Philip`s France & Belgium Road Map is designed for long-distance driving, & is a convenient size for opening out on a table or in a vehicle. France & Belgium are shown at 10 km to 1 cm (16 miles to 1 inch), an ideal scale for long-distance driving, with major routes & destinations picked out in bold colours. Toll & pre-pay motorways are clearly shown, along with restricted & unrestricted motorway junctions, service areas & rest areas. Town plans are provided for Bordeaux, Boulogne, Brussels, Calais, Lyons, Marseilles & Paris. For holiday planning, the map highlights scenic routes & shows car ferry routes, along with ancient monuments, beaches, castles, cathedrals, national parks, ski resorts, theme parks, world heritage sites, & many other places of interest. ...

France with the Benelux countries, Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg, at 1:1, 000, 000 in a A5, spiral-bound glovebox road atlas with cartography from Freytag & Berndt. Enlargements show in greater detail the environs of Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam & Luxembourg City. The atlas shows a large number of smaller towns with connecting local roads, providing a clear representation of the road network in the less densely populated areas, but looks rather cluttered & difficult to read in the areas round big cities not covered by the enlargements. The index lists each country separately. Map legend

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France with the Benelux countries, Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg, at 1:1, 000, 000 in a A5, spiral-bound glovebox road atlas with cartography from Freytag & Berndt. Enlargements show in greater detail the environs of Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam & Luxembourg City. The atlas shows a large number of smaller towns with connecting local roads, providing a clear representation of the road network in the less densely populated areas, but looks rather cluttered & difficult to read in the areas around big cities not covered by the enlargements. The index lists each country separately. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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France: AOC Wines & Brandies (Vins et Eaux-de-Vie d’ Appellation d’ Origine) map presents the country with each of its the principal wine growing regions highlighted in a different colour & annotated with its official name (Vignobles de Bourgogne), the sectors within in (Côte-de-Nuits, Côte-de-Beaune, Mâconnais, etc.), plus names of individual appellations within them (Nuits-St-Georges, Pommard, Pouilly-Fuissé, etc.). Around the map are lists proving names of all the appellations in each region & indicating which colour wine they produce (red, white & rosé). The lists include wines with the VDSQ classification (Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure), as well as regional liqueurs & spirits indicating those with AOR classification (Applletions d’ Origine Réglementées). The background is provided by a map showing the country’s geography with a generalized altitude colouring & rivers, administrative divisions into departments with their names & numbers, towns & the networks of main national & regional roads. Short explanatory notes are in French only.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as a wall map. ...

Laminated, waterproof & tear resistant, indexed road map of France at 1:875, 000 from Borch, ideal for route-planning. The map is double-sided, dividing the country north/south &, to allow for an excellent scale on a reasonable size sheet, Brittany in the northern half & the Biarritz/ Spanish border area in the south are shown on insets. France’s extensive motorway network stands out prominently against the background of other roads & geographical information, with junction numbers & various facilities clearly marked. Connecting local roads are easy to see & many places of interest are highlighted. The map has no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English.* Please note:* place names in the extensive index of localities are in very small print.

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The cliffs of the South of France rocketed to popularity back in the 1980s when it was realised what great climbing was available & how good the weather was down there. Since then other areas have attracted the attention of travelling climbers & once-popular venues such as the cliffs of the Calanques, Sainte Victoire & even the Verdon have rather fallen off the radar in recent years. Following from the recent well received ” France: Haute Provence” guidebook, ” France: Cote d` Azur” reassesses these famous cliffs & also

Includes:: some of the great venues around Toulon, the sunniest city in France. Plus there is the popular winter venue of Chateauvert, the less well known Esterel & Chateaudouble areas, as well as the world famous Verdon Gorge. Add in Saint Jeannet & a selection of cliffs in the Nice area & this will become an essential volume for any climber. The guide will use the award-winning Rockfax format throughout.

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France in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

France in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination’s culture, food & leisure, in addition to a specific section addressing the concerns of those travelling on business. ...

Stephen Fox’s Cicerone guide to Cycle Touring in France describes eight selected cycle tours that explore each corner of the country. France is one of the world’s most inviting countries for cycle touring, its diverse landscape offering everything from gentle riverside routes to high mountain climbs. The guide explores some of the most picturesque areas of the country & the routes have been selected to provide a taste of France’s varied landscape & to provide routes suitable for all levels of cycling experience. The guide is organized into 8 sections detailing each of the routes in Brittany, Picardy, Alsace, Auvergne/ Languedoc, Provence, Dordogne/ Lot, the Alps & the Pyrenees. Each tour lasts between one to two weeks & range in distance from 131 to 221 miles in total. The routes vary from some of the classic Tour de France classic Alpine climbs to stages suitable for beginners. Each stage has a route summary describing the terrain & distance while at the end of the route there is extensive information on possible accommodation in the area. A detailed introduction features information on Bicycles on Trains in France, Roads, Recommended Maps, Tour de France, practical advice on cycle touring & French Food & Wine. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour diagrams & gradient profiles mapping the route & are supplemented by colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of each region. ...

Germany in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...