love to visit. There wasn't much of "different" or "special" recommendations, it was just focusing on the "What to see if ... Read More:

9.Walking in the Alps: A Comprehensive Guide to Walking and Trekking Throughout the Alps by: Kev Reynolds October 20, 2005
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This is a beautifully presented book with 500 pages full of ideas and superb photos for wonderful Alpine walks in 6 countries. These outlines of treks throughout the Alps are exactly what you need for an overview of which treks where may fit your next trip. Mostly based on treks with accomadation with bed and breakfast, evening meal (demi pension in France) and picnic sandwiches for the next days walking mean you do not have to carry a tent or take a warm sleeping bag or food or stove. The author has very good tested suggestions throughout the Alps. After deciding where to go you just buy the listed detailed guide with each days walking, accomadation phone numbers, and local transport, order maps from the Map Shop, buy a cheap air ticket. Do some ... Read More:

10.Chamonix to Zermatt: The Walker's Haute Route (Cicerone Guide) by: Kev Reynolds February 28, 2007
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This is a beautifully presented book with 500 pages full of ideas and superb photos for wonderful Alpine walks in 6 countries. These outlines of treks throughout the Alps are exactly what you need for an overview of which treks where may fit your next trip. Mostly based on treks with accomadation with bed and breakfast, evening meal (demi pension in France) and picnic sandwiches for the next days walking mean you do not have to carry a tent or take a warm sleeping bag or food or stove. The author has very good tested suggestions throughout the Alps. After deciding where to go you just buy the listed detailed guide with each days walking, accomadation phone numbers, and local transport, order maps from the Map Shop, buy a cheap air ticket. Do some ... Read More:

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