Long-distance off-road cycling routes across France’s mountainous regions presented on 1:50, 000 topographic survey maps. Each title is a boxed set of separate loose pages with a map & other information for one stage, plus a booklet with practical tips, accommodation addresses, etc. for the whole route. The stage pages show the route overprinted on the IGN’s 1:50, 000 topographic survey mapping, accompanied by instructions for specific points marked on the map. Symbols highlight various places of interest, accommodation & campsites, restaurants & grocery shops, etc. On the reverse is information on the degree of difficulty of the stage, altitude changes, road surface, possible danger points, etc., plus general descriptions of the area & lists of places of interest including local museums, churches, etc. The booklets provide general advice & lists of contact details for various local tourist offices & other relevant information, as well as *stage by stage list of accommodation facilities with phone numbers*, indicating, where appropriate, the number of places, seasonal opening terms, availability of hot meals, etc. Also provided in each set is an overview map of the whole route showing SNCF rail connections, plus stage-by-stage profiles of the route.* All the text is in French.* ...

France: Cistercian Abbeys Map from the IGN highlights over 100 historical sites & present-day convents & monasteries of the Cistercian order, all open to visitors. Additional icons indicate sites with gardens or concerts open to the general public. All the sites, from Clairvaux & C ...

The cliffs along the sunny Cote d` Azur & the area just inland offer some of the best sport climbing found anywhere. The most famous venue is the magnificent Verdon Gorge with it walls of perfect limestone but this is only one of many great crags in the area. To the west is the beautiful Calanques with its amazing landscape, plus the spectacular Sainte Victoire. There are some great venues around Toulon, the sunniest city in France, plus there is the popular winter venue of Chateauvert & the less well known Esterel & Chateaudouble areas. Add in Saint Jeannet, Gorges du Loup & a selection of cliffs in the Nice area & you begin to see what an amazing amount of climbing the area has to offer.* Sainte-Victoire, Les Calanques
- Les Goudes, Sormiou, Morgiou, Luminy, En-Vau* Toulon Area
- Baou de Quatre Ouro, Citerne, Lierres, Mount Coudon, Fenouillet* Chateauvert, Chateaudouble
- Marinouns, Baou des Prannes, Rebouillon* Verdon Gorge, Massif de l` Esterel, Gorge du Loup, Saint-Jeannet* Nice Area
- La Trinite, Peillon, Gorbio, La Turbie This title has not yet been released. You may pre-order now & we will deliver it to you when it arrives. Expected: 1st March 2017



...

A cloth-backed reproduction from the Old Folding Maps of a map showing the division of France into départments established during the French Revolution, made from an original engraved & published by G.F. Cruchley on 1st April 1841. Where possible, English names are used, e.g. Lower-, Upper-, & Eastern-Pyrenees, Mouth of the Rhone, Upper Alps, etc. Given the major administrative changes in Britain in 1974, it is interesting to note how relatively little has changed in France: the departments of the Petite Couronne & a few other adjustments. Each individual cloth-backed map is sold folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of all the titles in this series from the Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

South-Eastern France including Corsica in a series of contoured & GPS compatible walking maps from Editions Didier Richard with a base derived from IGN’s topographic survey, highlighting both local hiking routes & the GR network of long-distance paths, gîtes & mountain refuges, interesting natural & cultural sites, etc. Most titles are at 1:60, 000 to present a wider recreational area on one map. Relief is portrayed by contours at 50m intervals with additional hill shading & colouring for different types of vegetation. An overprint highlights local hiking trails, indicating routes which are part of the GR network. Bold symbols show gîtes & mountain refuges, climbing sites or via ferrata sections, mountain bike centres or other recreational locations, interesting cultural or natural sites, etc. The maps have a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. PLEASE NOTE: some of our customers may still remember the old Didier Richard series which provided a much wider coverage of south-eastern France. That series, occasionally still"ed in older walking guides, has now been out of print for well over a decade.

...

Guides to France’s navigable rivers & canals from Editions du Breil, providing mapping of the waterways & presentation of the surrounding countryside, including street plans of main towns along the routes. An introductory chapter covers tourist information & identifies the tourist attractions easily accessible from the waterways. A list of tourist offices with their addresses & web sites is provided to help you plan your cruise in advance. The pages are illustrated with attractive photographs of ports & important tourist sites & other waterways installations of interest to boaters. The guides also feature a whole chapter presenting technical details of the network covered by the guide: the various different gauges, lock operation, cruising times between the different towns, waterways by-laws & general information on rules & regulations for navigating along France’s inland waterways. Full page maps present the waterways with details of navigation conditions: signs, buoys, kilometre points, shoals & other danger points, locks, mooring places, etc. The maps also provide coverage of the surrounding countryside showing local towns & villages plus the connecting roads & annotated with symbols indicating various facilities & places of interest. The scale varies according to the type of waterway & the density of the information provided. Rivers are, in general, drawn at 1/25, 000 & canals at 1/50, 000. The text opposite each map offers detailed descriptions of waterside towns & practical & cultural information to help you enjoy your cruise. For each town you will find information about the day of the weekly market, a list of Edition du Breil’s favourite restaurants & sites of historical interest, with a preference for sites & structures linked to the waterways.* All of the text, explanations & the map legend are in French, English & German.* ...

Light, high quality A5 paperback guides from the FFRP
- the Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre, to the long-distance
...

FFRP topo-guides, an extensive series of light, A5-size, high quality, paperback * French language* map/guides with colour extracts from the French topographic survey at 1:25, 000 or 1:50, 000, or street maps if appropriate, overprinted with local hiking routes. Each guide offers a selection of day walks of different length & difficulty of terrain, all clearly graded. Several titles also include a section of a long-distance GR route or a shorter GRP (GR de Pays) route or circuit. The descriptions provide information on various places of interest along the routes & directions for special points marked on the accompanying maps. All the *text is in French*, but there is also a fair amount of information conveyed by symbols: waymarking, parking facilities, villages with local shops, cafes & restaurants, etc. The guides have numerous photos & drawings of local flora & fauna, & are published by the Fédération Française de la Randonnée in association with local authorities, ramblers’ clubs, etc. * The guides with day walks are indicated on the accompanying grid by yellow, blue or green boxes, & fall into eight categories:**D*
- an administrative department indicated by its number, e.g. D024 = Dordogne, D030 = Gard*F*
- family walks, suitable for all ages from grandparents to young children*P*
- a smaller, local hiking area
- the first two digits indicate the administrative department, e.g. P482 = department 48 Lozère*PN*
- a regional park*RE*
- a whole administrative region, e.g. RE02 = Midi-Pyrénées*SF*
- forest walks*ST*
- thermal spa resorts*VI*
- city walks








...

France: Forts, Citadels & Military Museums Map from the IGN presents locations of military museums, plus various fortifications from pre-Vauban to the Maginot line & the Atlantic wall, indicating those open to the general public. The forts & other installations are divided into periods according to when they were built & include fortifications associated with the great names of France ...

TOP100 road maps of France from the Institut Géographique National (IGN); exceptionally detailed, contoured road maps, ideal for exploring the French countryside by car, by bike, or even on foot. Used by millions of locals & tourists alike, this series provides an excellent balance between coverage of a sufficiently wide area & detailed road presentation, plus topographic information not found on other road maps. For several decades now these maps have been one of Stanfords’ leading bestsellers. Now based on IGN’s digital data used to produce the country’s topographic survey at more detailed scales, presentation has been sharpened to make small local roads stand out better. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 10m along the coast to 40m in the mountainous areas, enhanced by relief shading. Additional colouring shows different types of vegetation or land use (woods, vineyards, orchards, etc). The maps have a 5-km UTM grid for GPS users, plus a latitude & longitude grid at 15’ intervals. The series

Includes:: plenty of tourist information. For walkers the maps have an overprint highlighting long-distance footpaths, the GR routes, making them an ideal supplement to topo-guides. A wide range of symbols mark various places of interest, sport & recreational facilities, mountain refuges, gîtes d’etape, etc. The maps carry all the usual information found on topographic maps at this scale: peaks, glaciers, passes, names of mountain ranges & other geographical features, railways with stations, funiculars, ski & chair lifts, administrative boundaries, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English. For information on the exact area covered by each title please see individual entries.



...