Can anyone tell me what are the best road maps or street directories to take on a 3 week driving trip to Germany & Austria. We will be driving from Frankfurt south along the Romantic Road then through Austria finishing in Vienna.

We intend to visit small villages, as well as main tourist sights and will need reliable, detailed but easy to use maps for our 3 week trip.

As for a supplier - I am from Australia so require an on-line retailer that ships internationally.

We were pleased with our "Michelin Germany, Benelux, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic Tourist and Motoring Atlas." We got off the main roads quite a bit, and the maps had enough detail for us to find our way around.

We drove in Austria, Bavaria, and up to the Mosel River on that trip.

natalia - I don't think you can go past the Michelin maps. I have used them extensively in Europe and think they are excellent. I generally get the yellow or orange coloured one in terms of scale which are good if you want plenty of detail and intend going through lots of smaller towns and villages. I wouldn't bother to buy them before you go as they are readily available everywhere once you get there. You will find them at service stations or newsagent type shops.

We also have from the RACV (or equivalent in your state) a road map book of Europe. This is much better in terms of planning the overall trip as one pages covers a fair distance. You would need to be consulting several different Michelin maps at once to get on overall scale of the whole trip.

Forgot to add that the Michelin Green Guides are an excellent resource for planning a road trip as well. You will find them in the travel section of bookshops.

Hi n,

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