Ireland Map (National Geographic Adventure Map, 3303)

Description

• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Travel Map Explore the storied "Emerald Isle" with National Geographic's Ireland Adventure Map. Designed to meet the needs of adventure travelers with its detailed, accurate information, this map includes the location of cities and towns with a user-friendly index and a clearly marked road network complete with distances and designations for roads/highways, plus secondary routes for those seeking to explore off the beaten path. Specialty content such as hundreds of diverse and unique recreational, ecological, cultural, and historical destinations make Adventure Maps the perfect companion to a guidebook. The Ireland Adventure Map covers the entire island including the Republic of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland in one easy-to-use map. The north side of the map details from the northernmost tip of the island at Malin Head south to Dublin and Galway, including Belfast, Dundalk, Londonderry, and Sligo. The south side overlaps the northern side of the map at Galway on the west and Dublin on east, covering the remainder of the country including the cities of Limerick, Tralee, Cork, and Waterford. Ireland's lush green landscape is a result of its temperate, oceanic climate. The island's geography is mostly comprised of a central plain surrounded by relatively low-lying mountains. Coastal regions vary from sandy beaches to towering cliffs that rise hundreds of feet above the pounding surf. Castles, churches, abbeys, monasteries, and Neolithic sites abound, offering travelers a remarkable variety of opportunities to explore Ireland's rich and ancient cultural history. Every Adventure Map is printed on durable synthetic paper, making them waterproof, tear-resistant and tough — capable of withstanding the rigors of international travel. Map Scale = 1:385,000 Sheet Size = 37.75" x 25.5" Folded Size = 4.25" x 9.25" Review: High Quality Material, Excellent Details, Useful Extra Detail for Some Cities - Very well made, wonderful detail, clearly shows various types of roads, major highway, regional road and local road. Very helpful identification of many notable and not so notable sites to visit. Very detailed indexing of towns. Only drawback I believe to this map is in order to see the full county you must look on the front and then backside of the map. If seeking to map out your trip you may need to keep flipping the map over. This is, in my opinion, an acceptable inconvenience given the details contained in the map. Review: A very useful, high quality map for the overall picture. - We found this map very useful, and high quality. We used it in planning our trip, getting an overall idea of the relationship of places, and used the many "sites to see" markings as one of our guides for where to stop. We likely would not have seen Cahir Castle during our trip from Cashel to Killarney if it weren't for this map. Three fifths of the island of Ireland is on each side of the map, providing a good size and good overlap when using either side of the map. I brought a magnifying glass to make it easier for my middle aged eyes to use. Not the only map you would need, but very useful. We used an offline map app called HERE on our phone to GPS navigate around the country. However, sometimes our app sent us on some of the tiniest roads to connect places. The National Geographic map helped put things in perspective and to understand expected road quality in terms of differentiating a local lane from a county highway, with the smaller roads not included at all. It takes a book such as the Colliers Road atlas of 64 to 160 pages depending on which you purchase to get the smaller roads and navigation. This folding map serves a different purpose and held up during all use. It was perfect to use with the GPS navigation of HERE. I plan to purchase National Geographic Maps for other destinations in the future for getting a sense of places and their overall relationship and the availability of roads. Very useful.