Poitiers - Loches

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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 stretches from southern Touraine southwards along the valleys of the Vienne and the Creuse. On its northern edge, the fortified medieval town of Loches has well preserved original defence walls and an interesting castle. In the east, the map covers most of the Brenne Regional Park. With some 400 lakes, the park is, of course a heaven for anglers, as wells as a wonderful habitat for over a hundred species of birds, dragonflies, etc. Just west of the park, the Romanesque abbey in the village St-Savin is famous for its unique frescoes. Poitiers, one of the main towns along the western route of the Way of St. James to Compostella, has more beautiful Romanesque churches. In complete contrast, the nearby Futuroscope is, as its name might suggest, a futuristic theme park containing such attractions as Le Pavillon de la Communication, Cyber Avenue, etc. For hikers the map provides an overview of GR364, GR46, GR48 and a number of routes in the Brenne Regional Park.