Lady

Looking for good apps for city walking maps specifically in Europe. I did a search here, but the most current thread I found was 5 years old. Hoping someone has developed (or improved) maps since then. Anyone have such experience?

scrb11

If you just want streets, there used to be a couple of apps that did that but not sure if they are still supported.

You can download Google Maps tiles, which would have details for a relatively small area, like restaurants, attractions (churches, historical buildings parks, museums, etc.). You'd have to do it each time you're at the hotel or somewhere with Wifi, as you want to cover different areas.

If you have a recent phone which supports eSIM, might be easier to add some data capability for a week to a month, but enough to use Google Maps and other apps. You can get SIM cards but then you have to be comfortable with swapping in SIM cards with the one you use at home and be okay with not having access to your normal phone number while you have a local SIM card which comes with data.

That's why a phone that has eSIM could be useful, you don't have to remove your normal SIM, just add an eSIM which you're going to use for a short period, just during the trip.


Or another option, a lot of cities now have "free" walking tours. Just Google "free walking tour Paris" or "free London walking tour" or something like that. You basically tip them after a couple of hours and they typically cover all the main attractions. Beware, even though free, many of these tours require reservations.

P_M

I often use Google maps for both driving and walking. I see no reason to use anything else.

crellston

I use Google maps for walking but, in many areas, Apple maps is much better for driving. Most other apps are based on those architectures

dreamon

Google maps is only good for walking in streets. For rural areas it's not so great.

I understand the original question but as an aside, my preference is to go to the local tourism office and take a local walking tour. Usually much more interesting and entertaining, with local knowledge. For self guided walks, I can't suggest anything in particular other than just a browser search in specific cities.

sanojdota3626

Also looking for same app, anybody can share it. Thank you

emmajm

Take a look at maps.me.