Brest - Quimper

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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 the rugged and rocky coast of western Brittany, famous for its numerous bays and inlets created by the tremendous force of the tide, with the surrounding peninsulas and promontories offering a variety of spectacular vistas. The Crozon Peninsula provides dramatic views across the bays of Brest and Douarnenez, while the nearby peak of Ménez-Hom has a stunning panorama of the entire coastline and the Breton countryside, extending as far as Mont St-Michel. The area also includes a number of interesting towns and villages from Le Folgoët in the north to Locronan, Quimper and Concarneau in the south of the map. For hikers the map provides an overview of the last stage of the northern section of GR34 along the coast, its southern part from Douarnenez or Point du Raz to Concarneau, as well as sections of GR37 and GR380.