Bordeaux - Royan

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£5.95

One of the titles in IGN’s series Top100 - the best maps for exploring the French countryside by car, on a bike, or even on foot, used by millions of tourists and locals alike. The maps show more minor roads than other series and have a topographic base with contours enhanced by relief shading. Graphic relief is added in high mountainous areas, to give an even better presentation of the terrain. Different types of vegetation and land cultivation are indicated. Road network is presented in great detail, as expected of large scale mapping. All administrative boundaries are shown.

The maps show plenty of tourist information, such as places of interest, sport and recreational facilities, etc. For walkers, the maps have an overprint highlighting the long-distance footpaths, the GRs, making them an ideal supplement to the topo-guides. Each map covers an area of approximately 110 x 88 km / 62 x 55 miles. Latitude and longitude are shown in grads based on the Paris meridian. Map legend includes English.

This title covers an area from Royan southwards along the Gironde to the confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne, Bordeaux, and Arcachon. This is the most famous wine growing region of France, with over 8000 wine producing chateaux and 53 different controlled appellations. Names of villages read like a list of the very best clarets: St-Estèphe, Pauillac, St-Julien, Margaux, Pomerol, etc. The Atlantic coastline is one long beach, with sandy dunes and lakes which provide plenty of opportunities for fishing and watersports. For hikers the map provides an overview of the GR360, while along the coastal dunes there are numerous shorter paths. Also marked on the map is a cycle route from Bordeaux, along the lakes and across the dunes, to the Bassin d'Arcachon.