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Old 25 Feb 2013
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Detailed Maps of the Balkans?

Hello

So, I am going to the Balkans in July/August.

I plan on staying mainly off of paved roads and I am not a fan of GPS, either (don't get me wrong, it's a great system - nevertheless I decided against it for this trip).

So, can anyone here recommend any ver detailed maps showing most roads/paths?
I am especially looking for maps of the countries written in bold (I will vivst the others, too but won't stay too long in those as I've visited them before):

Germany/
Poland/
Slovakia/
Hungary/
Romania/
Bulgaria/
Mazedonia/
Albania/
Montenegro/
Bosnia/
Croatia/

Slovenija/

Publishers, ISBN numbers, whatever you got, let me know, please

Thanks,
Toby
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In my view, the best are RKH (Reise Know How) maps. Reasonably up to date and pretty tear resistant/waterproof.
Western Balkans region (Westliche Balkanregion) is 1:725000 and individual country versions are available with more detail. e.g. Serbia (Serbien) at 1:385000.
Buy from Amazon or similar.

Happy exploring!
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+1 on the Reise Know-How maps. Tough and waterproof, you may prefer more detail but they work for me.
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I like Michelin maps for their marking of scenic routes and have just bought number 736 which covers Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. I cannot compare it to the others recommended here but have always found Michelin accurate and reliable.
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Sounds good, I will have a look at the Reise Knowhow maps (I already know the Michelin maps, thanks for the hint, in spite of that).


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