Last year I cruised for 6 months from Northern Italy to Elba, Corsica and Sardinia. I could not find an English cruising guide anywhere along the way for these places - nada! Plenty in Italian. My advice is to get your guides in English beforehand.
Chris
Can anyone recommend great and very helpfull cruising and pilot books for the Med.
I will be cruising the Med for 6 months.
staring in La Rochelle France
Start with The Mediterranean | JimB Sail, and then look at the pages that leads to. That will give you a broad idea of areas you may wish to spend time in.
Once you have decided which areas to cruise, you can see the range of pilot guides available through the "Bookshop" tab at the top of the page