Lorient - Vannes

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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 southern coast of Brittany, no less interesting than the spectacular rocky northern coastline. In its centre lies the lovely Golfe du Morbihan, dotted with numerous islands and best explored by boat. The local port of Vannes has a picturesque old town of half-timbered houses. To the west, between Auray and the Quiberon Peninsula, the main area of Brittany's famous megalithic stone circles has over 3000 of these ancient monuments. The map extends eastwards to the eerie landscape of the salt-marches of the Guérande Peninsula. For hikers the map provides an overview of the last section of the GR34 along the coast to Lorient, as well as a long stretch of the GR38, traversing the map east-west, and several other routes.