Dordogne valley map3/21/2024 ![]() Usually putting all these things together I find interesting and scenic drives without even knowing where I am going and with no assistance from a guide book. I also try to make sure the route goes through as many small villages as possible. For instance, I usually look for a designated scenic road, which are highlighted in green, and I especially look for towns with the historic church and/or château icon. Usually when I'm exploring various regions in France I just look at the map and I am able to plan interesting and scenic drives just reading the map. The Michelin maps have icons for all kinds of historically/touristically interesting things such as châteaux, ruins, churches, abbeys, scenic view points, caves, Roman sites, megaliths, designated scenic roads and many other things. A nice feature of the 1:150,000 maps is they show the starred attractions in the corresponding Michelin Green guidebooks. You want the ones of the scale 1:200,000 (regional maps) or 1:150,000 (departmental maps, more detailed, cover slightly less area) for whatever regions you visit. Here is my standard advice about Michelin maps and tourist office websites: ![]() ![]() I do this all the time in France and usually I use nothing more than a Michelin map and tourist office websites to plan all my vacations in France. The best way to get off the beaten path (without even knowing where you are going) is to pull out your map, learn how to read the icons and then go get lost wandering on country roads and driving through little villages. I'll suggest you need to get Michelin maps.
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