Northern Portugal is the Sunflower Landscapes guide to exploring the best walking & touring possibilities in the region. The guide covers a range of routes including walks in the Serra de Arga region, Sao Miguel, Brufe, Boucas Donas & the Vilar-Avelar circuit. A fold-out touring map at the back of the book shows an overview of northern Portugal & the locations of each walk. Detailed information about touring by hired car or public transport, as well as on foot, is provided, helping walkers to navigate & plan day-trips. Shorter strolls are also included as an alternative for each main route for those seeking more leisurely days out. The guide is structured in two main parts ...

Northern Portugal in a series of detailed, indexed touring maps from Turinta, the country’s leading map publishers, each with street plans of main towns. The map has altitude colouring, & highlights protected areas, including the Peneda Gerês National Park. Road network

Includes:: local country roads, most with driving distances. Railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark locations of pousadas, campsites, monuments & historical sites, golf courses, & other places of interest. The map is indexed & has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse there are street plans of Porto, Braga, Bragança Guimarães, Viana do Castelo & Vila Real, all annotated to show tourist information offices & places of interest. Also included is a distance table.



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Northern Portugal is the Sunflower Landscapes guide to exploring the best walking & touring possibilities in the region. The guide covers a range of routes including walks in the Serra de Arga region, Sao Miguel, Brufe, Boucas Donas & the Vilar-Avelar circuit. A fold-out touring map at the back of the book shows an overview of northern Portugal & the locations of each walk. Detailed information about touring by hired car or public transport, as well as on foot, is provided, helping walkers to navigate & plan day-trips. Shorter strolls are also included as an alternative for each main route for those seeking more leisurely days out. The guide is structured in two main parts – Touring & Walking – that explore each route with detailed references to public transport & car directions to make each walk more accessible. 4 Car-touring routes are included, covering the Vinho Verde Circuit, Historical Pursuits & the Peneda-Geres & Sierra de Xures Natural Parks. There is also a wine tour of Porto & the River Douro. Each describes a route by car with suggestions for stop-off places & things to see on the way, including any picnicking sites. 20 suggestions for the best picnic stops are included at the start of the book & these are cross-referenced with the fold-out map & walk descriptions. The ‘ Walking’ section

Includes:: 68 recommended walks, many of which are circular tours. A detailed introduction provides information on waymarking & maps, what to take, where to stay, weather, hazards & Portuguese for walkers. Each walk begins with information about distance, difficulty grading, waymarking, how to get there, suggested clothing & equipment, language hints & shorter & alternative routes to the main walk. Colour photographs & individually adapted map extracts accompany each route.

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The southern part of Sweden in a series of 30 double-sided cycling maps from Norstedts printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Mainland is covered at 1:90, 000 with Gotland at 1:100, 000. The maps, prepared in association with Cykelfrämjandet
- Sweden’s largest national cycling organization, highlight all the national & other major cycle routes, plus a selection of local routes. The overprint indicates sections which are on gravel roads and/or not singposted. Also marked are selected hiking trails. A range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, wind shelters, cultural & historical sites, interesting nature & geological spots, etc. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the road network, including privately maintained roads open to the general public. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry connections are marked. Topography is indicated by light relief shading with spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for forests & marshl&. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each map also provides phone numbers & web addresses of local tourist offices.


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Northern Scotland Postcode District Map at 1:320, 000, encapsulated version, in a series of postcode district maps from Map Marketing showing the boundaries of the first half of the postcode (or the Outward Code). Orkney, Shetland & Uist are shown on insets. Coverage extends south to St Andrews. Map Marketing’s series of postcode district maps covers Great Britain on six titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. The Area & District boundaries are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries displayed in violet. The map base shows motorways plus primary, ‘A’ & ‘B’ roads, & features conurbation shapes highlighting major towns & cities. The maps include all of the postcode changes from the most recent Royal Mail Postcode Update. Some district sheets also contain large scale city plans within the sheet’s catchment area. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided ...

Northern Scotland at 1:250, 000 from the Ordnance Survey with excellent presentation of the landscape by altitude colouring with contours & hill shading, plus prominent highlighting of National & Forest Parks, ideal for planning interesting picturesque routes. Orkney & Shetland Islands are shown on insets at 1:400, 000. Coverage of the mainland starts just south of Fort William & Ben Nevis, at Pitlochry on the southern boundary of the Cairngorms National Park, & on the east coast at Montrose. Maps in this OS series have bold altitude colouring enhanced by hill shading & contours at 200 feet (61 metres approx) intervals: spot heights are given in metres. Boundaries of National & Forest Parks are prominently marked & further colouring shows woodlands & sandy beaches. Road network, finely graded into 10 types, indicates dual carriageways & road width, primary route destinations, restricted junctions, services, tolls, narrow roads with passing places, steep gradients, level crossings, etc. Railways are shown with stations & ferry connections indicate crossing times. A range of symbols highlight various facilities & places of interest including campsites, youth hostels, information centres, historic sites & buildings, etc. The maps have the lines of the British National grid at 10km intervals, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 10’. The index lists main towns. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Northern Scotland at 1:250, 000 in a series of three indexed road maps from Nicolson Maps using Ordnance Survey mapping, providing the best topographic information, with contours, altitude colouring, relief shading & plenty of names of geographical

Features: glens, valleys, etc. Orkney & Shetland Islands are shown as insets at 1:400, 000. The maps provide the best, & unique among the road map series, representation of the terrain. Contours are at approx. 61m intervals (200 feet), with spot height in metres. Altitude colouring is enhanced by relief shading, giving a vivid picture of the mountainous areas. Marshlands are shown, plus along the sea shore s&, dunes, foreshore & the high water mark. The maps indicate the boundaries of the national parks as well as long-distance paths & national trails. Road network highlights primary route destinations, & indicates services & rest areas on main routes, tolls, gradients, etc. Narrow roads with passing places are very clearly marked. Driving distances are given on main routes & selected B roads. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry routes are marked. Tourist information provided by symbols

Includes:: campsites & caravan parks, youth hostels, viewpoints, historic & cultural heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps grid lines are placed at intervals of 10km. The index is located in the reverse of the map & the map legend

Includes:: French & German.





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In the days of sail Viking longships & Hanse roundships plied the waters of the Baltic, & for centuries the area formed the axis of a five-nation power struggle, as bids were made for glory both on land & at sea. Today towering ferries & container ships criss-cross routes between cities with a proud past, & travellers are entranced by legendary castles & captivating palaces. This is the fascinating story of the northern inland sea & of the peoples of its shores, from the ice age to the nuclear age. ...

The southern part of Sweden in a series of 30 double-sided cycling maps from Norstedts printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Mainland is covered at 1:90, 000 with Gotland at 1:100, 000. The maps, prepared in association with Cykelfrämjandet
- Sweden’s largest national cycling organization, highlight all the national & other major cycle routes, plus a selection of local routes. The overprint indicates sections which are on gravel roads and/or not singposted. Also marked are selected hiking trails. A range of symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, wind shelters, cultural & historical sites, interesting nature & geological spots, etc. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the road network, including privately maintained roads open to the general public. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry connections are marked. Topography is indicated by light relief shading with spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for forests & marshl&. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each map also provides phone numbers & web addresses of local tourist offices.


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This map combines topographic mapping with road & tourist detail. The sheet is waterproof & double-sided. It shows northwest Spain on one side & the northeast on the reverse. It

Includes:: an index of place names. Longitude & latitude grid at intervals of 20' is given as an overlay. It shows six different types of roads, highlighting scenic routes, places of interest, archaeological sites, castles, monasteries & churches, monuments, villas & viewpoints.

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