Cicerone (publisher)
Encyclopedia
Cicerone is an English publisher
specialising in guidebooks for walkers, climbers, and cyclists in Europe. It was founded in 1967 and is based in Milnthorpe
, Cumbria
, a few miles south of the Lake District
.
In 2008 readers of Walk Magazine, published by the Ramblers' Association, voted Cicerone guides into first place in the "Best Walking Book" category of their annual "Top Gear Awards".
Publishing
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specialising in guidebooks for walkers, climbers, and cyclists in Europe. It was founded in 1967 and is based in Milnthorpe
Milnthorpe
Milnthorpe is a large village within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Straddling the A6 road, the town contains several old hostelries and hosts a market in The Square every Friday...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, a few miles south of the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
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In 2008 readers of Walk Magazine, published by the Ramblers' Association, voted Cicerone guides into first place in the "Best Walking Book" category of their annual "Top Gear Awards".