French regions of Auvergne & Limousin at 1:200, 000 in a series of double-sided touring maps from Michelin. The map



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Auvergne & Limousin at 1:180, 000 in a series of double-sided, indexed road maps of French regions from the AA with cartography from the Insitut Géographique National (IGN). Small plans show main streets & principal routes across Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Montluçon, Clermont-Ferr&, Riom, Vichy, Issoire & Le Puy-en-Velay. Cartography is identical to IGN’s own regional series at 1:250, 000, simply enlarged without additional information. Detailed mapping of regional & minor local roads is combined with very clear presentation of motorways & main national routes, showing junction numbers, locations of toll gates or fixed speed cameras, & service or rest areas. The maps indicate access restrictions, unmaintained sections of minor local roads, etc. Intermediate driving distances are marked on main & secondary routes. The maps also show the country’s railway network with stations & local stops. Towns of particular tourist interest are highlighted & a wide range of symbols mark locations of various places of interest, including the country’s cultural heritage, notable natural sights, etc. National & regional parks are prominently marked. Topography is shown by relief shading with colouring & graphics to indicate wooded areas, marshes, salt marshes, dry or wet sand shoreline, etc. Unlike the IGN regional series, the AA maps do not show geographical coordinates. Current edition of this map was published in January 2014.PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
- COVERAGE BY EACH MAP: the publishers’ series grid shown on our website provides only a very approximate picture how the various titles overlap, since it does not take into account which parts of each sheet are used for street plans & the index. For the exact area please see the coverage image provided with this title. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Auvergne Guide Vert *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. ...

Rachel Crolla & Carl Mc Keating’s Cicerone guide to Walking in the Auvergne illustrates 42 walks in the volcanic hills of France covering the Puy de Dôme, Cantal & Haute-Loire regions & featuring detailed instructions, clear sketch maps & colour photographs. The book covers the area from Vichy in the north to Le Puy-en-Velay in the south, including the Chaîne des Puys, the Monts Dore & the Montagne Bourbonnaise. An introduction presents the history, volcanoes, plants & wildlife of this area as well as advising on when to go, getting there & around, where to stay, equipment & maps, & tips on navigation & staying safe in the outdoors. It then organises the 42 walks exploring the ancient landscape of volcanic peaks & lava domes in five different areas, the Cantal, the Chaîne des Puys (Monts Dômes), Monts Dore, the Haute-Loire: Livradois Forez & Velay, & the Montagne Bourbonnaise, offering a mix of easy to challenging walks. For each trail a sketch map & detailed route descriptions are provided along with information about the distance, ascent, difficulty grading, approximate timing of the walk, & the relevant IGN map; details of parking & public transport links & useful contacts are also included. ...

Aux confluents de la Seine, de l` Yonne et du Loing à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. P774, with 33 day walks of varying length & difficulty around the confluence of these three rivers, just east of the Fontainebleau Forest. Each walk is presented on a separate colour extract from IGN’s topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000, with its description cross-referenced to the map. Current edition of this title was published in October 2014. To see the list of other FFRP guides with day walks please click on the series link.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the guides are the best companions for hiking in France. In addition to their topo-guides to the long-distance GR routes FFRP also publish an extensive range of guides with local day walks. Each walk in presented on a colour extract from IGN`s 1:50, 000 or 1:25, 000 topographic survey mapping overprinted with the route, with important points cross-referenced to the accompanying text, in French only, placed on the adjoining page. For each walk the guides also indicate the degree of difficulty & provide information on length, time & change in altitude, waymarking signs, access by road & parking facilities. An “info practiques” section of the guide indicates where shops, restaurants & accommodation can be found. The guides are published on high quality paper & include descriptions of the most interesting aspects of the surrounding region: historical & cultural sites, local specialties, fauna & flora, etc, all illustrated with colour photos. ...

Map No. 128, Auxerre
- Montargis, at 1:100, 000, part of the TOP100 series from the Institut Géographique National (IGN). These
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in Nunavut at 1:300, 000 in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at various scales from Go Trekkers highlighting recreational possibilities including trekking and/or snowshoe trails, canoeing & kayaking routes, campgrounds, warden stations, etc. Cartography of each title varies according to the terrain of the national park, but the maps are contoured & have spot heights plus, as appropriate, graphics to show wetlands, relief shading in mountainous areas, etc. All the titles are GPS compatible with either a UTM or latitude/longitude grid. Presentation of trails, recreational facilities such as campgrounds, access to the park by road or air, etc, also varies according to what each park has to offer & where it is situated. Each map also

Includes:: notes about the park.IN THIS TITLE: the map provides a vivid picture of the parks topography with contours & relief shading, plus graphics to show areas of permanent snow, moraine, sandy areas, dry rivers & tundra ponds. The main trail is annotated with locations of shelters. The notes provide information about access to the park, when to visit, etc.

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Nicholas Sumner is a photographer whose work has been published in twenty nine travel guide books. This, his first travel narrative, recounts the story of a seven-year journey across Asia in pursuit of beautiful pictures. ” Before I left home, I thought that I knew something about photography, but I found that what knowledge I had was more hindrance than help & I had to admit, that really, I didn`t know anything at all. This was humbling, & a little frightening, but it was also the beginning of a process of discovery in which my expectations as a photographer & as a traveller were constantly challenged, reassessed & revised. ”I experienced moments that were terrifying & sublime, hilarious & tragic. I was mugged, threatened with guns & arrested; I journeyed among mountains, through jungles & cities, I encountered deserts both spiritual & physical, saw things so beautiful that they moved me to tears & received kindness so absolute that I can never repay it. I knew both joy & despair, I ate kangaroo pie, discovered the exact monetary value of my eyebrows & I fell in love. Twice.” His journey became much more than a quest for great images. Travelling & photography are pursuits of the curious, they complement & sometimes conflict with one another but both are driven by a desire to observe & a hunger for insight. Both can touch the spirit, move the heart, & both can reveal truth. ...