Tuscany Marco Polo Road Map

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Tuscany at 1:200,000 in MairDumont''s Marco Polo regional series of Italy with special features to aid navigation and route planning. The index in a separate booklet includes street plans of central Florence, Livorno, Pisa and Siena.

A fold-out extension of the map cover gives at-a-glance overview of the whole area covered by the map with the adjoining regions, highlighting main places of interest and making it much easier to find various localities on the main map and/or plan a route. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map, is provided to make routes or locations more prominent when navigating.

The maps boldly stress main roads and motorways in strong colours and selected towns in large letters, but also show minor roads and villages in considerable detail. Road information includes toll roads, traffic restrictions and seasonal closures, gradient marking for steep roads, scenic routes, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there. Railway network includes narrow gauge and tourist lines, cable car lines, and chair lifts.

The series is particularly good for identifying geographical features: mountain and hill chains, valleys, national parks, etc. Picturesque towns and places of interest are given star rating, and other tourist information includes campsites and youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. Latitude and longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10''. Multilingual map legend and all information include English.

Each title comes with a booklet which contains a street plan of the central area in the region’s main city, plus an extensive index of place names including geographical features. Also provided are a table with distances and traveling times and main traffic and speed regulations.