You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you ”really” need to know when traveling in Northern Irel&. In this compact guide, Rick Steves & Pat O` Connor offer their best travel tips on Northern Irel&, including Belfast, Portrush, the Antrim Coast, Derry, & County Donegal. Visit the Ulster Museum in Belfast, tour the Dunluce Castle or Giant`s Causeway along the Antrim Coast, or peruse Derry`s political murals. You`ll get Rick`s firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, & nightlife, & the maps & self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews & directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket. Rick Steves` Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves` European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick`s up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time & money. They include good-value hotel & restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, & travel practicalities). ...

Popular recreational area of Northern Ireland on waterproof & tear-resistant, topographic & GPS compatible Activity Maps at 1:25, 000 from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Irel&, designed with outdoor enthusiasts in mind & highlighting waymarked trails, tourist facilities, places of interest, etc. The maps are based on Northern Ireland’s topographic survey & have contours at 10m intervals, plus altitude colouring and/or graphics for rocks, scree, boulders, different types of woodlands, etc. Waymarked hiking paths are highlighted & most titles also indicate scenic routes & roads designated as Sustrans’ National Cycle Network. A very wide range of symbols provides tourist information, indicating camping & caravan sites, youth hostels, cafes & restaurants, nature reserves, rock climbing sites, museums, etc. Also marked are numerous local antiquities: forts, raths, cashels, etc. Road network indicates steep gradients, locations of petrol stations & car parks. The maps have Irish National Grid lines at 1km intervals. Some titles also include enlargements at more detailed scales, or an additional road map of a wider area
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Discoverer map series from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Irel&, presenting the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000 with waymarked hiking trails, Sustrans National Cycle Network & other tourist information. The maps have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & bold altitude colouring above 150m. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. In coastal areas the maps show high & low water mark, cliffs, mud/shingle or s&, etc. Road network grades minor roads according to their widths,

Includes:: local tracks & shows gradients on steep routes. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. An overprint highlights waymarked walking trails as well as cycle routes of the Sustrans National Cycle Network. Boundaries of National Trust land are marked, indicating areas with limited opening. Places of interest are prominently highlighted & a range of symbols provide other tourist information including camping or caravan sites & youth hostels, bus stations, parking, picnic areas, viewpoints, gold courses, etc. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km Irish Grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is English, French & German. On the reverse each sheet has an indexed monochrome map showing townland boundaries.PLEASE NOTE: sheet numbers not listed here cover the Irish Republic (Eire) & are shown on our website in a separate “ Discovery” series produced by OSI
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Geoplan Postcode Sector maps provide high-detail local mapping of the UK overlaid with postcode sectors, country boundaries & larger postcode groupings. They are durable & laminated, so you can draw on them in non-permanent markers & wipe them clean. They are the market-leader postcode maps for marketing, statistical display, route-planning, strategy & many other business uses. The base map uses the latest Ordnance Survey Landranger cartography, which provides detailed geographic data including motorways, A & B roads, streets, & detailed feature types such as airports, railway stations, cities, towns, geographic names, heights (using contour lines), information centres, parking facilities & much more. The base map is light & subtle but clear, readable & now in colour. Postcode/county boundaries & labels are overlaid in a bold red. The Postcode system divides the UK into Areas, Districts & Sectors. Geoplan publish maps covering all of these levels. These Sector maps cover 37 small areas of the UK, showing postcode Sectors (like HG3 1, B10 9, WC2 9 etc), their larger Districts (HG3, B10, WC2 etc) & the even larger Areas (HG, B, WC etc) ...

Northern Italy at 1:400, 000 from the Touring Club Italiano, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper; one of the titles in a series of three touring maps conveniently grouping together several popular holiday areas. The maps very effectively present the country ...

Northern Italy & Italian Lakes in the Thomas Cook Driving Guides series; comprising a range of guides dedicated to exploring a selection of the best car tours & drives in Britain, Europe, Australasia & North America. The guides are designed to provide readers with a flexible reference source to explore the region or country by car; taking in the best local attractions & things to do & see. Recommended driving tours are linked with local sights for each chapter & total driving time is indicated clearly. An introductory section gives an overview of the destination with details of the place & its people, history, art & architecture, culture, geography & food & drink. Each chapter is divided into a touring area which is rated in categories such as architecture, entertainment & children to allow readers to plan a drive accordingly. Individual chapters give an outline of the region & provide practical guidance on getting there & around. A dedicated ...

This guide expertly divides northern Italy's lakes & mountain region into touring areas
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Northern Italy at 1:400, 000 from the Touring Club Italiano, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper; one of the titles in a series of three touring maps conveniently grouping together several popular holiday areas. The maps very effectively present the country’s topography with attractive altitude colouring, supplemented by names of numerous hill & mountain ranges, valleys, etc, plus spot heights for selected peaks. National parks & scenic routes are highlighted. National parks & scenic routes are highlighted. Grading according to the degree of importance & interest is given not only to towns, villages & historical or architectural sites, but also to holiday resorts & natural curiosities. Symbols highlight churches, monasteries, castles, palaces, ruins & archaeological sites, caves & waterfalls, etc. The maps also provide some information on accommodation, indicating selected isolated hotels, refuges, tourist villages & campsites, Road network stands out clearly against the background information. Railways, ferry routes & the country’s regional & provincial boundaries are also marked. The maps have no geographical coordinates or an index. Map legend

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New for 2009, Travellers Northern Italy is ideal for visitors to a region world-famous for its culture, lifestyle & cuisine, & home to the towering Dolomites, the spectacular Cinque Terre, & the cities of Milan, Venice, Turin, Genoa & Bologna. This book delivers: expert advice, tracking down the best sights & experiences; Suggested Itineraries & Highlights sections to help you make the most out of your trip; detailed background on people, geography, culture & history; clear & accurate mapping including suggested walks & tours; full colour photography throughout; impartial & dependable sleeping, eating & entertainment listings; & comprehensive coverage of the region's best, including; Piedmont & Valle d' Aosta, Liguria & Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Veneto & Friuli-Venezia Giulia & Trentino-Alto & Trentino-Alto Adige. ...

Bradt`s new Emilia Romagna is the most thorough & in-depth guide available to this entire north Italian region (not just Bologna & the main cities) with a strong focus on history, background information, art & culture, as well as extensive detail on the Apennines along the Tuscan border, where you can escape the flatlands of the Po & go trekking, cycling & skiing. Here are some of region`s prettiest villages, including Vignola, famous for cherries & lovely medieval Castell` Arquato & Brisighella. To the east, the Romagna part of this hyphenated region boasts long sandy Adriatic beaches, wildlife-filled lagoons around the Po Delta, & the world`s smallest republic, San Marino. Written by expert authors Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls, possibly the world`s most experienced travel writers on Italy, Bradt`s Emilia Romagna is the definitive guide to this diverse & authentic area. Bologna, the regional capital, is covered in detail, from accommodation & restaurants to galleries, museums, shopping & the new Fico Eataly food theme park. Emilia Romagna combines the rich farmlands of the Po plain with dazzling cities strung like pearls along the straight-as-a-die Via Emilia. The capital Bologna, home to the world`s oldest university, & the smaller cities of Parma, Modena, Ferrara, Piacenza, Ravenna & Rimini are year-round destinations, each strikingly different, each filled with art & architectural masterpieces & fascinating museums housing everything from Etruscan vases to still life by Giorgio Morandi. Ravenna glitters with Byzantine mosaics; Parma, the town of Correggio, is mad about opera; Modena, with its stupendous medieval cathedral, is the hometown of Pavarotti & Ferrari; Ferrara has delightful early Renaissance frescoes; Rimini was immortalized by Fellini in Amarcord. With Bradt`s Emilia Romagna you can discover all of this & more. With 28 town & area maps, plus language, art & architecture glossaries, full practical information & all the background context you could need, Bradt`s Emilia Romagna is the perfect companion for art lovers, food lovers, families taking a beach holiday & city break enthusiasts of all ages. ...