What is ViaMichelin?
ViaMichelin is a popular travel website and mobile app focused on providing information and services for driving in Europe. It was launched in 2001 by Michelin, the French tire company.
Some key features of ViaMichelin include:
- Interactive maps of European countries with the option to plan routes and get turn-by-turn GPS navigation.
- Tourist information including sightseeing highlights, restaurants, hotels, weather forecasts, traffic data, gas station locations, and more for major European cities and regions.
- Hotel, restaurant, and attraction reviews and listings.
- Traffic information including live incident reports, speed camera alerts, and congestion status.
- Michelin Green Guides with detailed destination information and travel tips curated by Michelin.
- Tools for calculating fuel costs and CO2 emissions for trips.
- Information on Michelin restaurants, updated annually.
- ViaMichelin is available as a website for desktop and mobile web browsing as well as native iOS and Android apps.
Overall, ViaMichelin aims to be a comprehensive trip planning, routing, navigation, and travel information platform targeted primarily towards drivers traveling in Europe.
Google Maps, Waze, OsmAnd, OpenStreetMap, HERE WeGo, Organic Maps, Planet Labs, Universal Maps Downloader, TomTom MyDrive, GPS Navigator with Offline Maps, Mappy are some alternatives to ViaMichelin.