Description

We would like to draw your attention to the electronic version of the Leningrad Region tourist map.
More than 500 historical and natural sites, being of interest for the traveler, have been mapped on the renewed cartographic base. As for the display purposes, about 150 of these objects are presented as original coloured (and, in some cases, three-dimensional) pictures. The functioning churches and surviving church premises in the region are also presented here. Signs and original pictures mark location of the Great Patriotic War monuments, the “Green Belt of Glory”, the Oranienbaum Bridgehead memorials, the Nevsky Bridgehead and the “Road of Life”, as well as other historical and architectural landmarks. An illustrated index list of sights has short historical references. Nature lovers will find caves, rapids, wetland reserves and other interesting places on the map.

Apart from the region map, there are inset maps of four Leningrad Region towns (such as Vyborg, Gatchina, Priozyorsk, Tikhvin), being of the utmost interest for tourists.

A detailed index will make finding the needed populated area easy

Printed editions have something magical, something that does not exist in their electronic equivalents. They were created by living people, who labored over each centimeter of the map, they were not created by robots. We decided to combine these achievements of the print editions with the new possibilities of contemporary electronic platforms.
Our app is not intended as a replacement for GPS navigators, Apple Maps, GоogleMaps, YandexMaps, etc. This is why you can transit from any map section to a corresponding section of a service of your choosing (Apple Maps, Gоogle Maps, YandexMaps) and back again.

Highlights of the app:
1. You can work offline.
2. You can navigate your way to any desired map section through the traditional index map or simply by turning pages.
3. You have the ability to magnify individual parts of a map, bookmark interesting pages.
4. You have the ability to add your own information to the map (comments, addresses, telephone numbers – including the ability to dial directly from within the app).
5. When online, you can transit from any map section to a corresponding section of a service of your choosing (Apple Maps, Gоogle Maps, YandexMaps) and back again.

The advantages of the electronic version of the map:
- It does not bend, tear or become lost at the most inopportune moment.
- The ease with which you can search, magnify and examine details, add notes and additional information – utilizing the power and features of today’s devices.
- It has something magical, something that does not exist in its electronic equivalents. The map was created by living people, who labored over each centimeter of the map, it was not created by robots. And it has all possibilities of contemporary electronic platforms (smartphones, tablets and other gadgets).

The quality and art of traditional paper maps is being replaced by much less attractive automated digital maps. Our app brings these excellent paper maps into the mobile age, helping to ensure they continue to provide you with both knowledge and enjoyment – it would be a tragedy if they were relegated only to libraries, inaccessible to most people. We want to give a second life to paper maps. This app is for people who love good old printed maps and want to go with the times.