Cholet - Niort

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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.

Ths title extends from Cholet, a scene of many bloody battles during the French Revolution southwards, across the bleak granite hills of the Collines Vendéennes, to Niort and the northern part of the Poitou Marshlands. The Vendée Hills provide interesting sightseeing routes, while the nearby Château du Puy du Fou and its extensive grounds offer spectacular outdoor shows based on the region's history and customs. Further south, the Forest of Mervent-Vouvant has a number of tourist attractions from a zoo and an adventure park to natural climbing sites. For hikers the map provides an overview of GR36, as well as a number of shorter GR de Pays.