Eastern Rhodopes: Nestos, Evros and Dadia - Bulgaria and Greece (Crossbill Guides) - Softcover

Dirk Hilbers; Herman Dierickx; Alex Tabak

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9491648012 ISBN 13: 9789491648014

Publisher: Crossbill Guides Foundation, 2013

Synopsis

This new title in the Crossbill Guides Series is the first nature travel guidebook to cover the stunning region of the Eastern Rhodopes on the border of Bulgaria and Greece. This book covers this wild, rugged mountain range in Bulgaria together with the adjacent National Park of Dadia, the Evros Delta and the Nestos Delta in Greece. Like any other Crossbill Guide, this title answers two questions: what makes this area so special, and how can I see this for myself. This book describes the flora and fauna, landscape and traditional land use of this region, plus 18 detailed routes and many sites descriptions with concrete indications on where and how to find the birds, wildlife and flora. The Eastern Rhodopes and adjacent areas is only recently discovered by nature travellers, which now come from all over Europe to enjoy this authentic and wild mountain range and rich flora and fauna. From wild orchids to wolves, and from pelicans and vultures to wild tortoises and scores of butterflies - the Eastern Rhodopes has it all.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Wildernis - Ontdek de mooiste natuurgebieden van Europa. Op de grens van Bulgarije en Griekenland ligt een ruig, verlaten berggebied met een bijzonder rijke flora en fauna: van orchideeën tot wolven en pelikanen, en van gieren tot schildpadden en vlinders. Een fraai, authentiek gebied met talloze natuur- en cultuurschatten. Een eldorado voor vogelliefhebbers.

'Eastern Rhodopes' is een complete gids voor iedereen die deze unieke landschappen - prachtige bossen, ruige kliffen, rivieren en droge graslanden - wil ontdekken. Beschrijft de oostelijke Rhodopen in Bulgarije en het aangrenzende nationale park Dadia en de delta's van de rivieren Evros en Nestos in Griekenland.

Het landschap is een mix van intacte ecosystemen. De Oostelijke Rhodopen combineren mooie landschappen, zoals je die in Zuid-Frankrijk ziet, met exotische flora en fauna van 'verwegreizen' en de authentieke lokale plattelandscultuur die op zoveel plekken in Europa is verdwenen.

- de enige reisgids die flora & fauna beschrijft
- 18 natuurroutes inclusief waarnemings- en observatietips
- achtergrondinformatie over ecologie, landschap en cultuurhistorie

Deze reisgids hoort bij de populaire serie Crossbill Guides. Engelstalige uitgave. Onderwerpen: natuur, Europa, natuurgids, reisgids, wandelgids, flora, fauna, landschappen, cultuurhistorie, travel guide, nature guide, wildlife, nature conservation, Europe

About the Author:

Dirk Hilbers (The Netherlands, 1976), biologist, is the founder of the Crossbill Guides Foundation and travels the continent to write Crossbill Guides about the most beautiful natural areas of Europe. He has specialized in flora, birds, ecology and land use. Herman Dierickx (Belgium, 1958) is an author who has specialised in writing articles on environmental issues, nature and nature conservation in Belgium. Next to countless articles in recommended journals in Belgium, he has also published 13 books on nature in Belgium. Alex Tabak (Belgium, 1958) is an ecologist specialised in field surveys of flora, vegetation, reptiles/amphibians and butterflies. He works partly in the Netherlands, and partly in Greece. Albert Vliegenthart (The Netherlands, 1976) works at de Vlinderstichting - the Dutch butterfly conservancy, and is one of the leading Dutch butterfly and dragonfly experts, next to being a keen birdwatcher. He is involved in most Crossbill Guides as the invertebrate expert. Albert also leads butterfly tours in Spain, France, Greece and Turkey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crossbill Guides Foundation
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9491648012
• ISBN 13: 9789491648014
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224