Nantes - Châteaubriand

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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 lower reaches of the Loire Valley, not as famous as the area upstream between Angers and Orléans, but still offering pleasant scenery and plenty to see. Nantes, once the historic capital of the Dukes of Brittany but now outside its administrative borders, is the region's main attraction. Surrounding it on the south banks of the Loire are Muscadet vineyards. To the north-west, Briére Regional Park spreads over 100,000 acres, nearly half of it marshland, renown for its wildfowl, fishing and recreational facilities. For hikers, the map provides an overview of the first stage of the GR3 along the Loire, circuits around the Briére Regional Park and the "GR des 3 Rivières" along the Don, the Villaine and the Isac, and other long-distance footpaths.