This third edition of the RCC`s guide to the beautiful cruising coasts of Corsica, the Bouches de Bonifacio & Sardinia`s isl&-studded north coast has been thoroughly updated & revised by John Marchment during 2013. Throughout there are changes to the plans & text & new photos have been included. Whilst there have been no major changes to harbours since the last edition, new marine reserves have been established. Full details are given of these & their associated regulation. Corsica & North Sardinia is the ideal guide for yachts & charterers visiting this special corner of the Mediterranean. ...

Corsica is the Sunflower Walk & Eat guide to finding the best places to combine a short walk with sampling the island`s culinary delights. Pocket-sized, the guide covers walks in scenic areas dotted across the isl&, including Bonifacio, Ajaccio, Cascades des Anglais & La Restonica, accompanied with a selection of restaurants. There is also information for an excursion on Corsica`s unmissable ` Trinichellu` narrow-gauge railway
- for both walking parts of the route, & for taking the train itself.A detailed introduction provides useful guidance on when to go, where to stay, what to take, planning your walk, local transport details & an area map. There are also suggestions for excursions by bus or coach. Each of the 13 walks is accompanied by information on total distance, difficulty grading, local transport options & refreshments en route, as well as any relevant opening times or entry fees at local attractions. Uniquely, each walk is accompanied by a recommended restaurant & a recipe that it specialises in. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of the book provide a basic street plans of Ajaccio & Bastia, & an overview map of the island is included
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Corsica at 1:150, 000 approx. on a map from the National Geographic Society printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map is double-sided with a very generous overlap between the two sides. The map is an adaptation of cartography prepared by the German publishers Reise Know-How & published in Britain under the Rough Guides imprint. The original altitude colouring has been replaced here by bolder relief shading, with contours interval adjusted to 200m. Boundaries of the Parc Naturel Régional de Corse are clearly marked, as are those of other protected areas. Road network

Includes:: selected local county tracks. Driving distances are marked on main routes & scenic roads are highlighted. The map also shows the course of the island’s famous GR 20 long-distance hiking path. Symbols indicate various places of interest, including locations of campsites & mountain huts. The map is indexed & has latitude & latitude lines at intervals of 5’.PLEASE NOTE: to ensure regular supplies & faster delivery to our customers we keep as regular stock the original Reise Know-How edition in the Rough Guides imprint whilst the NGS version can be ordered on request.

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Corsica Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Corsica Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Corsica in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day. ...

DUE OUT MAY 2014
- Corsica in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens
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Corsica at 1:150, 000 from Freytag & Berndt with street plans of central Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Corte, Porto-Vecchio & Bonifacio, plus a booklet attached to the cover with brief descriptions of 10 selected places of interest, all highlighted on the map. Relief is portrayed by hill-shading, with names of numerous peaks, massifs & plateaux. Road network

Includes:: minor local roads & cart tracks. Many scenic routes are prominently highlighted. The island’s railway lines are also shown. Both the GR20 long-distance hiking route & the “ Mare e Monti” trail with its variants are marked. Towns & villages of particular interest are highlighted. Symbols indicate various landmarks, places of interest & facilities, e.g. viewpoints, campsites & youth hostels, golf courses, wildlife parks, beaches, marina, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10` intervals. Street plans cover central areas of the island’s main towns: Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Corte, Porto-Vecchio & Bonifacio, highlighting various places of interest.A separate booklet attached to the map cover has an index listing all the localities with their postcodes, & brief descriptions of 10 main places of interest, all prominently marked on the map. * Map legend & the notes include English.*

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This guidebook describes the 'classic' route to walking the GR20 on Corsica, along with high- & low-level alternatives, plus extra mountain climbs. The guide explains exactly what is involved in following the GR20, including what walkers need to carry & how difficult the route is in places. Detailed route descriptions give all the information required & there are stunning photographs to inspire you along the way. Corsica is a mountainous island in the Mediterranean & its GR20 is one of the greatest adventure treks in Europe. It is reputed to be the toughest waymarked trail of all the GR routes. An ambitious route for fit & agile walkers, it covers 190km in about two weeks as it makes a complete traverse through the high mountains, negotiating magnificent mountain terrain & following the rocky central spine of Corsica across the whole length of the isl&. Some sections of the route are on walking trails, others are on bare rock where some hands-on scrambling is necessary. Facilities are limited to a dozen mountain refuges & a mere handful of hotels or gites. ...

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. ...