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Flexi Map Guernsey is a laminated, tear-resistant map which has 5 indexed maps. It

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Insight Guides Flexi Map: has a weather-proof fold out map of the country with top attractions listed. Ideal for taking on holiday. This Guernsey Flexi Map is drawn to a scale of 1:28000 & shows the entire country complete with a comprehensive index. This is an ideal on-the-move companion when you`re exploring Guernsey It

Includes:: larger scale maps of Saint Peter Port, Alderney & Sark Outlines Top Attractions & places of interest

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Guernsey Pocket Guide

A new edition to the best-selling Berlitz Pocket Guide series, Pocket Guide Guernsey is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that the island has to offer. The Where to Go chapter details all the key sights: quaint St Peter Port, Castle Cornet, Fort Grey, Hauteville House and the German Occupation Museum. There are also excursions to the neighbouring islands of Sark, Alderney and Herm. Handy maps on the cover help you get around islands with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in the city, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day on Guernsey. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from cycling and surfing to the summer floral festival
and sheep racing on Sark. You`ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the island and an Eating Out chapter covering the island`s thriving gastronomic scene. There are carefully chosen listings for Guernsey`s best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need.About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids` language products.

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A new edition to the best-selling Berlitz Pocket Guide series, Pocket Guide Guernsey is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that the island has to offer. The Where to Go chapter details all the key sights: quaint St Peter Port, Castle Cornet, Fort Grey, Hauteville House & the German Occupation Museum. There are also excursions to the neighbouring islands of Sark, Alderney & Herm. Handy maps on the cover help you get around islands with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in the city, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day on Guernsey. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from cycling & surfing to the summer floral festival & sheep racing on Sark. You`ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the island & an Eating Out chapter covering the island`s thriving gastronomic scene. There are carefully chosen listings for Guernsey`s best hotels & restaurants, & an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel & language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel & language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries & kids` language products.

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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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