This title in the acclaimed Michelin Green Guide series is your indispensable guide to the Loire Valley, cradle of the French Renaissance, with the splendid chateaux built by the great rulers and artists of the land. Besides a rich artistic and historical past, the region boasts great natural beauty and offers visitors the gastronomic delights of local cuisine and wines.
The French tire company Michelin publishes a variety of road maps, mostly of France but also other countries in Europe, Africa and North America.
Michelin maps began in 1900 as part of the free Guide Michelin, created by brothers André and Édouard Michelin to encourage driving and boost tire sales, containing maps, repair info, hotels, and restaurants
Michelin road maps were considered highly accurate & were reproduced in England for the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.