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Warsaw on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a street plan of the city & an enlargement for its central area, a diagram of the metro network, a road map of the environs, plus extensive tourist information. On one side is a street plan of Warsaw at 1:23, 500 providing coverage beyond the central districts, particularly in the southern part of the city with its international airport & the Wilan ...

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Warsaw in the Pocket Guide series from Insight provides detailed commentary on a collection of itinerary based trips in a handy pocket format. Each guide has an historical & cultural introduction, profiling the growth of the region or city. There is also a large selection of localised & pedestrian friendly tour itineraries designed to take in the major sites, as well as a chapter on excursions to other destinations within easy reach. Further sections detail leisure activities including shopping, eating out, nightlife, festivals & local events with accompanying addresses & contact details where relevant. There is also practical guidance on transport, local services, language & accommodation. Each guide also has a large selection of colour photographs & a pull-out pocket map giving an overview of the region. ...

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Warsaw`s southern environs in a series of detailed maps of Poland’s most popular recreational areas, showing waymarked hiking & cycling routes & various types of overnight accommodation, including local hotels, youth hostels, shelters & mountain huts, campsites, camping on local farms, etc. The maps also show various sport & recreational facilities: swimming pools, equestrian & watersport centres, etc. A wide range of other symbols highlight places of interest, local restaurants & bars, fuels supplies & other facilities. The base map is contoured (interval 5m, 10m, or 20m depending on the terrain), with, where appropriate, relief shading & graphic relief to enhance the presentation of the terrain. The maps also indicate various types of vegetation or land use. Road network

Includes:: unsurfaced country tracks & railway lines show local stations. The maps have 1km UTM grid. * Map legend

Includes:: English.** In this title:* popular recreational areas south of the capital, including the whole of the Chojnowski Regional Park.

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Warsaw on a large, indexed, double-sided street plan at 1:26, 000 from Express Map with an enlargement showing in greater detail the city centre including the Old Town. Coverage extends beyond the city’s administrative boundary to include the satellite suburbs of Lominaki & Zabki. In addition to bus & tram lines, metro stations are marked & the map also shows locations of cycle hire points. Express Map street plans provide coverage of cities within their administrative boundary, spread across the two sides of the map. Bus & tram routes are shown with stops & line numbers. For drivers, main traffic arteries are highlighted, one way streets are marked & the plans also show traffic lights, petrol stations, car parks & restricted entry streets or zones. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Names of suburbs & of larger housing estates are clearly marked. Symbols highlight various facilities & places of interest, including museums & other cultural institutions & historical sites, 24-hrs pharmacies, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Where more than one town is covered, each has a separate index. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Warsaw in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

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Warsaw`s northern environs in a series of detailed maps of Poland’s most popular recreational areas, showing waymarked hiking & cycling routes & various types of overnight accommodation, including local hotels, youth hostels, shelters & mountain huts, campsites, camping on local farms, etc. The maps also show various sport & recreational facilities: swimming pools, equestrian & watersport centres, etc. A wide range of other symbols highlight places of interest, local restaurants & bars, fuels supplies & other facilities. The base map is contoured (interval 5m, 10m, or 20m depending on the terrain), with, where appropriate, relief shading & graphic relief to enhance the presentation of the terrain. The maps also indicate various types of vegetation or land use. Road network

Includes:: unsurfaced country tracks & railway lines show local stations. The maps have 1km UTM grid. * Map legend

Includes:: English.** In this title:* popular recreational areas north of the capital
- Jezioro (Lake) Zegrzynskie & Kampinoski National Park. The map extends from the suburbs of the city in the south to Nasielsk in the north & from Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in the west to Wolomin in the east.

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This series includes popular, compact guides for discovering the very best of country, regional and city destinations. Travellers are perfectly balanced to provide the ideal mix of insightful background and top sights with practical information and resourceful listings for those interested in gaining a deeper appreciation for the destination without being weighed down with information overload.Each Traveller presents all the major places of interest - plus some hidden ones too. Feature spreads illuminate additional themes of specific interest, while walks and tours allow the reader to discover the destination from a different prospective. Shopping, entertainment, food & drink, sport & leisure and children's activities are all covered, together with essential information on arrival,
currency, health and transport, and listings for restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues.New releases for 2008 come in a simple, clean look with a fresh, easy-overview layout, and the brand new destinations being published this season include an entirely new section to showcase the destination highlights and suggested itineraries.

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Includes:: popular, compact guides for discovering the very best of country, regional & city destinations. Travellers are perfectly balanced to provide the ideal mix of insightful background & top sights with practical information & resourceful listings for those interested in gaining a deeper appreciation for the destination without being weighed down with information overload. Each Traveller presents all the major places of interest
- plus some hidden ones too. Feature spreads illuminate additional themes of specific interest, while walks & tours allow the reader to discover the destination from a different prospective. Shopping, entertainment, food & drink, sport & leisure & children's activities are all covered, together with essential information on arrival, currency, health & transport, & listings for restaurants, hotels & entertainment venues. New releases for 2008 come in a simple, clean look with a fresh, easy-overview layout, & the brand new destinations being published this season include an entirely new section to showcase the destination highlights & suggested itineraries.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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