Touring Club Italiano
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The '''Touring Club Italiano''' (TCI) is the major [[Italy|Italian]] national tourist organization.
The TCI was founded on [[November 8]], [[1894]] by a group of [[bicycle|bicyclists]] to promote the values of cycling and travel. It published its first maps in 1897. By 1899, it had 16,000 members. With the new century, it promoted tourism in all its forms—including auto tourism—and the appreciation of the natural and urban environments.
Through the years, it has produced a wide variety of maps, guidebooks, and more specialized studies, and is known for its high standard of [[cartography]]. Its detailed road maps of Italy are published at 1:200,000, one per [[Regions of Italy|region]].
Its most prestigious guidebooks are the "Guide Rosse" (not to be confused with the [[Michelin]] [[Red Guide]]s), which cover Italy in 23 highly detailed volumes printed on bible paper; the TCI also produces a wide variety of other guides to Italy.
The TCI also publishes translations of foreign guidebooks such as the French [[Guide Bleu]].
==See also==
* [[Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano]], an international atlas published by the TCI.
==External links==
* [http://www.touringclub.it/ Official site]
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