Normandie: Cotentin
- Iles Anglo-Normandes Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with
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Normandie: Cotentin
- Iles Anglo-Normandes Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with
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Normandie Vallee de La Seine *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

You probably already know the basic story of what happened on D-Day
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Normandy in the France series from Footprint; comprising of a range of titles dedicated to the regions of France & designed for independent travellers who like exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. Each author has travelled extensively to provide unique insights into France's best loved regions & individual guides provide comprehensive descriptions of the main sights, as well as many lesser known gems. There are also listings of the best value & most romantic places to stay, sample local food & buy local specialties. Widely recognized for their reliability & independent writing style, each guide in the Footprint France series helps visitors plan their trip, with lively insights on subjects such as the French history & cafe culture. An introductory section profiles the region, with an overview map, selection of notable highlights, a month by month calendar & the best of the area in books & on screen. Each section has a particular focus on local sights & places of interest, with details of accommodation, restaurants & nightlife also included. A ...

Normandy in Cadogan’s popular series of guides to the regions of France; combining solid research, detailed, practical information & individual points of view on each destination – each title is individually authored. Cadogan guides are particularly strong on historical & cultural sightseeing but also carry a good sense of the particular lifestyle of a destination. Informed itineraries on topics such as architecture, food & drink are included, & the low-down on outdoor activities & cultural events is also provided. Authors have handpicked their own recommendations for places to stay & to eat & drink & an added feature of the series is site & building plans, which are included where relevant to descriptions provided in the accompanying text. Introductions to Cadogan guides are more sizeable than many other market competitors, containing a profile of the French region, history, art & architecture, topical matters, food & drink, planning your trip & an A-Z of practical concerns on tourist information. Each title in the series is organized geographically by region & has a particular focus on cultural & historical sights. Guides conclude with a glossary, language tips & recommendations for further reading. ...

Normandy
- D-Day, 6 June 1944 from the IGN is one of the commemorative maps published to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day.
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In December 1941, to challenge the imminent Anglo-American landings, Hitler ordered the construction of a line of bunkers along the Western European coastline. Today, many significant vestiges remain of the coastal defence system which Goebbels was to pompously baptise, the Atlantic Wall. One of the aims of this guide is to introduce readers to the most interesting sites from an architectural, technical or historical point of view, & which can be observed along the Normandy coastline between the Mont Saint-Michel & Dieppe. ...

Produced in association with IGN
- France`s national mapping agency, this slimline, durable map has been fully updated, combining
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The Coast of Normandy at 1:150, 000 with street plans of Rouen, Caen & Le Havre in a series from Michelin covering popular holiday areas of France with maps either adapted to provide more convenient coverage or enlarged for greater clarity. Presentation of the road network

Includes:: scenic routes & viewpoints, classification according to the number of lanes, motorway junctions indicating full or partial interchanges, motorway services & rest areas, gradients, limited height & load, entry restrictions, etc. Railway lines are included. Small symbols mark various places of interest & recreational areas. Map legend

Includes:: English. In this title: coastal regions of Normandy between Dieppe & Bayeux, extending inland to Rouen & Evreux. Locations worth visiting are given star rating. The map also shows cycling routes chosen by the Association Fran



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