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English. Large, clear plans cover the Old Town of Iraklion & Chania, plus central Rethymno & Aghia Nikolaos. Names of main streets are in both alphabets, with smaller ones in Greek only. The plans indicate various facilities & places of interest, including selected hotels, banks, car parks & petrol stations, museums, etc. Also provided is a list of Crete’s top 20 sights with brief Greek/ English descriptions.



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Crete Senesi 2 - Crete Senesi 25K Ed. Multigraphic Map No. 518

Crete Senesi 2 - Crete Senesi at 1:25, 000 in a series of hiking maps from Edizioni Multigraphic covering Tuscany, parts of Umbria, and the adjoining areas. The cartography is rather old fashioned and sometimes not as clear as in the other map series but for many areas, especially for parts of Tuscany, these are the only hiking maps available. Most maps have contours at 25-metre intervals, with some relief shading and colouring for forests. An overprint highlights hiking paths, including all the popular hiking routes such as the Grandi Sentieri della Provincia di Siena, etc. The overprint also shows campsites and, where appropriate, mountain refuges and other types of alpine accommodation. Some of the maps indicate latitude and longitude at the map corners, but with longitude
sometimes based on Rome rather than Greenwich. Map legends vary, most maps include English. Many maps include street plans and additional notes on the region. For more details see individual descriptions.*In this title:* double-sided map covering a large part of the province of Siena. Cartography, with contours at 25m intervals, seems somewhat clearer than on other maps in this series. Numerous footpaths and local places of interest are highlighted. Latitude and longitude (based on Greenwich) are shown at the map corners. Map legend is in Italian only.
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Crete Senesi 2
- Crete Senesi at 1:25, 000 in a series of hiking maps from Edizioni Multigraphic covering Tuscany, parts of Umbria, & the adjoining areas. The cartography is rather old fashioned & sometimes not as clear as in the other map series but for many areas, especially for parts of Tuscany, these are the only hiking maps available. Most maps have contours at 25-metre intervals, with some relief shading & colouring for forests. An overprint highlights hiking paths, including all the popular hiking routes such as the Grandi Sentieri della Provincia di Siena, etc. The overprint also shows campsites &, where appropriate, mountain refuges & other types of alpine accommodation. Some of the maps indicate latitude & longitude at the map corners, but with longitude sometimes based on Rome rather than Greenwich. Map legends vary, most maps include English. Many maps include street plans & additional notes on the region. For more details see individual descriptions.* In this title:* double-sided map covering a large part of the province of Siena. Cartography, with contours at 25m intervals, seems somewhat clearer than on other maps in this series. Numerous footpaths & local places of interest are highlighted. Latitude & longitude (based on Greenwich) are shown at the map corners. Map legend is in Italian only.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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