Rome: Best Maps
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Rome: Best Maps
Looking for recommendations for a detailed map to do some walk planning prior to arrival. The tourist maps I have now lack many side/cross streets and are in real small print. Eyesight is the second things that goes!
I'm thinking it would be best to have a booklet type that covers each district in closer detail.
I've seen these recommended before: Roma Tour, Knopf mapguide, National Geographic and Streetwise.
I'm thinking it would be best to have a booklet type that covers each district in closer detail.
I've seen these recommended before: Roma Tour, Knopf mapguide, National Geographic and Streetwise.
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I am normally a Streetwise fan, but for Rome I found that it didn't have enough detail for me--several small passageways or alleyways that I needed weren't marked. It's still good for a general bird's eye orientation, as is the Insight map.
For a lot of detail and lessening of eyestrain, I loved
Michelin's 5X8" map/booklet
Roma Tascabile, one area on each page.
Amazon carries it, and the others mentioned above.
I am normally a Streetwise fan, but for Rome I found that it didn't have enough detail for me--several small passageways or alleyways that I needed weren't marked. It's still good for a general bird's eye orientation, as is the Insight map.
For a lot of detail and lessening of eyestrain, I loved
Michelin's 5X8" map/booklet
Roma Tascabile, one area on each page.
Amazon carries it, and the others mentioned above.
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If you get a chance, check out the Cadogan guide to Rome. It's broken down onto the different areas of Rome, each with a individual map for walking. It is fairly large print, which is important to me also. Each area map also includes recommendations for lunch, pastries etc. Looked at all the maps I could find in the bookstores and this was the best suited for us.
Enjoy
alan
If you get a chance, check out the Cadogan guide to Rome. It's broken down onto the different areas of Rome, each with a individual map for walking. It is fairly large print, which is important to me also. Each area map also includes recommendations for lunch, pastries etc. Looked at all the maps I could find in the bookstores and this was the best suited for us.
Enjoy
alan
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I don't normally carry my Eyewitness guides with me, but in Rome I did and it was incredibly useful. There are neighborhood maps with descriptions of everything you find on the streets. It wasn't that big and I just kept it in my purse. It had even my tiny Vicola on it and I never got lost.
Everyday I just set out walking with little plan or method to my madness and discovered so much.
Everyday I just set out walking with little plan or method to my madness and discovered so much.
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Someone here suggested the Roma Atlante Tascabile from Michelin before we went to Rome and it was perfect. I ordered it on Michelin.com but Amazon probably has it too.
The Streetwise Rome was pretty good also. There are cute little magnifying glasses you can hang around your neck that might help small type.
Enjoy your trip.
The Streetwise Rome was pretty good also. There are cute little magnifying glasses you can hang around your neck that might help small type.
Enjoy your trip.