101 Adventure Weekends in Europe. Sarah Woods

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      CONTENTS

       DESTINATION MAP

       PORTUGAL

       001 Madiera

      Trekking the levadas on the coastal cliffs at Arco de São Jorge

       002 Sintra

      Bodyboarding in world-class conditions at Praia Grande

       003 Porto

      Kiteboarding at Viana do Castelo's unspoilt Praia do Cabedelo

       SPAIN

       004 Barcelona

      Sea kayaking out in the open waters around the Medes Islands

       005 Cordoba

      Wakeboarding on the lake ‘Embalse de la Breña’ in Alomodovar del Rio

       006 Madrid

      Sight-seeing the city on a Segway PT

       007 Mallorca

      Caving, potholing and climbing in prehistoric mountain caves and caverns

       008 Salamanca

      Skiing on the Sierra de Béjar

       009 Pamplona

      Joining the crowds at the running of the bulls

       010 Tarifa

      Windsurfing on the Gibraltar Straits in Spain's ‘wind capital’

       011 Santander

      Raptor-spotting on the dramatic slopes of the Picos de Europa

       012 Granada

      Learning SOS survival skills on the peaks of the Sierra Nevada National Park

       013 Tenerife

      Whale-spotting from Los Gigantes

       014 Valencia

      Night-time scuba diving on the Valencian coast

       FRANCE

       015 Burgundy

      Hot-air ballooning over canals, vines and woodlands

       016 Strasbourg

      Cycling the Alsace Wine Route along the eastern foothills of the Vosges

       017 Avignon

      Hiking the rugged hill trails of the Dentelles de Montmirail

       018 Cannes

      Jet skiing on the Côte d'Azur

       019 Angoulême

      Cycling the route of the famous Circuit des Remparts classic car rally

       020 Cautine

      Hang gliding over the Massif Central from the Plateau de Millevaches

       021 Bordeaux

      Trail running through vineyards, wine villages and woodlands

       022 Reims

      Sightseeing along the Champagne Route in an open-topped sports car

       023 Le Mans

      Twenty-four hour inline skating on the famous race track

       024 Marseille

      Skin diving from Marseille Bay in deep sea waters

       025 Lourdes

      Climbing the Béout, the Petit Jer and the Grand Jer trio of summits

       026 Luchon

      Ice climbing the white-capped Alpine crags and peaks of the Midi Pyrenees

       027 Paris

      Parkouring in the birthplace of this extreme urban pursuit

       028 Lyon

      Freestyle kayaking in the surf of Hawaii sur Rhône

       029 Normandy

      Bungee jumping from an old railway viaduct at speeds of 100 kph (62 mph)

       030 Pau

      Tandem and solo parachuting over stunning rolling countryside

       ITALY

       031 Brescia

      Journeying the Mille Miglia open road behind the wheel of a Ferrari

       032 Florence

      Rowing in the challenging currents of the River Arno

       033 Naples

      Hiking in the Bay of Naples under looming Mount