St-Die - Mulhouse - Basle

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£6.50

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 highlights just how much there is to see in Alsace which, like the rest of north-eastern France, seems less popular with British visitors who prefer to head south: beautiful towns and villages like Colmar or Riquewihr; sight-seeing circuits, such as the Route des Crêtes along the summits of the Vosges or the Route du Vin through picturesque wine-growing villages; numerous castles, including the imposing Haut Konigsbourg, and military forts; etc. The Vosges mountains offer plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities, including a dense network of local footpaths, waymarked and maintained by the Club Vosgien ramblers' association. For hikers the map provides an overprint of the GR5 across the summits of the Vosges, with GR531 and GR532 providing alternative mountain routes.