Re: Maps for Circumnavigation of Italy 2008
- From: Bod43@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:08:17 -0800
On 12 Nov, 00:53, Bo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 11 Nov, 23:13, "Clive George" <cl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Trevor A Panther" <ta...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:0bKZi.45991$c_1.14969@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Has anyone any knowledge of cycling in Italy and with what map coverage?
When we were there earlier this year we were sorely disappointed with what
was available - I think 1:200,000 sheets was the best we could find.
We're spoiled over here - our UK road atlases show all the useful roads,
whereas our Michelin Italy one misses out loads - not recommended.
Though while looking for a reminder of what maps we had, I found this site
http://www.mapsworldwide.com/maps_of_italy_113a0.htm
which seems pretty good.
A bit of advice for general cycling conditions in Italy. I spent 6 months
with the Italian Army in Anzio in 1967 and then visited by car and
caravan in '68 and '69 but I haven't been there since then! What I do
remember is that, as a visitor it was quite essential to avoid driving on
a Sunday afternoon/evening -- their family Sundays were fantastic --but to
be avoided. All the little Fiat 500's ( 600's?) were encountered weaving
their way round the roads in a relaxed but somewhat undisciplined manner.
So what is it like cycling on road there?
Our little experience was "fine". They drive like loons, but are used to the
hordes of scooters, so avoiding bikes is no problem for them. We did a bit
in the centre of Florence and Rome, and I had no troubles at all - unlike
the UK equivalents (eg London). Of course we got lost, but getting a city
map helped a lot there.
cheers,
clive
I have some maps of Italy.
EuroCart
Studio F.M.B Bologna.
I bought them qabout 5 years ago but I have not used them much.
I have two scales 1:800,000 "Le Alpi" Which covers
Switzerland, Austria, Stuttgart and goes nearly as far
south as Rome.
1:100,000
Valle d'Aosta
This appers very detailed and if not quite up to OS
standard they are quite close - except -
Neither have contours.
A few spotheights though.
They are at least decent attempts to fit on as much
detail as posible for the scales chosen.
Some very minor roads that I am aware of are marked
on both but it is a very small sample that I have to
check against.
From the packaging it looks as if a full set might be
available for both.
I also have a "Tourist Guide Road Map" at 1:115,000
of
Valle d'Aosta.
It is better than it sounds and is a proper map again
WITH countours. The interval though looks to be 200 or 250m.
This was FREE - I guess from the tourist office.
Published by:-
Instituto Geographico de Agostini
Corso della Vittoria,
91 - 28100 Novara
0321 422334
iniziative.speci...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good luck.
If all else fails;
Google Earth has good looking altitude information.
Continuously displays the altitude of the point
under the cursor.
I bet that a programmer could derive TDF style
height charts from a pass over the images.- Hide quoted text -
I have just noticed that the Euro Cart ones have isbn numbers.
88-7775-316-1 100,000
88-7775-506-7
I guess that the dashes may not always be
in the same locations as are used here but I am not sure.
.
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