I teach Spanish, and I actually have this map laminated and posted in my room for use while I teach and for students to use while planning trips. The Michelin maps are produced by the same folks that publish the Guide Michelin, travel guides that were a mainstay for travel in Europe for years. The map quality is very good, and it is highly detailed. It has a very large national map on one side with detailed smaller maps opposite. Normally, a map this size would be unwieldy, but it is printed on thin but tough paper. I used a similar map while traveling in Germany, and I simply folded it so the area I was in was visible, while the rest of the map folded down flat and easily tucked in the novel I was reading on the train, etc.