South West France Insight Guide is dedicated to exploring the destination in detail with a selection of glossy illustrations. Extensive introductory sections explore the region’s history & culture & there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues, whilst selective photo-features illustrate the variety of the place. The ‘ Places’ section is grouped geographically & provides details of the area including places to visit, suggestions for tours & other activities. Each section has its own listings of the best restaurants, bars & cafes. Essential practical information is provided in the Travel Tips chapter on accommodation, shopping & local activities. A useful location finder & travel tip index with relevant page numbers are given on the inside covers. Overview street plans are also provided for the main cities in the region or country. ...

South-Western France at 1:500, 000 from Michelin, providing a useful alternative between the publishers’ coverage of the whole country at 1:1, 000, 000 & their regional maps at 1:200, 000. Coverage starts north of Poitiers & extends east along the Mediterranean coast to include Montpellier. Enlargements show in greater detail access to & main routes across Angoulême, Bayonne
- Biarritz area, Béziers, Bordeaux, Carcassonne, Clermont-Ferr&, La Rochelle, Limoges, Mont-de-Marsan, Montauban, Montpellier, Niort, Pau, Perpignan, Poitiers & Toulouse. Compared with Michelin’s general coverage of France at 1M, this 500K series shows substantially more names of smaller towns & villages & more local roads, but they do not indicate locations with entries in Michelin’s Green Guides to French regions. When compared with Michelin’s 200K series, coverage by the 500K maps is less detailed, with fewer locations & local roads, particularly in the built-up areas. Presentation of the road network is also less detailed in indicating details such as road widths, driving distances, steeps gradients, load limits on bridges, etc. The 500K maps do show toll routes, full & partial interchanges, motorway services & rest areas, & highlight scenic routes. Railway lines are included & symbols indicate a selection of places of interest including boundaries of national & regional parks. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 30’ intervals. The index is next to the map. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also has a distance/driving times table for the area covered by the map, plus several enlargements showing in greater detail access to & main roads across several towns, each accompanied by a QR code for smart phones. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.


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France in the AA Spiral Guides series; comprising a selection of titles exploring a wide range of cities, regions & countries in a handy, spiral loose-leaf format. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of each title give an overview of the main regions covered, with page numbers so visitors can locate their destination easily. Each guide explores the destination geographically by region or area & provides the essential information for the main sites & attractions in addition to a recommended tour of each area by car. An introductory section - ...

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This book features new colour food chapter highlighting the regional diversity of cuisine, including in-depth information on cheese, bread & charcuterie. Local voice interviews give reader's a window into the people who define French culture. It provides in-depth coverage of French culture, food & wine, plus thorough explanations about how all these are intertwined & inseparable. We have included increased coverage of how & where to travel sustainably & support businesses that make a concerted effort to minimise their impact on the environment. ...

France Transports map showing 40, 000km of railways, train connections in the adjoining areas of the neighbouring countries, plus insets with metro & tram lines in 31 towns & cities including Paris, Brussels & Geneva. Published in cooperation with the SNCF, the main map shows the railway network from the TGV lines to special tourist routes, like the famous picturesque line connecting Nice & Digne-les-Bains. Also indicated are supplementary bus services run by the SNCF to locations without a rail connection, plus other road connections to seaside & winter sport resorts, spas, & selected well known places of interest. Towns with bus, tram & metro networks are highlighted. The base map shows the road network & the administrative division of the country into regions, with departmental boundaries also indicated. Large insets present the Ile de France in greater detail, plus Metro & RER networks within the Paris conurbation. Smaller insets show the metro & tram networks of 27 towns in France, plus Brussels, Basle, Geneva & the Hendaye to San Sebastian local line. Map legend is in French. ...

France in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

France on an indexed road map at 1:1, 100, 000 from Cartotheque EGG
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This new kind of map visually presents grape characteristics for all the wine regions & AOCs. There are illustrations of the acidity & tannin levels for each red & white grape variety & the most important characteristics of the grape in order of importance. ...

The nine main wine growing regions of France on a colourful map with on one side a road map of the country indicating areas presented on the reverse with detailed information on the various appellations, plus a table indicating best vintages. On one side is a general road map of the country at 1:1, 530, 000 showing the road network (please note: not recommended for driving!) & indicating the 10 areas presented on the reverse with information about regions. A table shows the classification from excellent to not so good for selected years from 1955 to 2005. On the reverse the ten regions are presented in detail with names of individual wine growing areas indicating their official classification: The Loire Valle including the central areas with Sancerre & Pouilly-Fum ...