La Spezia Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is still produced in the traditional cartographic style. ...

The Gulf of La Spezia & Val di Magra, the eastern part of the La Spezia Province, presented at 1:25, 000 on a contoured & GPS compatible map from Edizioni Multigraphic showing local paths with their official numbers, long distance routes, etc. Contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & plenty of spot heights show the topography. Local trails indicate their official waymarking numbers. Also shown are local sections of four longer routes: AVML – Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, AV5T – Alta Via delle Cinque Terre, AVG – Alta Via del Golfo, & VF – Via Vrancigena. Symbols indicate locations of huts, restaurants & bars, climbing areas, etc. The map has a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks. Map legend

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La Spezia at 1:8, 000 on indexed street plan from Litografia Artistica Cartografica. 15 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) are Italy ...

La Strada del Vino/Südtiroler Weinstraße at 1:25, 000 on a durable, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Kompass in their series of detailed maps of the Dolomites.CARTOGRAPHY: Kompass maps of the Dolomites at 1:25, 000 have contours at 25-m intervals. An overprint shows local & long-distance footpaths, including all the high level routes (Alte Vie). The maps also show the ”via ferrata” paths along the iron rails & ladders fitted into the rock faces. Other information

Includes:: various types of accommodation (campsites, alpine huts & refuges, etc.), recreational facilities, places of interest, local bus stops, etc. Many titles also have mountain bike trails or ski routes. Selected titles include on the reverse panorama drawings of the area, as indicated in the individual descriptions.GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: most maps are now GPS compatible
- titles without geographical coordinates are annotated to that effect in their individual description.MAP LEDENG

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- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in Italian & German only, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with an Italian/ German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.TO SEE OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.






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Map No. 1258, La Stretta, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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La Thuile – Haute Tarentaise, map No. 01, in a series of detailed, GPS compatible hiking maps of the Italian Alps from L’ Escursionista Editore, highlighting walking routes including the Via Ferrata climbing paths, campsites, refuges, shelters, etc. The map, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, is double-sided to provide a wider coverage of the area already presented in this series on sheet No. 2 (La Thuile – Piccolo San Bernardo); cartography & the markings for waymarked trails are the same, but the accompanying booklet contains only colour photos. Maps in this L’ Escursionista Editore series have clear, easy to read cartography based on the Italian topographic survey with contours at 25m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, graphic relief & colouring for glaciers & woodlands. They show numerous spot heights & names of peaks, ridges, glaciers, valleys, etc, with boundaries of national parks or other protected areas prominently marked. The overprint highlighting waymarked hiking trails gives their names and/or official numbers & indicates difficult passages & Via Ferrata climbing paths. The maps also show climbing sites & highlight locations of organized campsites, mountain refuges, bivouac places, hotels & inns/restaurants. Other information

Includes:: local unmarked tracks & footpaths, detailed classification of the road network according to widths & surface, roads closed to motorized traffic, railways & mountain transports (cable car lines, chair lifts, etc), car parks, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend

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La Thuile – Piccolo San Bernardo, map No. 2, in a series of detailed, GPS compatible hiking maps of the Italian Alps from L’ Escursionista Editore, highlighting hiking routes including the Via Ferrata climbing paths, campsites, refuges, shelters, etc. Coverage starts just south of Courmayeur & extends along the French border from north of the Col de la Seigne & across the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, to Valgrisenche. A separate booklet provides descriptions of three hiking trails: a 3-day tour around the local lakes from La Thuile to Col du Peitit Saint-Bernard & the Deffeyes refuge; a 3-day trek across the local valleys; a 3-day “ Trekking in Solitude” route, indicating the degree of difficulty, average hiking time & ascent/descent. The text is in Italian, French & English.PLEASE NOTE: a similar area but extending further south within Italy & much further west on the French side of the border is presented on a waterproof & tear-resistant map No. 01 in this series (La Thuile – Haute Tarentaise). Cartography & the overprint are the same, but the accompanying booklet contains only colour photos. Maps in this L’ Escursionista Editore series have clear, easy to read cartography based on the Italian topographic survey with contours at 25m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, graphic relief & colouring for glaciers & woodlands. They show numerous spot heights & names of peaks, ridges, glaciers, valleys, etc, with boundaries of national parks or other protected areas prominently marked. The overprint highlighting waymarked hiking trails gives their names and/or official numbers & indicates difficult passages & Via Ferrata climbing paths. The maps also show climbing sites & highlight locations of organized campsites, mountain refuges, bivouac places, hotels & inns/restaurants. Other information

Includes:: local unmarked tracks & footpaths, detailed classification of the road network according to widths & surface, roads closed to motorized traffic, railways & mountain transports (cable car lines, chair lifts, etc), car parks, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

La Vanoise (including Parc National de la Vanoise), FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 530, covering the second section of the GR5 in the French Alps between Landry & Modane, its lower variant on the GR5E along the river Arc, plus the traverse of the Vanoise Massif along the GR55. The guide also

Includes:: several variants linking these three main trails. The maps are at 1:25, 000. Current edition of this title was published in June 2014.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the guides are the best companions for hiking along the GR routes, France’s extensive network of long-distance footpaths. Each topo-guide covers either a whole route or a part of a longer path (e.g. four titles for the GR 10 along the Pyrenees). The guides have COLOUR extracts from IGN`s 1:50, 000 or 1:25, 000 topographic survey mapping overprinted with the route, with important points cross-referenced to the accompanying text placed on the adjoining page. The text is in French, but a large amount of information is conveyed by symbols (different types of accommodation, food shops, public transport links, etc). An important feature of each guide is a summary table showing what facilities can be found at each stage of the route, supported by an extensive “info practiques” section with more specific information & contact details for recommended accommodation, tourist offices, etc. The guides are published on high quality paper & include descriptions of the most interesting aspects of the surrounding region: historical & cultural sites, local specialties, fauna & flora, etc, all illustrated with colour photos. To see other titles published by the FFRP for long-distance hiking routes please click on the series link.

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