I am traveling to several large cities (Prague, Budapest, Venice, Florence, and Rome) and had a few questions about city maps:
Michelin maps are great and they have maps for nearly everywhere in Europe.
I like the Popup Maps - they fold to 3 x 5 size and are perfect if you're just hitting the central part of a city. I've used them in Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice. If you're driving, you'll need something else with more detail. Streetwise maps are also good because they're laminated.
The TIs do have maps, but they're often crowded with tourist information that makes the maps gigantic sized.
I like Streetwise Maps, they are very thorough plus they fold up nice and last forever.
Greg
We've had excellent success with the Streetwise maps. Especially in Venice, where our map had quite a few streets that other tourists's maps didn't have. They can be purchased at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and www.streetwisemaps.com.
As one posted, the TI maps are full of ads for the merchants.
You can try your auto club for maps if you can't find the ones you want from a regular bookstore.
I've found some of my best maps while traveling in their city. Like here, even the locals need a map to know where to go.
I only got free maps in Paris and Athens, Greece.They were pretty good.
You also can print them from the internet for free. Use a color printer.
