Lyon & its Environs at 1:80, 000 in a series of detailed road maps from the IGN with a large street plan of Lyon’s city centre. Coverage extends north beyond Villefranche-sur-Saône, south-west to St-Etienne, & east to La Tour-du-Pin. Cartography is an enlargement of IGN’s bestselling TOP100 series of road maps, enlarged here from 1:100, 000 to 1:80, 000 & presented without the contour lines but with relief shading & colouring to indicate the topography & woodlands, orchards, etc. The map provides a very detailed presentation of the road network, including classification of local roads according to lanes, rest areas, access restrictions, etc. Railway lines are shown with stations; cycle tracks & long-distance GR routes are marked. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, historical & cultural sites, golf courses, rock climbing, nature reserves, etc. Refuges & gîtes d’etape are marked, but not campsites. The map has no geographical coordinates for GPS. The index lists local communes. Map legend

Includes:: English. The street plan of central Lyon indicates main traffic arteries & one way streets. Metro stations are clearly marked. Selected streets are annotated with house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Important buildings & facilities are named and/or highlighted by symbols. The plan is not indexed. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series list.

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Lyon à pied, FFRP topo-guide Ref. No. VI08, with six thematic walks within the city centre & across the suburbs, all marked on detailed street plans cross-referenced to the descriptions. Current edition of this title was published in November 2013.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonée 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. ...

This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing & doing more in Lyon
- France's gastronomic centre
- with a fun-seeking

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Detail regional road map of Lyon & its surrounding area at 1:50, 000, with coverage extending north to south from Trevoux to Vienne, & east to west from Mountains of Lyon to Bourgoin-Jallieu. Detailed mapping of regional & minor local roads is combined with very clear presentation of motorways & main national routes. The map indicates road width & the number of lanes, access restrictions, unmaintained sections of minor local roads, etc. Sections in construction, both on main routes & local roads are displayed. The map also shows the railway network with stations. Topography is shown with relief shading & contour lines & intervals of 20metres, basic terrain variations denoted by simple use of colours. A wide range of symbols highlight numerous places of interest & local facilities. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Lyon in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

This is a wonderful new episode from the world of Philip Pullman`s bestselling trilogy, His Dark Materials. In Lyra`s Oxford the reader shares the huge excitement of discovering a small bundle of material that has somehow slipped between Lyra`s universe & our own. The book

Includes:: a wonderful new story by Philip Pullman, fully illustrated intricate maps & other ephemera from Lyra`s universe. The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black & white wood-blocks by the highly acclaimed engraver, John Lawrence, together with specially printed three-colour pull out maps of Lyra`s Oxford. This publication could have come from a parallel universe. The short story contained within Lyra`s Oxford finds Lyra with her daemon Pantalaimon a couple of years after the end of The Amber Spyglass. Sitting on the roofs of Oxford she sees a bird, the daemon of a witch, a storm petrel flying towards her pursued by a huge & angry flock of starlings. Birds play a big part in this story. & gradually a mystery unfolds...

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Set in 1950s Sudan, Lyrics Alley is the story of the powerful & sprawling Abuzied dynasty. With Mahmood Bey at its helm, the family can do no wrong. But when Mahmood's son, Nur
- the brilliant, charming heir to his business empire
- suffers a near-fatal accident, his hopes of university & a glittering future are dashed. Subsequently, his betrothal to his cousin & sweetheart, Soraya is broken off, another tragedy that he is almost unable to bear. As British rule is coming to an end, & the country is torn between modernising influences & the call of traditions past, the family is divided. Mahmood's second wife, Nabilah, longs to return to Egypt & leave behind her the dust of 'backward-looking' Sudan. His first wife, Waheeba, lives traditionally behind veils & closed doors & resents Nabilah's influence on Mahmood. Meanwhile, Nur must find a way to live again in the world & find peace. Moving from the villages of Sudan to cosmopolitan Cairo & a decimated post-colonial Britain, this is a sweeping tale of loss, faith & reconciliation.

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Map No. 10009, Lysebotn, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Lysefjorden area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:50, 000 with cartography from Norway’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle or ski routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:50, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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Topo 3000 Lysefjorden by Nordeca is a detailed map covering an area of 64 x 47 km (over 3000 km 2). Here you will find the hiking routes easily, over the mountains, through the forest & along the roads. Lodgings are clearly marked to facilitate your planning. ...