GETTING AROUND The best way to acquire a feel for the terroir is to get as close as possible to it, by car, by foot (local tourist offices sell hiking maps) or by bicycle.

G Map This bookstore has a huge selection of hiking maps and topoguides.

We have an extra set of hiking maps for Slovakia and Poland from our last trip if anyone's interested.

Hiking maps with precise instructions (after going under the barbed-wire fence, take the small path to the left of the big bend in the stream.)

A reliable source for poolside paperbacks and Somerset Maugham classics in English, hiking maps, French and Berber language dictionaries, kids' picture books, and inexpensive cookery books.

I found the top shelf the most fascinating site of all, there was a whole collection of hiking maps bundled and pushed back into a corner, and decorative chamois-hair tufts of various sizes that Grandfather had worn on his hat.

Hiking maps and bikes.

But unlike most paper hiking maps, trails intersecting the Appalachian Trail are often not identified, so hikers who use the CD-ROM maps to hike these trails risk getting lost.

Alternatively, Ms. Kenny says you can pick up hiking maps once you are in Italy.

M Map Bookstore with a good selection of hiking maps and travel books.